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//Past Events 2021
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2021 Denning Lecture (8 December)
BACFI AGM (24 November)
Race and the Bar (3 November)
Student Evening (21 October)
"Firming" Up the Bar (15 July)
Inclusion and Diversity at the Bar (19 May)
Withdrawal and Trade Marks Act (17 May)
Demystifying the Employed Bar
The Taxman Cometh (29 April)
The Only Way is Ethics (25 March)
IR35 Seminar (4 February)
Equality & Diversity Seminar (27 January)
Demystifying the Employed Bar
13th May 2021
We were very pleased to welcome over 60 delegates, including BACFI’s newest Vice President, Lady Rose, to this panel event which was organised jointly with the Young Barristers’ Committee and the Employed Barristers’ Committee of the Bar Council. Ian Brookes-Howells, BACFI Chair, opened proceedings outlining the various options available by being employed and gave his account of his career path so far as a barrister working in various large companies such as BT and Lloyds Bank. Ian was followed by Charlotte Pope-Williams who gave some useful tips on how make the most of opportunities which come along and spoke on what she does on a day to day basis working at Pinsent Masons. Patrick Rappo again outlined how he has moved from self-employed practice to the SFO and then into international law firms and is now a Partner at DLA Piper. Gaynor Wood stressed how her persistence paid off in securing pupillage and gave us an insight into how she had become a General Counsel of an international company and what this means. Senior Crown Prosecutor, André Nwadikwa-Jonathan gave his account of his very different journey by way of his interest in international humanitarian issues and spoke about his pupillage at the CPS and how he has moved through various departments in his time there. Michael Harwood of the Government Legal Department had again moved through various Government departments, learning areas of law as he went along and is now advising a Government enquiry. Sahar Farooqi has recently set up a Chambers type business within DAC Beachcroft but had previously spent many years as a self-employed barrister. He outlined the benefits of being employed and gave a quick overview of how his business model works within a law firm.
Thanks to all the speakers for providing such an informative session.
The slides can be found HERE.
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