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⚖️ The society for aspiring barristers and those who are interested in the Bar ⚖️
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We are the University of Liverpool Bar Society and our aim is to provide you with the necessary skills and experience to progress to the next stage of training in becoming a barrister. A career at the bar is highly competitive, with both BPTC providers and chambers seeking those who not only have the intellectual ability, but excellent advocacy skills and a wider awareness of what it takes to succ

eed. This means applicants are required to have experience in advocacy and Mooting, to undertake mini-pupillages/pro-bono work and to have knowledge of the profession through networking and observing cases in Court. As a member, you will gain all of this and more as we are the only legal society that is dedicated to the bar and will provide direct opportunities and information to improve your chances all year. Our largest event is the Internal Mooting Competition that runs from October to March, open for all years, with the final held in St George’s Hall judged by barristers from local chambers. The competition is an excellent way of gaining the advocacy skills that providers and chambers are looking for. With Mooting on your CV, your application is guaranteed to stand out and we can guarantee that you will have fun and gain confidence whilst doing so. Moot problems are based on topics you will be covering at the time so there is no need to feel nervous as you will know the law, the key is applying it in a persuasive way, plus it is a great revision tool for exams! Aside from Mooting, we also provide a range of other opportunities to give you the wider knowledge and awareness that future employers are looking for. This includes; opportunities to apply for External Mooting Competitions, trips to the Courts and Inns of Court in London and talks/activity days with BPTC providers across the UK. Finally, the society also hosts social events as a way of meeting people who have similar passions to you, including those on the course and in the profession. Every year we organise a Meet and Greet and Annual Bar Evening, attended by barristers from local chambers, to allow opportunities for networking. Many students have gained mini-pupillage and work experience offers from these events, so they really are not to be missed! Bar Society Committee Members 2019/2020

President - Scott Cowley
Vice President - Jason Kuong
Secretary- Eleanor Suthern
Treasurer - Hawa Jogi
Mistress of Moots - Amy Mckechnie
Master of Moots - Reece Jones
Junior Mistress of Moots - Sara Jenkins
Junior Master of Moots - Chris Stacey
Courts and Mini Pupillage Officer - Ella Jackson
External Moot Officer - TBC
BPTC/ Inns of Courts Liaison Officer - TBC

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23/11/2022

Join us at the first Big Bar event, with the University of Law Liverpool, which will take place on Thursday 1st December 4:00-7:00pm in the Event Space and Atrium of the School of Law & Social Justice Building!

Come along to find those ‘opportunities to engage’ with barristers’ chambers on your current shortlist, build up your network and find out more about your journey to the Bar!

We look forward to seeing you there! 😁

07/11/2022

INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 INNS OF COURT OFFICER ⚖️

✨Name: Toby

✨Year: 3rd

✨Committee Position: Inns of Court Officer

✨Favourite Legal Area: Disputes

✨Favourite Drink: V20/Old Fashioned

07/11/2022

INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 JUNIOR MISTRESS OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Flo

✨Year: 2nd

✨Committee Position: Junior Mistress of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: Corporate Law

✨Favourite Drink: A Raspberry Gin and Lemonade

11/10/2022

Hey everyone!

The signups for our internal mooting competition are now open! This is a great opportunity to enhance your CV, as well as develop the crucial skills necessary to pursue a career at the bar! ⚖️

Just follow this link and fill out the form to sign up!

https://forms.gle/bjtua4ZDHEQoy8UF6

Make sure you and your partner sign up soon because signups close October 17th!

Thank you to all who attended our mooting workshop!

05/10/2022

If you’re interested in the internal mooting competition please come to our mooting workshop on Tuesday 11th October. We’d love to see you there, and it’s essential for equipping you with the skills you will need!

The workshop is taking place between 18:00-19:30 in Lecture Theatre 1, 502 Building! Feel free to join us in the Sphinx for some drinks afterwards too!

We look forward to seeing you all! 😊

27/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 Secretary ⚖️

✨Name: Trisya Viknesh

✨Year: 3

✨Committee Position: Secretary

✨Favourite Legal Area: Sports Law

✨Favourite Drink: Gin and Tonic

27/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 Mini Pupilage officer ⚖️

✨Name: Libby Porter

✨Year: 3

✨Committee Position: Mini Pupilage officer

✨Favourite Legal Area: Commercial law

✨Favourite Drink: Mojito

27/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 TREASURER ⚖️

✨Name: Sandra

✨Year: 3

✨Committee Position: Treasurer

✨Favourite Legal Area: Criminal law

✨Favourite Drink: Pina Colada

27/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 JUNIOR MISTRESS OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Jaymie

✨Year: 2nd

✨Committee Position: Junior Mistress of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: Criminal law

✨Favourite Drink: Pink grapefruit gin and slimline tonic

26/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 EXTERNAL MASTER OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Adam

✨Year: Bar Course

✨Committee Position: External Master of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: Business and Property Law

