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What are Qualifying Sessions?

Qualifying Sessions form a vital part of a student’s journey in training to become a barrister. All students who undertake vocational training for the Bar are required to be members of an Inn. Qualifying Sessions, which take place alongside a student’s vocational training, provide opportunities for professional and ethical development. This also complements and builds on a student’s academic and vocational education, forming a bridge to the final component of Bar training: pupillage. Qualifying Sessions also provide opportunities for a student to enhance their understanding of the role of barristers in the wider justice system and the rule of law.

Through the provision of both practical and knowledge-based sessions, delivered by specially selected and trained members of the profession and experts, the Inns help equip students to undertake the next stage of training and to be fit and proper to serve the public as barristers. The links made with the profession through the Inns provide students with a foundation for pupillage and work-based learning but also for a career at the Bar thereafter.

Qualifying Session Requirements

From September 2020, the number of Qualifying Sessions needed to be called to the Bar changed. Students beginning the Bar Course on or after 1 June 2020 must now complete ten Qualifying Sessions (please note that the Call to the Bar ceremony does not count as a Qualifying Session). Students must attend a minimum of one session under each of the themes outlined below and at least two sessions must be interactive and require preparation in advance (NB: all interactive sessions also require preparation in advance so you only need to attend two of these sessions altogether, not four). Students can contact the Education and Training Department if they have questions about this change.

The Inn's Qualifying Sessions are spread across five themes. The themes are:

  • Ethics, Standards and Values;
  • Advocacy Skills;
  • Legal Knowledge, Justice and the Rule of Law;
  • Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; and
  • Preparation for Pupillage, Career Development and Wellbeing.

The Inn recognises that its student members study the vocational qualification component with providers across England and Wales and therefore provides a wide range of Qualifying Sessions at weekends as well as during the week. The Inn provides the opportunity for Bar Course students at providers outside of London to complete up to five Qualifying Sessions locally (this local provision includes online sessions).

Students who began the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) before 1 June 2020 are subject to transitional provisions set out in the joint Inns Qualification and Educational rules.

Please note, it is a student’s responsibility to ensure that they attend the required number and type of Qualifying Sessions. It will be made as clear as possible to you at the point of booking which Qualifying Sessions count for which themes.

Events will be held in person unless noted otherwise – some in person events may also offer hybrid online streaming, and this will be made clear at point of booking. It is vital to take note of the format of events before you book them, as cancellations can cause logistical issues and prevent other students from attending.

Qualifying Sessions Programme September-December 2022 (Michaelmas term)

Students will be able to book either a MORNING or AFTERNOON advocacy session.

Morning students will arrive and be divided into small groups to go through an advocacy exercise (prepared ahead of time) with an experienced practitioner. After this session, there will be a short coffee break, and then morning students AND afternoon students will attend an introductory lecture to legal research delivered by Inner Temple Librarians. The lecture will include information on how to research UK cases and legislation, decipher legal abbreviations, understand the need to use commentary sources and keep up to date with developments in the legal world. After the lecture, afternoon students will be divided into small groups to go through an advocacy exercise (prepared ahead of time) with an experienced practitioner

Students may not attend both this session and the Legal Research training session on Wednesday 19 October.

Learning Outcome(s)

- Describe how to research UK cases and legislation

- Explain legal citations and indexes

- Identify the key legal databases for UK law

- Understand the best methods for keeping up to date with their relevant jurisdiction

Themes: Legal Knowledge, Justice & the Rule of Law; Advocacy Skills

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: In Person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 17 September

Time:

8:50 – 14:00 (Morning Session)

11:00 – 16:00 (Afternoon Session)

Qualifying point(s): 2

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students and transferring legal professionals

Once a year, the Inn runs a teacher training weekend where barristers and judges can become qualified advocacy trainers. At the weekend, we ask student volunteers to practice advocacy exercises in order that a trainee advocacy trainer can offer an advocacy review using the Hampel method. This is a method used on our post-call training course to provide feedback.

Students present opening/closing speeches and examinations/cross examinations. A trainee trainer gives a review of their performance, followed by a second ’video review’ by another trainer in a breakout room

The weekend is a unique opportunity to gain detailed feedback on their advocacy which they may not otherwise experience until they become a pupil.

Students may attend the Saturday or the Sunday.

