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Bar Student to Barrister

Bar Student to Barrister

By: Inns of Court College of Advocacy
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 Welcome to Bar Student to Barrister, the podcast on your journey into pupillage, and beyond into the early years of practice at the Bar. If you are considering the Bar as a future profession, if you are currently going through training for the Bar or pupillage, or perhaps you simply want to know more about what the Bar is all about, then this podcast - out every week on a Friday - is for you. With Chris Kessling, barrister and Vice Dean of the ICCA; Jody Klaire, ICCA Bar Course graduate, called to the Bar in 2025, and just starting pupillage; and a whole host of wonderful guests.Inns of Court College of Advocacy Career Success Economics
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  • Episode 8 – Meet Christa – Middle Temple Director of Education

    Episode 8 – Meet Christa – Middle Temple Director of Education
    Dec 5 2025
    Meet Christa Richmond, Director of Education at the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple.Christa is responsible for the Inn’s Education Department, which looks after the ‘cradle to grave’ provision of education, training, and general advice for members and prospective members of the Inn. Find out in this episode exactly what an Inn of Court is andhow it can help you on your journey to the Bar.When and how can you join an Inn and what are therequirements?When and how can you apply for a scholarship?What exactly are Qualifying Sessions?What are the requirements of Call to the Bar and whathappens during this ceremony?And discover the wealth of additional assistance your Inncan bring you both before and after you are called to the Bar.Please follow/subscribe and we look forward to seeing youagain next Friday, with yet more helpful information and personal accounts to help and guide you on your journey to the Bar.INFORMATIONMiddle Temple website https://www.middletemple.org.uk/ Middle Temple on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-honourable-society-of-the-middle-temple/posts/?feedView=allJoining the Inn (Middle Temple) https://www.middletemple.org.uk/joining-the-innDocument Requirements and Certified Copy Guidance (MiddleTemple) https://www.middletemple.org.uk/certified-copies-guidanceMiddle Temple Scholarships https://www.middletemple.org.uk/education-training/scholarshipsDrop-in sessions for scholarship applicants https://www.middletemple.org.uk/education-training/scholarships-prizes/drop-sessions-scholarship-applicantsQualifying Sessions https://www.middletemple.org.uk/education-training/student-information-services/qualifying-sessionsCall to the Bar https://www.middletemple.org.uk/education-training/student-information-services/call-to-the-barGrays’s Inn https://www.graysinn.org.uk/Lincoln’s Inn https://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk/Inner Temple https://www.innertemple.org.uk/CONTACTEmail: barstudent2barristerpodcast@gmail.comInstagram https://www.instagram.com/iccabar/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-inns-of-court-college-of-advocacy/Website https://www.icca.ac.uk/icca-bar-course/bar-student-to-barrister-podcast/INDEPENDENCERegistration on the ICCA Bar Course confers no advantage inrelation to Inns’ scholarships or awards, Inns’ membership, Qualifying Sessions or Call to the Bar. For more information see the Policy on Independence between the Inns of Court and the ICCA.COPYRIGHTInns of Court College of Advocacy (part of the COIC) © 2025. All rights reserved.Inns of Court College ofAdvocacy (part of the COIC) © 2025. All rights reserved.
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    51 mins
  • Episode 7 – Meet Donna O’Leary – AI and the Legal Profession

    Episode 7 – Meet Donna O’Leary – AI and the Legal Profession
    Nov 28 2025

    In this episode, we meet Donna O’Leary, AI Consultant at DOL Consultancy, a Course Designer and Lecturer at the Law Society of Ireland, and an Irish and UK-qualified solicitor.


    AI is something which will have a significant impact on allof us, which is why we were so pleased that Donna recently gave a lecture to ICCA Bar Course students, recorded at the Inner Temple, and entitled ‘AI and the Legal Profession’.


    What does AI literacy actually mean?


    Why have hallucinations become a big problem for the legalprofession?


    How do you use AI in the right way?


    You will hear much of the lecture in this episode, in whichDonna explains the AI legal framework; AI terminology uses and limitations; how AI can assist your daily work, and your professional obligations when using it.


    Introduced by Lynda Gibbs KC (Hon), Dean of the ICCA, we hope you enjoy this episode.


    If you do, please like and subscribe for more.


