Speed Mooting Podcast - Training tomorrow's lawyers, today!

From copying in the boss to blunt emails and being rude to support staff, John and Hayley share their biggest legal workplace icks.
We also discuss what would make us reject a pupillage or training contract candidate, including arrogance, entitlement and poor work ethic, and answer a listener’s question: would we want our child to become a lawyer?

How can you put yourself in a stronger position to secure pupillage?
Recorded at Speed Mooting’s Northern Pupillage Fair, BPP’s Nigel Jamieson shares practical advice on developing advocacy skills, gaining relevant experience and showing chambers what you can bring to the profession.
Learn how to make the most of mini-pupillages, court visits and networking, tailor your applications, and draw on experiences outside law to demonstrate your strengths.
With thanks to BPP, our headline sponsor, for supporting the Northern Pupillage Fair and sharing their expertise with aspiring barristers.

Rejection is part of almost every legal career, but that doesn’t make it any easier.
In Episode 131, John and Hayley share their own experiences of pupillage and training contract rejection, what they learned from the process and why getting knocked back doesn’t mean you won’t eventually get where you want to be.
They discuss seeking feedback, improving your applications, dealing with the disappointment of reaching the final stages and the role that subjectivity can play in recruitment.
Plus, they answer your mooting questions, including why mooting matters for aspiring barristers, preparing for your first moot and the common mistakes judges notice straight away

If you could change one thing about the route to becoming a lawyer, what would it be?
In Episode 130, John and Hayley discuss what they would change about qualifying for the legal profession if they were given the power to redesign the process.
They explore the financial cost of qualification, whether postgraduate training should be linked more closely to securing pupillage or a training contract, the possibility of greater flexibility during pupillage, and the move from the LPC to the SQE.
We then turn to your questions, including what advice we would give to someone applying for pupillage or a training contract for the first time, dealing with rejection during application season, and what aspiring lawyers can do to strengthen their applications.
Finally, John shares his experience of staying calm when something unexpected happens in court, including why preparation, managing client expectations and experience are so important when things don't quite go to plan.
A useful listen for aspiring barristers, future solicitors, law students and anyone currently navigating the route into the legal profession.

In this episode of Speed Mooting: Conversations with Counsel, John Dove is joined by Charlie Hayward, Senior Crown Prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service.
Charlie takes us through his journey into law, from becoming part of one of the country's first solicitor apprenticeship programmes to qualifying as a solicitor and ultimately moving into criminal advocacy with the CPS.
They discuss what life as a Senior Crown Prosecutor actually involves, the realities of courtroom advocacy, evidence-in-chief and cross-examination, working with witnesses, making difficult charging decisions and the responsibility that comes with prosecuting criminal cases.
Charlie also shares his advice for aspiring lawyers, including the importance of getting into court, learning by watching other advocates, saying yes to opportunities and pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone.
If you're considering a solicitor apprenticeship, training contract, pupillage or a career in criminal law, there's plenty to take away from this conversation.
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