Learning Outcome(s):

- identify the different approaches to advocacy and gain insight into ways of improving their own advocacy skills

Themes: Advocacy Skills

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: In Person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 1 (Free)

Date: Saturday 24 / Sunday 25 September

Time:

Saturday: 09:30 -16:00

Sunday: 09:30 – 12:30

Qualifying point: Sat - 2 / Sun - 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students (not transferring legal professionals)

This event includes a 1 hour panel talk from senior members and recent students, welcoming the students to the Inn and directing them towards different support schemes, as well as giving general advice on how to get the best out of Qualifying Sessions and their year on the course. This will be followed by a drinks reception and networking opportunities, with stalls for different legal organisations and social groups for students to visit and opportunities to familiarise themselves with the library, the Inn’s educational facilities and Inn staff and volunteers.

 

Booking for this event is restricted to Bar Course Students at London-based providers, starting in Autumn 2022 or January 2023. If you are in this category and the event does not appear please contact qs@innertemple.org.uk

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify sources for support, social networking and wellbeing provided by the Inner Temple and wider profession.

- Understand more clearly the educational opportunities and student societies open to them as student members of the Inn and how to access these resources

- Feel more confident in their ability to engage in Qualifying Sessions offered by the Inn as a way to augment their Bar Course studies

Themes: Management of Pupillage, Career Development & Wellbeing

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 27 September

Time: 17:00 - 19:30

Open to: London 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part-timers AND transferring legal professionals

The foundational skills course will involve 2 hours of practical workshop training in advocacy performance skills, with a focus on how to connect with an audience and use vocal skills and body language to communicate clearly and confidently. Students will be encouraged to use skills typically employed by actors to improve their oral advocacy, with effective use of breath, posture and vocal resonance. They will also examine strategies for overcoming nerves and delivering speeches and submissions with confidence.

 

There will be three sessions overall, 1 held on the afternoon of September 30th, one held on the morning of October 1st and one on the afternoon of October 1st. Students may only attend ONE session.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Feel more confident in their ability to deliver clear and persuasive oral advocacy

- Recognise the link between advocacy and performance and apply this to the way they construct their submissions

Themes: Advocacy Skills

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Friday 30 September & Saturday 1 October

Time: Friday 30th - 14:00 - 16:00

Saturday 1st - 10:00 - 12:00 OR 13:00 - 15:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students and transferring legal professionals

This event includes a 1 hour panel talk from senior members and recent students, welcoming the students to the Inn and directing them towards different support schemes, as well as giving general advice on how to get the best out of Qualifying Sessions and their year on the course. This will be followed by a drinks reception and networking opportunities, with stalls for different legal organisations and social groups for students to visit and opportunities to familiarise themselves with the library, the Inn’s educational facilities and Inn staff and volunteers.

 

Booking for this event is restricted to Bar Course Students at providers based outside of London, starting in Autumn 2022 or January 2023. If you are in this category and the event does not appear please contact qs@innertemple.org.uk

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify sources for support, social networking and wellbeing provided by the Inner Temple and wider profession.

- Understand more clearly the educational opportunities and student societies open to them as student members of the Inn and how to access these resources

- Feel more confident in their ability to engage in Qualifying Sessions offered by the Inn as a way to augment their Bar Course studies

Themes: Management of Pupillage, Career Development & Wellbeing

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: In Person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Friday 30 September

Time: 17:00 - 19:30

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: OOL 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students and transferring legal professionals

Experts: Love or Loathe? The Involvement of Experts in Legal Proceedings

Master Robert Akenhead (Former Head Judge of the Technology and Construction Court) speaking on the role of experts in legal proceedings including arbitration. Lecture to be followed by Q&A session.

 

In Person (with hybrid streaming option)

Learning Outcome(s):

- Understand the role of experts in English & Welsh litigation

- Identify key elements the High Court rules concerning experts including duty of independence

- Describe and discuss the key differences in approach to experts in arbitration and in other countries and the impact on proceedings

Themes: Legal Knowledge, Justice & the Rule of Law

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple) - with a hybrid streaming option

Cost: Tier 2 (£7) - both in person and online

Date: Monday 3 October

Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: Students and Members

 

A panel of experienced practitioners will discuss issues surrounding being LGBTQ+ at the Bar, covering aspects of pupillage, practice and individual wellbeing, as well as ways in which students, pupils and practitioners can be allies to one another. The panel discussions will last for just under two hours and will be followed by an open Q&A session. Students will have the chance to ask questions either in person or anonymously, depending on comfort levels.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify ways in which to promote diversity in the workplace

- Identify LGBTQ+ support networks and initiatives available at the Bar

- Discuss equality, diversity and inclusion issues that can arise in the legal profession, from the recruitment stage to longterm practice

Themes: Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: Online

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 10 October

Time: 17:45 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part-timers AND transferring legal professionals

Master Anne Richardson will deliver a talk on how to examine/cross examine vulnerable witnesses. The session will be followed by an open Q&A.

