1. BPTC & Inn of Court Scholarships Information Session
25th October 5-7pm
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2. Paul Infield
Barrister, 36 Bedford Row

3. So you want to be a Barrister
Paul Infield (LLB Sheff, 1979)

4. In practice
What do barristers do?

5. Is this your idea of a barrister?
(With or without the moustache)

6. Or this?
All of whom are members of my chambers

7. In practice
Where will you work?

8. Courts (obvs.)
Like this?
Or like this?

9. Courts (obvs.)
Or like this?
Or this?

11. How are barristers organized?
In practice
How are barristers organized?

12. Inns of Court

13. How to become a barrister
Your future?
How to become a barrister

14. The Road Ahead Get a degree (preferably in law)
Go to Bar School (Fees = £17,000-£19,000)
Get pupillage
Get tenancy
Take sillk
Become a judge
Retire

15. Scholarships
Where and how

16. How to get a scholarship
Application form (with CV and references)
Interview (some Inns, like Inner Temple, interview everyone)
Financial need is an important consideration
Scholarships and exhibitions can be anything up to about £25,000
Getting a scholarship or exhibition is likely to help you get a pupillage
It’s not just those with 1st from Oxbridge that get them
How to get a scholarship
The Process

17. How to get a scholarship
Get a good CV (and not just academic stuff)
Do your homework i.e. investigate each Inn
Do mini-pupillages and/or work in solicitors’ offices
Go to court
Moot
Get good references from people who really know you
Remember that the competition is fierce and high standard
How to get a scholarship
A few tips