All pupils are required to satisfactorily complete an Advocacy Training Course in their first 'six' months of pupillage and a Practice Management course in their second 'six'. The Inns and circuits provide this training for pupils. Lincoln's Inn covers pupillages in London and the South East. All South-Eastern Circuit pupils will be advised of the weekend they have been allocated at the beginning of October. Pupils on other circuits should approach their circuit directly. They will be running similar courses.
As a New Practitioner you are required to complete 45 hours of accredited continuing professional development including compulsory advocacy and ethics training to be completed within the first 3 years of practice.
You can book by email. Please complete the booking form and return it to Amy Higgins
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Booking Form NPP 4.doc
Continuous Professional Development - a Reminder
As you will know, the Bar Council considers that ‘in order to maintain and enhance the quality of legal services that they offer, barristers need to update and develop and improve their skills’. This belief has led them to develop what they are calling the Established Practitioners’ programme. Following are the dates when people become obligated under the Established Practitioner rules.
Call in or after 1990 – from 2003
Call between 1980 and 1989 – from 2004
Call before 1980 – from 2005
The obligation is to complete 12 hours of CPD each year of which 4 must be accredited by the Bar Council. In terms of administration, Established Practitioners must submit record cards to the Bar Council by 31st January each year for the previous year showing details of the activities they have completed (these cards can be downloaded from the Bar Council website, www.barcouncil.org.uk). In addition registration sheets will need to be signed at the end of those activities which are accredited.
The Inn provides many different opportunities to fulfil these CPD requirements. These opportunities include; attending the Thomas More and Euro Lectures, participating on the Cumberland Lodge and West Dean weekends, attending one of the Inn's European trips to Strasbourg, Luxembourg and The Hague and teaching advocacy to pupils and to practitioners of 1-3 years' call at Highgate House and other training venues (see below).
There is a continuing requirement for individuals to give talks at either educational events in the Inn or at other locations. These talks can also qualify for CPD hours. If you wish to volunteer please contact the Deputy Under Treasurer (Education),
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There is also an ongoing need for established practitioners who are prepared to give something back to the Inn as sponsors or mentors to students.
By providing Compulsory Advocacy Training for all Pupils and New Practitioner members, the Inn is responsible for one of the most important elements of a barrister's training. The standard of such training would be difficult to match if it were provided by those outside the profession, so it is vitally important that the Inn continuously looks to expand its number of Advocacy Tutors and improve the quality of the training provided.
The Inn organises Tutor Training weekends at conference centres outside London - at Highgate House, Northampton or at Barnet Hill, near Guildford, Surrey. Both locations are in attractive settings with a very high standard of food and accommodation, factors which contribute to a relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere during the weekend.
Established practitioners of 7 years’ call are welcome to train as Advocacy Tutors. Tutoring earns 12 CPD hours and is probably the most rewarding method of achieving them. Training pupils takes place 3 weekends a year at Highgate House in November, February and March and the new practitioners’ training is usually in May, June, October and November. Two of the NP courses are usually London based and 2 are residential, based at another very attractive house called Chartridge, nr. Amersham.
If you would like to apply for Tutor Training, please contact Chris Monckton, Barristers’ Education Administrator.
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The Inn organises training for new advocacy tutors once a year. This is usually held in the summer over a residential weekend. It also runs two refresher courses a year in the Inn. If you would like to obtain further information/dates, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
If your Chambers or organisation have asked you to become a Pupil Supervisor, you are required to undertake training with one of the Inns and apply to Lincoln’s Inn’s Admissions, Call and Pupillage Committee for approval. For application forms, email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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Pupil Advice Line Now Open
The Bar Council has set up an advice line for any pupil who has concerns and would like to talk about these confidentially to someone outside their Chambers or Inn. Please contact Alexandra McHenry at the Bar Council on 0207 242 0082 and she can put you in touch with a member of the Bar who can chat with you.