 

This session will be open to circuit students only. 

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify how to approach the examination/cross-examination of vulnerable witnesses

- Identify important factors in witness handling, including both evidence in chief and cross-examination

- Reflect on how they can improve their witness handling skills


Themes: Advocacy Skills

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: Online

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 17 October

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: All Circuit Students and tlps

 

This lecture will be delivered by Inner Temple librarians and will function as an introduction to legal research. The session will include information on how to research UK cases and legislation, decipher legal abbreviations, understand the need to use commentary sources and keep up to date with developments in the legal world.

Students may NOT attend this session if they have already attended Advocacy and Legal Research Training on Saturday 17 September.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Describe how to research UK cases and legislation

- Explain legal citations and indexes

- Identify the key legal databases for UK law

- Understand the best methods for keeping up to date with their relevant jurisdictions

Themes: Legal Knowledge, Justice & the Rule of Law

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Wednesday 19 October

Time: 17:30 - 19:30

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students and transferring legal professionals

 

An experienced practitioner will lead an interactive discussion on a variety of ethics scenarios. Students will be encouraged to participate in open discussions on the different ethical principles raised by legal scenarios.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify and apply core duties to ethical challenges faced by barristers

- Respond more confidently to time-sensitive and complex dilemmas in the legal workplace

- Describe the support resources available to practicing barristers when grappling with complex ethics issues

Themes: Ethics, Standards & Values

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: Online

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Thursday 20 October

Time: 17:30 - 19:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students and transferring legal professionals

This Advocacy session is taught by Master Alastair Hodge – students will be taught mooting skills, preparation, advocacy, timing and how to deal with judicial intervention.  The masterclass will be followed by a Q&A and an optional drinks reception.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Describe key skills needed for mooting and advocacy

- Reflect on how they can improve their advocacy skills

Themes: Advocacy Skills

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 24 October

Time: 18:30 - 21:00 (includes drinks reception)

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part-timers AND transferring legal professionals

A panel of experienced practitioners will discuss issues surrounding class at the Bar, from a variety of intersectional viewpoints, covering aspects of pupillage, practice and individual wellbeing, as well as routes to the Bar and ways in which the profession needs to change and adapt. The panel discussions will last for just under two hours and will be followed by an open Q&A session. Students will have the chance to ask questions either in person or anonymously, depending on comfort levels.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify ways in which to promote diversity in the workplace

- Feel more confident addressing entrenched issues of class at the Bar and advocating for a socio-economically diverse profession

- Identify relevant support schemes, scholarship programmes and networking initiatives for students and practitioners from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

Themes: Equality, Diversity & Inclusivity

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: Online

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Thursday 27 October

Time: 17:45 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students and transferring legal professionals

The Magna Carta Moot involves a “showcase” moot with an Inner Temple team competing against an English-speaking Union team. There will be a panel of judges who will provide feedback that will help to inform the audience on how to undertake a moot.

The session will be introduced with a talk about Mooting by the Master of Moots.

Students will earn a QS by watching both the talk and showcase moot.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify different strategies used in presenting an argument.

Themes: Advocacy Skills

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 31 October

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part-timers AND transferring legal professionals

Master Rachel Spearing (Master of Wellbeing) will give a talk on ways in which to preserve individual wellbeing during the Bar Course, pupillage and practice, including advice on techniques to curb stress and ways to maintain a work-life balance. The talk will last approximately an hour and will be followed by a half hour’s open Q&A session.

