by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 3, 2011 | Interviews
Thanks to my snout I am now in a position to give an inside view of an Inn Scholarship interview. The interpolations are mine. I arrived at the Inn very early for my interview [a good idea]. It was with the intention of doing some last minute reading and demonstrating...
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 | Jul 20, 2009 | Interviews, Routes to the Bar
I have been wondering what Chambers could do to improve the process of applying. Firstly, they could make clear what they are looking for and how they assess it. If you apply for a Recordership or for Silk you are given a list of ‘competencies’ you have to...
by Simon Myerson QC | May 24, 2009 | Interviews
I do not come from a set of Chambers which has traditionally given candidates for pupillage an interview problem. As I understand it, however, such problems usually take the form of a topical question which the candidate has 20 minutes or so to consider. Legal...
by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 25, 2009 | Interviews, Qualities Required, Routes to the Bar
Charon QC has interviewed a Mr John Foster from Oxbridge Training Contracts. Feel free to listen. Mr Foster stoutly defends his business. He agrees that he makes money from selling applicants information to assist them in applying to Chambers. He agrees that he pays...
by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 22, 2009 | Interviews, Life at the Bar, Qualities Required, Routes to the Bar
Remember the need for integrity? Well, according to Oxbridge Training Contracts you can pay someone to write your application, fill in your form and answer your interview questions for you. This will cost you anything up to £2,000. Never mind the people prepared to...
