by Simon Myerson QC | May 4, 2007 | Qualities Required
The key information is: Your class of degree. I’m really sorry to say this but if you don’t have an exceptional reason for your result then a 2:2 is no good. Yes, it’s unfair. Yes, Megarry VC got a 3rd. But if you had to read 300 forms and throw 285...
by Simon Myerson QC | May 4, 2007 | Interviews
These are tough. You will be expected to know something about recent developments and proposals for the legal system. You may even be expected to have a view about it. If so, please give your honest opinion. Most barristers have high quality bull detectors (obviously...
by Simon Myerson QC | May 4, 2007 | No Pupillage, Qualities Required
If you aren’t taken on and you want to look around for another set please try and remember that you are starting with a problem. You are a reject. Think about this before you go to a factory. You must say why you were not taken on. If the truth is that you did...
by Simon Myerson QC | May 4, 2007 | No Pupillage, Qualities Required
A number of people have asked me whether their failure to get an offer is as a result of their CV being inadequate. Almost always the answer is that it is substantively fine. But it is appallingly presented. What I said above about application forms applies in spades...