Learning Outcome(s):

- Identify ways in which to promote wellbeing in the study/workplace

- Use skills and knowledge to support their personal and professional wellbeing

- Describe the primary challenges to wellbeing whilst studying for and during practice at the Bar

Themes: Management of Pupillage, Career Development & Wellbeing

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple) with hybrid streaming option

Cost: Tier 2 (£7) for both in person and online option

Date: Thursday 3 November

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part-timers AND transferring legal professionals

A panel of experienced practitioners, pupil supervisors and current pupils will discuss different aspects of pupillage, including what to expect, how to construct a successful application and how to preserve individual wellbeing during pupillage. The panel discussions will last for approximately one and a half hours and will be followed by a half hour’s open Q&A session.

Circuit students MAY attend the Pupillage Q&A on Wednesday 9 November but ONLY if they are not also planning to attend the Circuit Pupillage Q&A session on Thursday 1 December

Learning Outcome(s):

- Outline the pupillage interview process and describe techniques that can be employed during the application process

- Identify successful pathways to pupillage

- Assess their core skills and the ways to best apply these skills to the pupillage search

Themes: Management of Pupillage, Career Development & Wellbeing

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Wednesday 9 November

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part-timers AND transferring legal professionals

The role of medical examiners

In Person (with hybrid streaming option)

 

Learning Outcome(s):

TBC

Themes: Legal Knowledge, Justice & the Rule of Law

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple) with a hybrid streaming option

Cost: Tier 2 (£7) both in person and online

Date: Monday 14 November

Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: Students and Members

 

The Inn runs its advocacy course for pupils twice each year, culminating in a series of mock trials at the Royal Courts of Justice. We ask student volunteers to play the witnesses at the trials, being examined-in-chief/cross-examined by the pupils. Feedback is provided to the pupils at the end by our trainers.

 
The trials are great opportunity to take part in mock trials in real courtrooms and observe advocacy in practice from those further down their career path.

 

Students are required to read two cases (one civil and one criminal) and come ready to play any of the witnesses. They do not have to learn the witness statements; these can be referred to throughout. As minimal preparation is involved, students must attend on 2 dates to receive 1 Qualifying point. Students may book Tuesday 15 and Monday 21 OR Tuesday 22 and Tuesday 29 November 2022

Learning Outcome(s):

- Describe key skills needed for advocacy and performance

- Reflect on how they can improve their advocacy skills

Themes: Advocacy Skills

Interactive: Yes

Preparation in advance required: Yes

Location: In person (The Inner Temple)

Cost: Tier 1 (Free)

Date: Tuesday 15 & Monday 21 OR Wednesday 23 & Tuesday 29 November (students must attend on two of the four dates)

Time: 17.30pm - 19.30 (on each session)

Qualifying point: 1 (for two sessions)

Open to: 2022/2023 students, inc 2021 & 2022 part time students (not TLPs)

Is it Better to Review or Monitor Terror Laws? The UK and Australian Positions Compared.

 

Part of the Social Context of the Law Series of discussions open to members of the Inns and the public and designed to enhance an understanding of the law and its social importance through open discussion of the challenging questions the law is asked to address.

 

The panellists will compare the UK and Australian positions on terror laws.  Jonathan Hall QC’s review of released terrorist offenders (managed under MAPPA) led directly to the enactment of Chapter 4 of Part 10 of the Police, Crime, Courts and Sentencing Act 2022 (new powers to manage released terrorist offenders). James Renwick's report on deprivation was instrumental in the recent decision of the Australian High Court (their Supreme Court) to strike down certain deprivation powers as unconstitutional. 

 

The session will provide insights about the process of legislation from within the national security field - and how it is possible to influence policy-makers, drafters, and Parliamentarians during the course of a Bill, and what statutory review of enacted legislation looks like.

 

The event will be delivered in person and online. The session will include an opportunity for Q&A and for post-talk networking.

 

In Person (with hybrid streaming option)

 

Learning Outcome(s):

- Have a better understanding of how to influence policy-makers and what statutory review of enacted legislation looks like.

Themes: Legal Knowledge, Justice & The Rule of Law

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: In person (The Inner Temple) with a hybrid streaming option

Cost: Tier 2 (£7) in person and online

Date: Monday 21 November

Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: Students & Members

An hour’s panel session, including 10-15 minute Q&A, on the realities of practising at the Bar, chaired by Verity Adams, followed by a one hour discussion with Master Samantha Hillas and other professionals about resiliency tools to support you in your career. Student questions encouraged.

 

This session is reserved for circuit students.

Learning Outcome(s):

- More fully understand the financial and working realities of practising at the Bar

- Feel more prepared in their career to set achievable goals and manage their own expectations

- Use resiliency tools to cope with setbacks and ongoing stress.

