by Simon Myerson QC | Oct 29, 2009 | Life at the Bar, Qualities Required, Tenancy
On with the way to climb the greasy pole… Thirdly, front it up. Every so often there is a piece of evidence or information which is damning. The Judge peers at you and says pleasantly, ‘But if this is right then it poses a significant problem for you Mr...
by Simon Myerson QC | Oct 25, 2009 | Life at the Bar, The Future
The internal ladder: possibly the only ladder you have to climb of whose existence you are ignorant. You might have thought that this job was easy. You get a pupillage, a tenancy, your clerks get you work, you do the work well, professional success is yours. Well, up...
by Simon Myerson QC | Sep 23, 2009 | Life at the Bar, Tenancy, The Future
Congratulations. You have made it, you are through the door, your feet are under the table, your head is in the clouds, your eyes are gazing on a distant future and your ears are burning. Now what? There are two traditional matters to concentrate on, and one brand new...
by Simon Myerson QC | Sep 17, 2009 | Interviews, No Pupillage, Qualities Required
Firstly, a hello to new readers. Thanks to WordPress’s monitoring tools (not quite CCTV in everyone else’s computer, but close) I can tell that some of the older posts are getting a lot of attention. Presumably, therefore, a new generation is gearing up...
by Simon Myerson QC | Sep 6, 2009 | The Future
As the recession comes to an (apparent, so we are told) end, we find ourselves in interesting times. Perhaps the most pressing question for readers of this blog is how the need to repay the mortgage we took out over our own future will impact upon legal services. This...
