The Inner Temple

Never volunteered before? You’ll be well supported 🙌 Richard Jones KC on volunteering for scholarships: clear expectations, everything signposted and a collegiate atmosphere. He’d definitely do it again. 🤝 Complete our volunteering form: nrtm.pl/4yIG0Fq or email 📧 scholarships@innertemple.org.uk

Today is #NationalMentoringDay 🫱🏻‍🫲🏿 A mentor can change a barrister's career ⚖️ Our volunteer mentors help young barristers find their feet. As Sam Hillas KC explains, a mentor’s encouragement and support can make a lasting difference. Want to be one? Register as a volunteer 🔗 nrtm.pl/4ipXfFr

Season two of Movers and Returners kicked off with mental health and wellbeing at the Bar, with Nick Hill and Dr Bill Mitchell. Next Tuesday: ‘Thriving at the Bar: Brain Health, Resilience and Wellbeing’, as we turn to burnout and the science of stress. Catch up 🎧 nrtm.pl/4e1adYY

There’s still time to book for The Art of Closing Speeches ⏳ Join His Honour Judge Anthony Leonard KC, Calum Lamont KC & John Ryder KC, for an evening of crafting & delivering closing speeches. 🎤 Tues 10 Nov 📍 The Inner Temple, 6pm–9pm 🥂 Networking reception to follow 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/gI5nDg4

Have you registered your pupillage with the Inn yet? ✅ If you’ve recently accepted a pupillage, click here 👉 buff.ly/h6cBflh and register it with us. ⚠️ You must complete a compulsory advocacy course within your first six, and places on the Inn’s courses are limited. #RegisterYourPupillage

🧑‍🎓 Starting the Bar Course in academic year 2027/28? In case you were unaware, it's scholarship application season! We award over £1.8 million each year in Bar Course scholarships. Applications close at 11.59pm (GMT) on Friday 30 October 2026. 🖱️ nrtm.pl/4sgVm2e

There's been lots in the news today about security issues affecting websites around the world. You can read a little about how we responded and whether there's anything you need to do (spoiler: nope!) on ours: nrtm.pl/4dRkHdg

What happens when those accused of war crimes, human rights abuses or corruption are among the world’s most powerful? Join us on 17 November at 6pm for Social Context of the Law: Prosecuting the Powerful. ⚖️ 🎟️ buff.ly/FwEbCAk

Last chance to book! Grand Day is almost here! ⏰ ✨ Don't miss out on an unforgettable evening ✨ 🗓️ Wednesday 4 November, 7pm–11pm 🎩 White tie or black tie 🍽️ All guest names, dietary requirements and cancellations must be made by 21 October 🥂 Book now: nrtm.pl/4zBUF6V

Clinical psychologist Dr Bill Mitchell on how conversations at the Bar have changed in ten years: leaders now ask how people are, check on their wellbeing and pass on what has worked for them. From the first episode of series two of Movers and Returners, out now. nrtm.pl/4hV64a5

⏰ Last day to book! 🎭 Milton’s Paradise Lost, a dramatised reading in The Inner Temple Hall, directed by our Master of the Revels, Dr Tom Kinninmont. 28 October, 7pm. Interval drinks and nibbles included 🍷 🎟️ nrtm.pl/4s7bELg

Gather your crew and put your thinking caps on for The History Society Quiz Night! Hosted by Quizmaster Alastair Hodge, it's a fun evening of quizzing, guaranteed to broaden your knowledge of The Inner Temple's history and beyond. 🗓️ Mon 16 Nov, 6pm 🍻 Drinks & nibbles included 🎟️ nrtm.pl/4g16NXw

Keep it going 🙌 Support the next generation of barristers by becoming a mentor. If you haven't yet volunteered, we'd love you to sign up. Already registered? Complete your mentor profile today so we can match you with a student mentee. Become a mentor ⚖️: buff.ly/SPdbXmj #Mentoring

Recently accepted a pupillage? 🎉 Register it with the Inn 👉 buff.ly/h6cBflh ⚠️ Pupils must complete a compulsory advocacy course within their first six, and places on the Inn’s courses are limited. Please register with us today.