Themes: Management of Pupillage, Career Development and Wellbeing

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: Online

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 29 November

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: All Circuit Students and TLPs

The pupillage advice evening is an event focused on practical advice on how to secure a pupillage.   This event will look at pupillage on circuit and will include members of the profession explaining their own pathway to pupillage before offering tips on how to write pupillage applications and answer interview questions.

Only open to students studying on Circuit. Circuit students MAY attend the Pupillage Q&A on Wednesday 9 November but ONLY if they are not also planning to attend this session on Thursday 1 December

Learning Outcome(s):

- Outline the pupillage interview process and describe techniques that can be employed during the application process

- Identify successful pathways to pupillage

- Assess their core skills and the ways to best apply these skills to the pupillage search

Themes: Management of Pupillage, Career Development and Wellbeing

Interactive: No

Preparation in advance required: No

Location: Online

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Thursday 1 December

Time: 18.00pm – 20.00

Qualifying point: 1

Open to: All Circuit Students and TLPs

The Inn hosts three student advocacy weekends a year. The weekends offer the chance to practice your advocacy skills, as well as an opportunity to hear from high profile speakers and experts in the topic under discussion.

In addition, the weekends allow you to explore ethical decision-making in practical settings and offer the chance to gain insight into pupillage applications and interviews.

This event is allocated through a ballot system and details will be sent after the Introductory Evenings have been completed.

 

Qualifying Sessions Programme January to March 2023 (Hilary term)

 

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 10 January

Time: 17.45 - 20.00

 

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 16 January

Time: 17.45 - 20.00

 

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Wednesday 18 January

Time: 17.45 - 19:45

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 21 January

Time: 11:00 - 16:15

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 24 January

Time: 18:00 - 20.00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 7 February

Time: 17.45 - 19:45

The Inn hosts three student advocacy weekends a year. The weekends offer the chance to practice your advocacy skills, as well as an opportunity to hear from high profile speakers and experts in the topic under discussion.

In addition, the weekends allow you to explore ethical decision-making in practical settings and offer the chance to gain insight into pupillage applications and interviews.

This event is allocated through a ballot system and details will be sent after the Introductory Evenings have been completed.

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 13 February

Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Cost: Tier 1 (Free)

Date: Thursday 16 and Tuesday 21 February OR Thursday 23 and Tuesday 28 February

Time: 17.30 - 19:30 (on both dates)

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Saturday 18 February

Time: 11:30 - 13:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 20 February

Time: 17.45 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 21 February

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 25 February

Time: 10:00 - 16:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 27 February

Time: 17:30 - 19:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 6 March

Time: 18:00 - 19:30

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 25 March

Time: 11:00 - 16:15

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 1 April

Time: 11:00 - 16:15

Qualifying Sessions Programme April to July 2023 (Easter/Trinity Term)

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 29 April

Time:

8:50 – 14:00 (Morning Session)

 

11:00 – 16:00 (Afternoon Session)

The Inn hosts three student advocacy weekends a year. The weekends offer the chance to practice your advocacy skills, as well as an opportunity to hear from high profile speakers and experts in the topic under discussion.

In addition, the weekends allow you to explore ethical decision-making in practical settings and offer the chance to gain insight into pupillage applications and interviews.

This event is allocated through a ballot system and details will be sent after the Introductory Evenings have been completed.

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Wednesday 10 May

Time: 17:30 - 19:00

Cost: Tier 3 (£12)

Date: Saturday 13 May

Time: 11:00 - 16:15

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 15 May

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 16 May

Time: 17:45 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Thursday 25 May

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 12 June

Time: 17:45 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Monday 19 June

Time: 18:00 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Tuesday 20 June

Time: 17:45 - 20:00

Cost: Tier 2 (£7)

