Raising the Bar
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Raising the Bar
A podcast for those interested in the journey to the Bar of England and Wales
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Breaking Cycles: StandOut and Prisoner Rehabilitation
In part two of this two-part series, Finnian, Ava and I are joined by Joe Tarbert: the Head of Programmes at a criminal justice charity known as Stand...
Breaking Cycles: Vocalise and the Power of Prison Debate
In part one of this two-part series, tune in to hear about Vocalise: a student-led prison debating initiative that was founded in 2010 by two members...
Meet the AGIS Committee (Part 2 of 2)
Welcome to Raising the Bar! My name is Hafsa, and in this two-part series, I will introduce you to your representatives on the 2024-2025 AGIS committe...
Meet the AGIS Committee (Part 1 of 2)
Welcome to Raising the Bar! My name is Hafsa, and in this two-part series, I will introduce you to your representatives on the 2024-2025 AGIS committe...
Thinking of changing careers and coming to the Bar?
Thinking of changing careers and coming to the Bar? This episode is a must-listen for anyone thinking of retraining as a barrister.
In this epis...
How to prepare your GDL Scholarship application
Applying for a GDL scholarship? Tommy, a GDL scholar, discusses how he approached his GDL interview and prepared to demonstrate his advocacy, drive an...
How to start your legal writing career
Interested in getting published? The Gray's Inn Student Law Journal is an ideal way for students to engage academically with the law, learn about lega...
How to Prepare for a Gray's Inn Bar Course Scholarship Interview
If you're preparing for a scholarship interview, you won't want to miss this episode!
Hear from Christian, a residential scholar, on how he pre...
How To Prepare for Gray’s Inn Bar Scholarship Interviews
"Show, don't tell" is just one of the many tips for applicants preparing for Gray's Inn Bar scholarship interviews in Episode 1, Season 5 of Raising t...
A Student’s Guide to Arbitration
In this episode Niamh explores the area of Arbitration from a students perspective. The discussion covers and introduction to Arbitration, the Gray’s...
A Student’s Guide to Mooting
In this episode, Niamh talks to previous AGIS Mooting Officer Samuel Moss, to provide an in-depth insight into the world of mooting. The conversation...
A Student’s Guide to Career Changing
In this episode, Niamh is joined by Charlotte Ward, who offers her perspective on the journey to the bar when transitioning from a different career.
A Student’s Guide to the GDL
This episode offers advice and insight into the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) for students who have studied a non-law undergraduate degree and want to...
A Students Guide to Disability at the Bar
This second instalment of the Raising the Bar - A Students Guide, is hosted by Ciara Church and guest Zoe Chan.
Zoe is a Gray’s Inn Scholar and...
A Students Guide to the Bar Course
This conversation marks the first episode of the new ‘A Student’s Guide’ series on the Raising the Bar Podcast where we will discuss topics relevant t...
Sustainability and climate litigation at the Bar
Working from home, online mediation, nett zero disputes, paperless practicing, the Greener Pledge - the pandemic has highlighted many of these issues...
Life as a new tenant
In this episode, Ciara chats to the original podcast host ,Alana Hughes, about her new tenancy, family law, the differences between being a pupil vers...
A talk with His Honour Judge David Aubrey QC
After a break we are back with our interesting podcast series hosted by AGIS.
This episode is a first for the Raising the Bar Podcast as Alana H...
Pupillage Applications demystified
The Pupillage Gateway opens for submissions on 5 January 2022 - a process fraught with tension and anxiety for most students for weeks as applications...
Managing your finances as a self-employed barrister
Becoming a self-employed Barrister is an exciting part of the journey. What many new barristers aren’t always sure of is how to manage their finances...
Life as a new pupil barrister
Pupillage marks the start of a new phase in your path to the Bar. After the months of preparation, applications, grueling interviews and stressful wai...
What to do if you don‘t get pupillage
In this episode we chat to Elena Johnson, a past publicity officer of the Association of Gray’s Inn Students (AGIS) and podcast host of Raising the Ba...
How to prepare for the Bar Course
Are you starting the Bar course soon and started wondering what it will be like? What the workload will be? Which books you must buy? Will you have ti...
All you need to know about qualifying sessions
In this episode Elena Johnson is back in the host seat for a discussion with Jo Robinson (Council of the Inns of Court), Julie Carruth (Bar Standards...
Meet the Barrister: Nancy Williams
In this episode, guest host Alana Hughes, chats to Nancy Williams. Nancy specialises in three main practice areas: civil litigation, crime and family....
Remote Hearings
In this episode Nia speaks to Richard Atkins QC, Head of Chambers at St Philips Chambers in Birmingham, a respected criminal barrister and Court Recor...
The art of arbitration and the annual VisMoot competition
This week's guest Frederico Singarajah, is recognised in the International Arbitration Powerlist by Legal 500 and Whoswholegal, amongst the most exper...
LGBTQ+ representation,inclusion and equality at the Bar
What was it like being a gay man and being called to the Bar in 1989 amidst the HIV crisis and the controversial Section 28 Act of 1988?
Guest h...
Are you worthy of pursuing the Bar?
In this episode Nia Marshall chats to Mareen Mahmood and Feleena Grosvenor. Both students come from a "non-traditional" background, have experienced c...
Up close and personal with AGIS President Nicholas Leah
Everything you wanted to know and more about the 2020/1 AGIS President. In this episode Nia chats to fellow AGIS Committee member and President about...
Parenting and Caring responsibilites and the Bar/Joining the Bar as a 2nd career
Wondering how to balance parenting or caring responsibilities while at the Bar or considering going to the Bar late in life as a second career? If you...
Who is the Master of Students st Gray's Inn
Who is the Master of Students?
Elena speaks to the Hon. Mr Justice Fordham about his path to the Bar, what spurred him on to pursue the Bar and...
Meet the Barrister: Sarah Gerrard
Have you ever considered being a Barrister and working in the Army? Do you know what it is like to be an employed rather than self employed Barrister?...
Neurodiversity at the Bar
In this episode our new AGIS Publicity Officer and podcast host, Nia Marshall, speaks to Oliver May and Jack Boswell about their new initiative – Neur...
Undertaking Pupillage and Tenancy during Covid-19
2020 has not turned out to be the glowing start to a new decade that we had hoped, and for those starting pupillage or becoming a junior tenant it has...
Meet a Naval Barrister: John-Paul Fitzgibbon
Do you love the law and the sea, or more specifically, the Navy, and wondered how you could combine the two? What does a Military Law Barrister do and...
Everything you need to know about Scholarships at Gray's Inn
Scholarships – always a burning question for students looking to join the Bar. In this episode Elena speaks to David Forsdick QC, Chair of the Gray’s...
Meet the Barrister: Mary Prior QC
In this episode Alana chats to Mary Prior QC, an advocate for social mobility and diversity at the Bar, about her practice in homicide and serious sex...
A long journey to pupillage
Pupillage – a nerve wrecking journey that can sometimes take years. In this episode Alana chats to Markus Findlay and Oliver Haswell.
Markus wa...
Meet the Barrister: Prudence Beaumont
In this episode Alana Hughes chats to Family Law Barrister Prudence Beaumont in Manchester. Despite a keen interest in the law Prudence did a Masters...