🎭 Experience Milton’s Paradise Lost in The Inner Temple Hall on 28 Oct at 7pm. This abridged dramatised reading, directed by our Master of the Revels Dr Tom Kinninmont, explores ambition, rebellion, temptation & the fall from grace. 🍷 Includes drinks & nibbles. 🎟️ Book: nrtm.pl/paradiselost

The Racial Equality Society (RES) is hosting a Black History Month event 🎉 Come and network with practising barristers and hear from them directly! ⏰ Tickets close this Friday 16 October! nrtm.pl/3VJ3VH7 🎤 Keynote speeches 🥂 Food & drink included 🗓️ Fri 23 Oct, 6–9pm(venue details to follow)

✨New role!✨ We're hiring an Assistant Librarian (Training) to design and deliver training and information sessions. 📚 You'll need to be a qualified librarian with proven experience in an information setting and excellent IT skills. Applications close 30 October ✍️ buff.ly/k4SikBk

Last chance to apply! ⏰ Applications for 2026–27 Pupil Ambassadors close at midnight tonight! Your voice matters, so read our Pupil Representation Statement and complete the application form before the deadline ⚖️ 🔗 Apply now: buff.ly/Kmz5oWZ

📣 Tickets are still available for aspiring barristers to attend our Insight London Event on Wednesday 21 October, 5pm-8:15pm! ⚖️ Meet practising members and scholarship recipients and hear about their journeys to the Bar. 🫱🏿‍🫲🏻 Networking reception from 8:15 to 9pm. 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/ayEj5ux

⏰ Last chance to book for The Seldon Society lecture! 🗓️ 20 October, 6pm (Doors Open: 5.30pm) 🏛️ The Inner Temple 🎤 Speaker: The Rt Hon the Lord Burnett of Maldon KG DL, former Lord Chief Justice of England 🥂 Reception: 7pm | Optional Dinner: 8pm at Middle Temple 🎟️ Book now: nrtm.pl/4quYDKE

Movers and Returners is back. In the first episode of series two, senior clerk Nick Hill looks back on ten years of Wellbeing at the Bar, from a profession that never spoke about mental health to one with 92 chambers holding wellbeing certificates. nrtm.pl/4hV64a5 #TheInnerTemple #WellbeingAtTheBar

How does the law respond when powerful leaders face accusations of war crimes, human rights abuses or corruption? Join us 17 Nov at 6pm for Prosecuting the Powerful, moderated by Patrick O’Connor KC. In person & online. 📆 17 Nov, 6pm Book your place now: buff.ly/fY8JXpf

'Closing Speeches': explore what makes a closing speech effective and persuasive 🎙️ Join His Honour Judge Anthony Leonard KC, Calum Lamont KC and John Ryder KC for a practical look at this key advocacy skill. 🎤 Tues 10 Nov 📍 The Inner Temple, 6pm–9pm 🥂 Networking reception 🎟️ Book : buff.ly/gI5nDg4

Your voice shapes The Inner Temple 📣 Applications for 2026–27 Pupil Ambassadors are now open ⚖️ Want a say in how the Inn supports pupils? Read our Pupil Representation Statement, then complete the application form. ⏰ Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 14 October 🔗 Apply: buff.ly/Kmz5oWZ

Looking for guidance, support and insight throughout your Bar Course studies? 🫱🏿‍🫲🏻 Join our mentoring programme and connect with experienced professionals who can help you achieve your goals.🎯 Watch this space! 👀 Sign-up details are coming to your inbox 📨 #mentoring #valuingourvolunteers

Before you log off for the weekend 🏝️ log in here 👉 buff.ly/h6cBflh and register your pupillage! If you’ve recently accepted a pupillage, don’t forget to register it with the Inn. ⚠️ Pupils must complete a compulsory advocacy course within their first six. Places are limited! Please register today

How confident are you cross-examining a statistical expert? 📉 Cross-examine real-life statisticians in ‘Using Statistics Experts in Court’, with the Royal Statistical Society. 🗓️ Sat 21 Nov, 9am–7pm 📍 Inner Temple 👨🏻‍💻 Online preparation: 12 Nov & 18 or 19 Nov 💡Find out more and book! buff.ly/bPt1RwI

Sharing the journey 🛣️ Tina Kumar-Jacob enjoys sharing her journey to the Bar with students at Outreach Events. In practice? Volunteer 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼 buff.ly/SPdbXmj Aspiring barrister? Hear from barristers like Tina at an Insight event: buff.ly/kGQaTdw #ValuingOurVolunteers #Outreach

Where will you go in 2027? ✈️ 🇲🇾 Fatima Ismail went to Malaysia on a Pegasus Scholarship to learn new advocacy techniques for her UK practice. Applications are open! Learn more at our information session on Monday 26 October 🌎 buff.ly/WqnZfOM

Straight from the source 🗞️ At Outreach Events, students chat informally with barristers and see the profession beyond chambers websites. In practice? Volunteer here 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼 buff.ly/SPdbXmj Aspiring barrister? Want to hear from barristers like Elizabeth? Find your local Insight event: buff.ly/kGQaTdw

