If you
are in year 2 or 3 and interested in finding out more about a career as a
barrister then you may be interested in the Middle Temple Access to the Bar
Award Scheme.
This is a
scheme which has been devised to encourage students from different backgrounds
to gain experience relating to work as a barrister. Successful students are
given the opportunity to undertake both a mini-pupillage and marshalling with a
judge and receive £250 for each week to assist with the costs.
If you
are interested in finding out more than click the link on the left hand side
entitled “Access to the Bar Awards”. In this section you will find the details
including eligibility criteria and an application form.
Students
must be nominated by their university as opposed to making a direct application
to Middle Temple. You therefore need to send a completed application form along
with 2 academic references and a transcript of your results to date to Sophie
Lomas by 5pm on Wednesday 25th November. Applications will then be
considered by a panel of law tutors and the two applications which most closely
meet the criteria will be nominated by the law department (something which can
be mentioned on your CV!).
If you
wish to discuss this further then please do get in touch with Sophie - sophie.lomas@northampton.ac.uk
