Why do you believe you will make a good barrister? In your answer, please identify any relevant experiences or skills that you believe may help you in your career (200 words)
“The age of majority should be reduced to 16”. Please make an argument for or against this proposition. (350 words)
What is the greatest challenge you have faced so far, and how you overcame it? (200 words)
Discuss a recent family law case (from the last 12 months) that interested you. (200 words)
Which family law case decided in the last 12 months do you most disagree with and why? (200 words)
How would your friends describe you?(200 words)
Please describe what relevant skills and/or experience you poses which make you suitable for a career at the Family Bar? (200 words)
Why are you interested in family law? (300 words)
Was Re H-N and Others (children) (domestic abuse: finding of fact hearings) [2021] EWCA Civ 448 a decade defining case or a missed opportunity? (250 words)
Which skills and characteristics are the hallmarks of a good advocate, and which of these do you and don’t you possess? (250 words)
What is the most important characteristic for a barrister to possess? (300 words)
What will you find the most difficult aspect of pupillage? (300 words)
Please give details of your advocacy and public speaking experience. (presentations in front of the whole school, mooting, debating etc) (100 words)
