Thomas H.

Barrister
Happy to mentor
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About me

Thomas H.
Chemistry
Chemistry
Undergraduate
Alcuin
2012
United Kingdom

My employment

Barrister
Ropewalk Chambers
United Kingdom
Legal services
Medium-size business (50-249 employees)
2015

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A day in the life of a Barrister in the United Kingdom

Barrister (civil).

My career history

After graduating from York, I completed the GDL and BPTC (both one-year courses) before undertaking a 12-month pupillage. I am now a tenant in chambers.

Courses taken since graduation

Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)
Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC)

My advice to students considering work

Try to get practical experience (through mini-pupillages and activities such as mooting) in order to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the profession.

My advice about working in my industry

The job combines intellectual rigour with communication skills (such as empathy and dealing with difficult clients), which is challenging but also what makes a career at the Bar so fulfilling. Try to demonstrate these skills in your applications and on mini-pupillages.

Contacting me

I am happy to answer questions about all aspects of the GDL, BPTC, pupillage and a career at the Bar.

What I do

I am a junior barrister at a chambers specialising in all areas of civil law.

Skills I use and how I developed them

Advocacy (written and oral), analytical skills. Developed through academic and vocational study and extracurricular activities such as mooting.

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