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Episode 12: George talks alternative summer clerking, the life of a barrister and competitions - The New Lawyer Podcast

February 20, 2017  /  Katie Cowan

George the law student/barristers' clerk joins me this episode for a micro discussion on life as a junior in a barristers' chambers and how he got the job in the first place, as well as how much a little confidence goes a long way in the world of autonomous legal practice.  

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categories / Junior lawyer, Guested
tags / barrister, types of work: research, area of practice: barristers' chambers, summer clerkships, legal competitions, issues: expectations for first job, advice: confidence, advice: get a coffee

Episode 8: Coroner Elliott talks the virtues of barristership, therapeutic jurisprudence, and being wrong

December 11, 2016  /  Katie Cowan

In this episode I talk to Coroner Marcus Elliott about his career and his writing.  His career includes barristers' chambers, small firms, large firms, the Royal Commission of Inquiry following the Christchurch earthquakes, the legal departments of County Boroughs in the UK, a pub, and now the Coronial Court, so there is much to cover.

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categories / Judiciary
tags / UK practice: finding a job, issues: practice as a woman, barrister, issues: stress management, issues: career change, issues: mistakes

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