Keating Chambers: The Podcast

Keating Chambers' barristers discuss the government’s Green Paper proposals for reform of public procurement legislation to help listeners navigate the issues. Who defines the public good and will the Scottish and UK governments agree? Will the National Procurement Policy Statement be mandatory and micro-managerial?  Will the Review Unit really improve commercial capability?  With Charles Banner QC and David Gollancz. Please note that this podcast does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such.

David Gollancz introduces Keating Chambers' mini-series of three podcasts about the governments Green Paper: Transforming Public Procurement. All episodes are being released together and are available now in time for responses to the consultation on 10 March 2021.

In this podcast, Lucy Garrett QC speaks to Paul Buckingham, Tom Lazur and Ben Sareen about their different career routes to the Bar. With varied backgrounds in strategy consultancy, chemical engineering and advertising, they discuss why they moved to the Bar, how they approached the application and interview processes, and why it was the right decision for them. The panel focus on the accessibility of construction law to those with non-technical backgrounds and the transferrable skills they brought from their previous careers. The podcast will be of interest to all pupillage candidates and particularly those whose first degree was not in law and mature students looking to change their career. Please note that this podcast does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such.

This podcast provides pupillage candidates with tips on how to approach their application forms and any subsequent interviews, with perspectives from recent pupils and members of our Pupillage Committee. Lucy Garrett QC (Head of the Pupillage Committee) is joined by junior tenants, Charlie Thompson and Ben Graff, and two of our current pupils, Wen-Jin Teh and Lena-Marie von Eynern. Whilst providing their top tips, they each share their personal experiences of applying for pupillage, discuss pupillage and mini-pupillage during a pandemic, and explain what they enjoy most about our areas of work. The podcast will be of particular interest to those students looking to apply for pupillage during the current application window. Please note that this podcast does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such.

With pupillage gateway applications open soon, this podcast focusses on what life at Keating is like during all stages of your career at the Bar, from pupillage through to silk. Lucy Garrett QC (Head of the Pupillage Committee) chats to Simon Hargreaves QC, Charlie Thompson, Elizabeth Donnelly and Marie Sparkes about what attracted them to Keating; from the type of work we do, to the social side of Chambers. They share their experiences of cases they have been involved with, the support of their colleagues and how Chambers has adapted in the time of COVID-19. This podcast will be of particular interest to students looking to develop a career as a commercial barrister. Please note that this podcast does not constitute legal advice and should not be relied on as such.