    MORE INFORMATION

    Donna on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/donna-o-leary-179583a2/


    New guidance on generative AI for the Bar (Bar Council) https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/resource/new-guidance-on-generative-ai-for-the-bar.html


    Judicial AI guidance https://www.judiciary.uk/guidance-and-resources/artificial-intelligence-ai-judicial-guidance-october-2025/


    R(Ayinde) v London Borough of Haringey [2025] EWHC 1383(Admin) https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ayinde-v-London-Borough-of-Haringey-and-Al-Haroun-v-Qatar-National-Bank.pdf


    Bar Code of Conduct (Part 2 of the BSB Handbook) https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/the-bsb-handbook.html?part=E3FF76D3-9538-4B97-94C02111664E5709&audience=&csrfToken=&q=


    CONTACT

    Email: barstudent2barristerpodcast@gmail.com


    Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iccabar/


    LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-inns-of-court-college-of-advocacy/


    Website https://www.icca.ac.uk/icca-bar-course/bar-student-to-barrister-podcast/


    INDEPENDENCE

    Registration on the ICCA Bar Course confers no advantage inrelation to Inns’ scholarships or awards, Inns’ membership, Qualifying Sessions or Call to the Bar. For more information see the Policy on Independence between the Inns of Court andthe ICCA.


    COPYRIGHT

    Inns of Court College of Advocacy (part of the COIC) © 2025. All rights reserved.
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    53 mins
  • Episode 6 – Meet Karolina – Housing, Employment, Business & Property, and more!

    Episode 6 – Meet Karolina – Housing, Employment, Business & Property, and more!
    Nov 21 2025
    In this episode, meet Karolina Zielinska, ICCA BarCourse graduate and Called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 2021, and a tenant at 42BR Chambers, a Legal 500 leading chambers.Inspired to join the Bar at an early age by an InternationalLaw Barrister, Karolina set out on her journey with a clear goal in mind.Karolina has developed a broad practice across chambers’areas of civil expertise, including Housing Law, Employment Law, Business & Property Law, Personal Injury and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Karolina is an accredited Civil and Commercial mediator and accepts instructions to mediatea variety of civil and commercial disputes.Karolina is also currently an Advocate panel member and hasa particular passion for pro bono work, having previously volunteered at the Free Representation Unit, Commons and Amicus UK, amongst other charities.“It’s important to really be rigorous in evaluating your ownCV at each stage of the process, so that if there are issues, that can be what you focus on before being able to put your best foot forward in an application.”“Everybody’s got different skills and you only really findout to some degree in practice what those are.”“I love the areas of practice I do, and I think when youenjoy your work and you’re good at it, then often that’s reflected back in the repeat instructions you get, and so over time that’s how my practice has carved itself out.”“If you told me, starting university or ending university,that I was going to end up doing mostly landlord & tenant or property law, I would’ve been so shocked … which is why it’s so important to get some idea of what it’s like to do things in practice before you discount them completely.”Thank you for joining us for this episode of Bar Student to Barrister. Please like/subscribe and we look forward to you joining us again next Friday.MORE INFORMATIONKarolina on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/karolina-zielinska-960120190/42BR Chambers https://www.42br.com/ Bar Code of Conduct (Part 2 of the BSB Handbook) https://www.barstandardsboard.org.uk/the-bsb-handbook.html?part=E3FF76D3-9538-4B97-94C02111664E5709&audience=&csrfToken=&q=Bar Council Ethics Hub https://www.barcouncilethics.co.uk/Ethical Capacities (ICCA) https://www.icca.ac.uk/ethical-capacities/Free Representation Unity (FRU) https://www.thefru.org.uk/ CONTACTEmail: barstudent2barristerpodcast@gmail.com Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/iccabar/LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-inns-of-court-college-of-advocacy/Website https://www.icca.ac.uk/icca-bar-course/bar-student-to-barrister-podcast/INDEPENDENCERegistration on the ICCA Bar Course confers no advantage inrelation to Inns’ scholarships or awards, Inns’ membership, Qualifying Sessions or Call to the Bar. For more information see the Policy on Independence between the Inns of Court andthe ICCA.COPYRIGHTInns of Court College of Advocacy (part of the COIC) © 2025. All rights reserved.
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    47 mins
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