by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 25, 2020 | Qualities Required, Recommended Reading
Rhetoric is an interesting subject and when Claire Bradley (@Claire_Bradley0) tweeted about it, I asked her if she would like to write something for us. She said yes, so here it is. This is the argument for using the classical skills and structure. A more detailed...
by Simon Myerson QC | Nov 18, 2019 | Life at the Bar, This Blog
It’s here! The Billable Hour cookbook is available for pre-order on this link – http://www.billablehour.org/cookbook You will want to order thousands of copies for Christmas/Chanukah/Winter Solstice celebrations/whateva. The benefits are multifold: it shows...
by Simon Myerson QC | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
We have said quite a lot about interviews already. But it is always helpful to see advice from elsewhere. Jane Furniss has quite a lot of experience in the world of interviews and appointments. With her permission, for which we are grateful, we publish her take on how...
by Simon Myerson QC | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorised
Mini-pupillages are important. You know this already. Every so often, something comes up, which is a mini-pupillage plus. This is one such opportunity. It is paid. It is working with great people. It will directly help you get pupillage. It is well worth doing. FRU...
by Simon Myerson QC | Jan 29, 2019 | Routes to the Bar, The BPTC
Part of our raison d’être is to provide you with accurate information. That includes warning you off information that is inaccurate. This post at All About Law is inaccurate. I’d not trouble with it if, it wasn’t a big website,...