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 | 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 | Mar 1, 2009 | Qualities Required, Tenancy
Chambers have, in recent times, invested quite a lot of effort in pupillage selection. I think it can be fairly said that most Chambers are now committed to diversity in terms of sex, colour, race and creed (the Bar, strangely enough, was never particularly fussed...
by Simon Myerson QC | Jan 7, 2009 | Humour, Life at the Bar, Tenancy
I’m sorry that I haven’t posted for a while. I hope to do so soon. Meanwhile, please familiarise yourself with the diagram below. It is uncannily accurate. Because your clerks will collect your fees, the issue of when to bill is a matter for them. However,...
by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 12, 2008 | Qualities Required, Tenancy
So, there you are, in situ (or – as we must now say – with your feet under the table). The question is how you get to put your feet on the table. I dealt with advocacy in the last post. There is another aspect to a Barrister’s life in which ability...
by Simon Myerson QC | Dec 7, 2008 | Qualities Required, Tenancy
This is a partial answer to how you communicate your abilities during your pupillage. It also, I hope, goes some way to address the fears of the BVC students that their advocacy is ‘a trainwreck’ (a direct quote – and whoever originated that...