Date: Thursday 29 June

Time: 17:30 - 20:00

More information

We want to ensure that everyone can engage with our events. Please contact qs@innertemple.org.uk if you have any reasonable adjustments and have not mentioned this on the form
We will only refund your booking if you give us a minimum of 7 days’ notice before the event. If you have to cancel your booking in the 7 days leading up to the event, we will only consider a refund if you must cancel because of illness. Cancellations within 7 days of the event for any other reason will not be refunded.
To make a booking through our website you will need to first login to the Members Area with your email address and the individual password which was detailed on your admission letter, before proceeding to the events page (innertemple.d.fanaticdev.co.uk/events). If you did not receive your login details, please contact enquiries@innertemple.org.uk. Booking for Qualifying Sessions normally opens in September and in December. You will be notified at the beginning of each term when new Qualifying Sessions are available to book. Events are booked on a first come, first served basis so please ensure you book early as sessions often sell out quickly. Please note that the majority of sessions will be in the Michaelmas (September to December 2022) and Hilary terms (January to March 2023). The last Qualifying Sessions of the academic year will take place in July 2023, but the majority will have happened before mid-May 2022. You should plan to complete your Qualifying Sessions by then. As such, you should start to accrue your Qualifying Sessions as early as possible. After two years of Qualifying Sessions being held largely online, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Inn is now looking forward to welcoming students back to in-person sessions, many of which will be held in the new E&T facilities. We are, however, sensible of the many benefits of online training and going forwards will be hoping to balance online and in-person sessions, with a view to ensuring our Qualifying Sessions programme is as accessible, interactive and educationally stimulating as possible. When booking, please pay close attention to whether sessions are advertised as in-person, online or hybrid events.
If you have any specific dietary requirements on ethical or medical grounds, which are not already listed on the portal when you make your booking, please add them.
  • - Students should arrive promptly.
  • - Doors will close at the time stated on the ticket or indicated in your confirmation email.
  • - Please provide your ticket or confirmation email on arrival if requested.

Please note that latecomers will not be permitted entry so you should allow ample time for travel to the Inn/venue. If you feel that exceptional circumstances have caused you to be late, you may discuss these by calling the Duty Porter on 020 7797 8255 or the number provided for the relevant staff member.

Mobile phones must be switched off. Students must ensure that they sign the register at each Qualifying Session event – failure to do so will result in the QS credits not being awarded.

 

Please ensure you enter the session on time - it would be best if you prepared to log in five or ten minutes before. 

Attendance of all events is monitored. You will be required to be present for the entire session to gain the QS credits. You will need to keep your camera on throughout.

Please note that all events are recorded for internal use only and attendance of events is monitored. It is vital you do not film or screengrab the event yourself and do not share any images on social media.

The dress code for in person Qualifying Sessions is:

All students at Qualifying Sessions and other student events (unless otherwise indicated) are required to wear dark suits and dark shoes, plus a dark tie for men. (When gowns are required for a Qualifying Session, they will be made available in the cloakrooms). Entry may be refused to any student who is not dressed appropriately.

The dress code for online Qualifying Sessions is:

Smart Casual (unless otherwise indicated).

To book or view details for any of these events (unless otherwise indicated), you will first need to login before visiting the events section innertemple.d.fanaticdev.co.uk/events.

If you are a student, you must book 'Student' tickets for your qualifying sessions until you are called to the Bar. Please note "Pupil" tickets are only available for those undertaking pupillage.

If you are a transferring legal profession, you must book "Member" tickets for your Qualifying Sessions.

If your assigned ticket type is sold out, you must not book another type.

If there are no tickets available under your allocated ticket type, please follow the link to the reserve list that is included in the description of the event.

'Legacy' is a reference to Qualifying Sessions completed before September 2020. These Qualifying Sessions did not follow the themes that we introduced in September 2020. You don’t need to get Qualifying Session in the theme of legacy.

To be refunded, you must cancel up to seven days prior to the event. Please note that booking for an event will close no later than three working days prior to it taking place. The final day for booking each event is displayed above.
From September 2020, the number of Qualifying Sessions required to be called to the Bar has changed and students will need to gain ten qualifying points. Student must attend a minimum of one session under each of the themes outlined above and at least two sessions must be interactive and require preparation in advance (for clarity, all interactive sessions ALSO require preparation in advance). Students who commenced the Bar Course before September 2020 should view the new rules on Education and Qualification here. If you have any questions, you can contact the Education and Training Department.

How to book

Bar Course student members will be notified by the Inn when qualifying sessions are open for booking – please do not leave it too late to complete your qualifying sessions as this may affect the date on which you can be called to the Bar. 

Unless informed otherwise, students can book qualifying sessions via the Events page, or click below. Please note you can only book events up to 3 working days prior to the event, unless otherwise stated.

Look for events that have a QS next to them. Book your Qualifying Sessions

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