by Simon Myerson QC | Jan 6, 2021 | Life at the Bar, No Pupillage, The BPTC
We will soon publish the details of how pupillage applicants can get their completed applications reviewed by a volunteer member of the Bar. We are enormously grateful to our volunteers, and welcome any others. If you’re a barrister reading this, please send me...
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,...
by Simon Myerson QC | Feb 13, 2011 | Mature Entrants, Other Sites, Qualities Required, The BPTC
Counsel Magazine has an interesting article by Andrew Neish QC, dealing with the lack of diversity at the so called ‘magic-circle’ sets. I’d like to link to it but Lexis-Nexis thinks I should pay to do so and, as I get my paper copy anyway, I...
by Simon Myerson QC | Aug 17, 2009 | Further Degrees, No Pupillage, The BPTC
Below is an email (published with the writer’s permission), which reflects a not uncommon problem. A selection of interviews pre BVC, which suggests that there is a reasonable chance of an eventual offer, but the prospect of a post BVC year to fill before...
by Simon Myerson QC | Apr 12, 2009 | No Pupillage, The BPTC
As Mr Foster seems to have stopped talking to me I thought I would move on to other matters. Obviously, if he contacts me again I will let you know. There are some issues which arise from the whole OTC (Obvious and Tangible Cheating) saga. Firstly, as I have already...
by Simon Myerson QC | Mar 11, 2009 | Life at the Bar, The BPTC, The Future
I have been thinking about this for some time (whether I have got it right is another matter). The BVC doesn’t work. It costs far too much and it takes on too many people who have no chance of succeeding, thus depriving them of a lot of money they will never...
