
Steinway & Sons
For more information or to arrange a private appointment at our London showrooms:“The Steinway is not only an instrument, it is a work of art of the first rank.”
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH, STEINWAY ARTIST
A Year in Brief
The 2023–24 academic year has been a packed one for The Inner Temple students, with nearly 50 Qualifying Sessions held in person and online across three terms. Students have been treated to a diverse and challenging programme of lectures, workshops and interactive training sessions, with topics ranging from the handling of Vulnerable Witnesses, to criminal ethics, to performance and presentation skills. In particular, we are proud of the development of our Circuit Qualifying Sessions provision, with a number of sessions held in person across the country at various city hubs. Our students on circuit are a vital component of the Inn’s life and community and it is more important than ever that our educational offerings centre their needs wherever possible.
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Julia Armfield
Education Programmes Manager (Pre-Pupillage)
The Inn’s Circuit Education Days are yet another Education Department success story worth a round of applause and five minutes of your time to explain how you can get involved.
For the uninitiated, the Circuit Education Days take place over four separate Saturdays in the first quarter of the year in venues around England and Wales. This year was Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham and Manchester; next year will be Cardiff, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leeds.
Kerry Upham and Julia Armfield have consulted widely, taken student and volunteer feedback into account and have developed a solid, dependable yet adaptable programme which runs as a well-oiled machine. When the well-oiled machine rolls into town, the 25 or so students who sign up spend an enjoyable, structured day covering practical skills, advocacy and, most importantly for that time of year (pupillage/scholarship interview season), opportunities for one-to-one mock interview practice and CV review.
Steinway & Sons
For more information or to arrange a private appointment at our London showrooms: “The Steinway is not only an instrument, it is a work of art of the first rank.”
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH, STEINWAY ARTIST
What the students take from it is fairly obvious: a rare opportunity to mix with barristers in a relatively relaxed setting; bespoke advice from practising barristers about how to improve their chances in an increasingly competitive pupillage and scholarship application process; and, not to be flippant, our hosts usually do an excellent job when it comes to the lunchtime spread.
For the uninitiated, the Circuit Education Days take place over four separate Saturdays in the first quarter of the year in venues around England and Wales.
But, from someone who has now participated in a number of Circuit Education Days, let me list the things the volunteers take from it, in no particular order. For the avoidance of doubt, most of the points on the list below apply to all education and student events. The first one alone should grab your barristerial ego:
The Inner Temple volunteers are particularly scarce on Circuit. Kerry’s details are below if you would like to get involved. In the expectation I’ve sold it to you, you can help by either:
Master Samantha Hillas