Dear Blog Readers,
Just finished my mini-pupillage at a top criminal set. Was very interesting.
The set specialises in prosecuting, so no wonder I spent 4 days with prosecution counsel and one day with defence counsel.
I shadowed very junior counsel, who all told me not to bother with the average criminal barrister warning of "don't come to the criminal Bar". They said that they love their jobs, and if you realise that you won't be earning a shit ton of money then you can succeed at the criminal Bar.
The question of solicitor advocates was brought up, some are good, some are not good so I am told, (but I knew this already) one different aspect was whether they would make good Judges?
Also how isolated some solicitor advocates are, counsel told me that when they have very learned QC's just sitting down the corridor, it would be difficult for solicitor advocates to have that same kind of access to expertise if they need it.
Though some HCA's in some major city firms will be trained by silks, it is unlikely that criminal solicitor advocates will necessary have the same kind of resources to pool from.
In other news, I have just been asked to undertake some paid research on the law of evidence!!
Of course I said yes, I am not stupid enough to turn it down, especially as it is with one of my favourite lecturers, and it will be another booster on my CV!!
I had some marshalling planned, but I never heard back the particular court I applied to. Apparently a judge has been trying to get into contact with me for a long time, but the emails kept bouncing? Career mistake no 1#!!!
Results on the 22nd June, am nervous, I need my 66%. As you all may well know I wasn't a fantastic student in my first or second years, but this year I pulled my finger out and worked my ass off!!
Best of luck to everyone who is also awaiting results!!
Have a nice boozey summer of celebrating the past three years
Lost
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4 comments:
Well done, if you've put the work in, I'm sure it will pay off.
Here's to an enjoyable mini! I think I really need to do one with a criminal set because I feel a bit wishy-washy about the criminal bar... Good luck with the results, anyway. I hate the little gap between exams and results!
You are too completely bloody clever for words.FACT!!!!
Barmaid - cheers I find out on Monday!
Hi Recorta! I gather that you are a new blog? I shall add you to my list forwith.
Hmm a lot of people are interested in the Criminal Bar and I don't have a problem with it, but apparently the major problem now is getting tenancy, 3rd six pupillages are really common, one of the barristers I shadowed is currently a 3rd sixth pupil, and another barrister who was taken on as a tenant a couple of years ago also had to do a 3rd sixth, and this was at a top criminal set!
To get tenancy at a Criminal set I am told that you have to be amazing.
Minxy - not really that clever just sucked up a bit and find evidence law interesting. However I think this feeling may go away after I have finished reading and editing 300 pages!!
At least I get paid for it!
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