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NEW CPE/GDL Inn of Court Scholarship deadline

LegalGirl — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:11:23 +0100

The closing date for CPE/GDL scholarship applications is usually the 30 April of the year in which you’re CPE/GDL is taken up.

The Next date for scholarship applications to reach Middle Temple is 30 April 2009.

NEW Inn of Court scholarship deadline

LegalGirl — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:51:43 +0100

The deadline to apply for an Inn of Court scholarship is usually the 1st Friday in November (for the BVC in the following academic year).

The Unspoken Skill

LegalGirl — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:12:06 +0100

Apart from advocacy, conference, negotiation and the other obvious skill sets taught on the BVC, the most important skill to learn and develop is time and task management.

Without this, the development and deployment of all the other skill sets suffer.

Time and task management skills also transfer into practice, when a barrister will have to manage a number of cases at anyone time whilst still being aware of the main issue's and tasks that require further attention.

Therefore choosing to manage your time is just as important as how you chose to use your time.

For me a mixture of an electronic organiser and a very detailed google calender allows me to manage the tasks I have to achieve in the amount of time I have available.

Electronic devises are not for everyone and it is worth experimenting with methods that work for you and most importantly that you will stick too.

Barristers on the BBC

LegalGirl — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:24:08 +0100

'The Barristers' is a new four-part BBC series that will hit our TV screens this Autumn.

The filming of the series has taken two years and follows the careers and work of a number of students, pupils and barristers.

The overall aim of the series is to give the general public a realistic view of the workings of the modern day Bar as well as the process behind becoming a barrister.

Young Bar Conference 2008

LegalGirl — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:58:09 +0100

The Young Bar Conference will be held at the Hotel Russell, Russell Square, London on Saturday 4th October 2008.

Talks include: "What Makes A Successful Advocate?", "Developing Your Expertise" and "Planning For Your Future"

Prices: Barristers under 10 years Call: £40, Pupils/BVC Students £30

Places are allocated on a first-come, first serve basis

For Enquiries Contact:
Gillian Dollamore
Secretary, Young Barristers Committee
The General Council of the Bar
289-293 High Holborn
London WC1V 7HZ
Telephone: 020 7242 0082

Inn's Open Day 23rd September 2008

LegalGirl — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:13:35 +0100

The Inns of Court are holding student opening days for those commencing the Bar Vocational Course at the BPP Law School, the College of Law and City Law School in London in September 2008.

Middle Temple's opening day is on Tuesday 23rd September 20008 starting at 5.00 pm in Middle Temple Hall.

These events count as one of your qualifying sessions and are free of charge. So get a ticket from your Inns Treasury Office either by phone or in person.

Court Dress

LegalGirl — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:09:05 +0100

The Lord Chief Justice has endorsed Bar Council guidance on court dress. In County Courts, business suits will be worn except during trials and also in the Commercial, Admiralty and Technology Courts.

There will be no changes to court dress in cases before the House of Lords, the Privy Council, and the Court of Appeal.

FRU Training Day Announcements October 2008

LegalGirl — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:28:12 +0100

This came into my inbox and thought I would pass it on.

Date: 09 Sep 2008, 05:20:15 PM
Subject: [FRU] Training Days Announced

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You can now book a place on the following FRU Training days:

Employment - Saturday 4th October 2008
Social Security - Saturday 11th October 2008

If you wish to attend the training day, please also ensure that you are available to attend one of the proceeding test dates.

Tuesday 14th October @ 6.30pm
Wednesday 22nd October @ 4.30pm
Thursday 30th October @ 6.30pm

Please visit our website to process your application through our on-line form.

To be eligible for the Employment Induction day: You must have started a CPE/GDL, LLM or be on the BVC or LPC.

To be eligible for the Social Security: You must be in the final year of an LLB, Started a CPE/GDL or on the LLM.

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First FRU Case

LegalGirl — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Today I received a thank you card from the client of my first Fru case. Although the outcome of my clients case was not a positive one she still took the time to thank me for representing her.

Nothing can take away the disappointment of losing a case, but client recognition and appreciation makes it a slightly less bitter pill to swallow.

FRU Induction Day

LegalGirl — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:23:28 +0100

The Induction day was held at City University and started at 10:00am. Overall all I found the day really informative. We were given a booklet which contained handouts and materails on Social Security law, how FRU works and the type of things involved in being a FRU rep.

The majority of Social Security cases referred to FRU concerns either disability living allowance(DLA), attendance allowance (AA)or incapacity benefits (ICB). And as a beginner the majorty of my case's will either invilve DLA or ICB.

The next FRU qualifying step is undertaking a test involving a case secrnario and statutory interpretation.