Your career starts with your community 🙌🏾 Societies are more than a social. Co-President Jamilia Kwajah-Ellimah and Vice President Grace Okafor explain how the Racial Equality Society has benefited their careers. Ready to build your network? Join the RES

Newly called barristers, we're so proud of you! 🎓 ⚖️ Congratulations to everyone being called to the Bar at tonight's Deferred Trinity Call Night. We can't wait to see where your careers take you. #TheInnerTemple #CalltotheBar

Inner Temple Pupils - we want to hear from you 🙌 Applications for 2026-27 Pupil Ambassadors are now open! ⚖️ Pupils are the future of the Inn, and your voice matters. Complete the application form to apply. ⏰ Applications close at midnight on Wednesday 14 October 🔗 Apply here: buff.ly/NtzGgrc

Save the date! 🗓️ Grand Day, the highlight of the Inn's calendar, returns on 4 November. Join fellow members for an elegant evening with a champagne reception, sumptuous three-course dinner, fine wines and after-dinner entertainment. ✨🎻 🗓️ Wednesday 4 November, 7pm–11pm 🥂 Tickets: nrtm.pl/4zBUF6V

⚖️ 🍂 Final day to register as a witness for our Pupil Mock Trials! ❗️You must be a member of The Inner Temple & have been called to the Bar, but have not yet secured pupillage to participate. ⏰ Book by midnight. 10 Nov: buff.ly/T2njj6K 12 Nov: buff.ly/DtL1ngO 17 Nov: buff.ly/N53D7Id

✨New role!✨ 📚 We're hiring an Assistant Librarian (Training) You'll need to be a qualified librarian with information-setting experience, training skills and excellent IT skills. 35 hours a week, including occasional evenings and Saturdays. Applications close 30 October ✍️ buff.ly/k4SikBk

Connecting to the community 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 Yaa Dankwa became a barrister, and later a mentor, to contribute to the community. She came to the Bar knowing no one. Now, connecting with students about the real issues they face is what makes mentoring worthwhile. Ready to connect? Register: buff.ly/a4INulP

⏰ Last chance to book! Don't miss Bar Guest Night on Friday 9 October, a sparkling evening of celebration. 🥂 Champagne reception 🍽️ Three-course dinner 🥁 Live music from Felix's Cuban Band ✨ 7pm reception, dinner 7.30–11.30pm Group of 10: Get 10 places for the price of 9! 🎟️ Book: nrtm.pl/45XV0TX

This Black History Month, we're spending some time with The Inner Temple Racial Equality Society 🙌🏾 This week, Co-President Jamilia Kwajah-Ellimah and Vice President Grace Okafor answer the question students ask most — why should I join the RES? Interested?Join the RES 🫱🏾‍🫲🏿 buff.ly/plOMcup

A few photos from our LGBTQ+ Dinner celebrating diversity across all four Inns. 🌈 🥂 We'd like to thank Tracy Ayling KC for her warm, welcoming remarks; our pre-dinner speaker, Judge Shelley Brownlee; and all the attendees who made the evening a memorable one.

Dream Big 🌠 Richard Jones KC benefited from an Inner Temple scholarship to become a barrister, in a career at the Bar that would otherwise have been impossible. Now he's keen to help the next generation do the same. Help someone else get there 🫱🏾‍🫲🏼 buff.ly/GwkFH0u #valuingourvolunteers #scholarships

The ultimate reward 🏆 For Rhys Taylor, seeing his former mentees go on to become judges or face him in the courtroom has been the most rewarding part of mentoring. Help young barristers succeed at the Bar. Become a mentor today 🙌 buff.ly/tZ1DUIX

⚖️ Are you an established practitioner looking to sharpen your advocacy skills? Join us on 10 November for The Art of Closing Speeches, a practical session to help refine your technique and deliver more persuasive closing speeches. 🗓️ Tue 10 Nov, 6pm–9pm 🏛️ The Inner Temple 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/8AKc8Pb

Last chance to book! ⏳✨ Bookings close today for the joint Midland Circuit Amity Dinner with Middle Temple. This is your final opportunity to join fellow Inner and Middle Templars for a fantastic black-tie evening of fine dining and connection at the Hotel du Vin in Birmingham. ⏰ nrtm.pl/4g0bfGy

🎭 Experience Milton’s Paradise Lost in The Inner Temple Hall on 28 October at 7pm. This abridged dramatised reading, directed by Dr Tom Kinninmont, explores ambition, rebellion, temptation and the fall from grace. 🍷 Tickets include interval drinks & nibbles. 🎟️ Book: buff.ly/3vkHRby