✨Favourite Drink: Pornstar martini

26/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 JUNIOR MISTRESS OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Madeline

✨Year: 2nd

✨Committee Position: Junior Mistress of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: Media Law

✨Favourite Drink: Pomegranate and Rose Gin with Lemonade

26/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 MISTRESS OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Elizabeth

✨Year: 2nd

✨Committee Position: Mistress of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: Family Law

✨Favourite Drink: Pornstar martini

26/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 MISTRESS OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Amelia

✨Year: 3rd

✨Committee Position: Mistress of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: Family law

✨Favourite Drink: Vanilla vodka and coke (if you buy me one I’ll give you an extra point in the competition)

26/09/2022

INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 MISTRESS OF MOOTS ⚖️

✨Name: Andreea

✨Year: 3rd

✨Committee Position: Mistress of Moots

✨Favourite Legal Area: International Human Rights Law

✨Favourite Drink: Strawberry daiquiri

26/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 VICE PRESIDENT ⚖️

✨Name: Matt

✨Year: 3rd

✨Committee Position: Vice President

✨Favourite Legal Area: Criminal Law

✨Favourite Drink: Old fashioned

26/09/2022

⚖️ INTRODUCING YOUR 2022-23 PRESIDENT ⚖️

✨Name: Maxwell

✨Year: 3rd

✨Committee Position: President

✨Favourite Legal Area: Public International Law

✨Favourite Drink: Aperol Spritz

18/08/2022

To all incoming law students:

Welcome! The Bar Society is looking forward to meeting you at all of our upcoming events in the new academic year! Feel free to drop us a message if you want to find out more about what we do here at the BarSoc; see you soon!

15/08/2022

Exciting news! The bar soc has partnered with Oriel Chambers and we are happy to announce their inter-varsity mooting competition which will take place on our Campus!

Our current External Master of Moots (who won the competition last year) and the rest of the committee will be able to answer any mooting orientated questions so DM us now to find out more!

🔜🔜 swipe to see key dates!

26/04/2022

💙Bar Soc AGM 2022💙

Date: 26th April
Time: 5pm
Location: Library Room in the Guild

The AGM is an important opportunity for the society to reflect on the progress made in the last year, and to discuss the direction for the next year. As such, there will be a short financial rundown and a summary of where the society currently stands.

As well as our current members, we expect the new committee to attend. We will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.

26/04/2022

04/04/2022

⚖️ COMMITTEE SELF-NOMINATIONS ROUND 2⚖️

Another chance to nominate yourself for a role on our committee for 2022/23! Nominations start on the 12th April - 27th April!

Roles Available:
✨Treasurer
✨External Moot Mistress/Master
✨Inns of Court Officer

If you have any questions feel free to drop us a - We are more than happy to help! 💙

01/04/2022

And just like that our 2021/22 moot competition is complete!

First Year Finalists:
Elizabeth Shanks & Charlin Skeete 🏆
Jaymie Burns & Jessica Davies

Second/Third Year Finalists:
Lamya Al Saqqaf & Molly Blain
Andreea Ion & Amelia Smith 🏆

A huge congratulations to everyone that competed! We saw some incredible moots and it was great to see so many of you progress your advocacy skills.

Finally, a huge thank you to our incredible committee who spent countless hours judging, writing moot questions and so much more! 💙

23/03/2022

✨ 2022/23 Committee Endorsements ✨

After long consideration we have decided to endorse these individuals based on their commitment to the society and their manifestos.

Remember to vote via the guild!

19/03/2022

And the results are in… we will be endorsing in the upcoming election!

Good luck to everyone in the upcoming elections! 💙

13/03/2022

And that’s it the semi-finals are complete and we will be holding our finals on the 30th March!

We wanted to just say thank you to our incredible moot committee for organising the event from writing moot problems to offering support in whatever way they could to all participants. We also wanted to say thank you to the wider committee that spent most of their Wednesdays 11am-7pm judging the comp 🎖

It has been an incredible experience to watch so many competitors advance their advocacy skills and learn valuable legal researching skills.

We also have our mini pupillage announcement for the lucky pairs that win the finals….
✨Exchange Chambers
✨4 New Square

All participants should be so proud!

11/03/2022

💙Guild Student Officer Endorsement Meeting💙

As you may know the Guild Officer elections are upcoming and we as a society have the chance to endorse a candidate but we need your help!

The zoom link has been sent out via email where will be reading over all candidate’s manifestos. You will be then sent a Google form where you can vote for who you want us to endorse as a society!

We hope to see you there! ✨

08/03/2022

⚖️ Internal Moot Comp Semi Finals ⚖️

It’s that time of year when our moot competition is drawing to an end. We just want to say congratulations to everyone that participate this year - it has been a great competition! We have seen great improvement and judged so many incredible moots - you should all be so proud of yourselves 🎖

A huge congratulations to all of you going through to compete in the semi-finals tomorrow - we cannot wait to judge your moots.

Good luck from all of us at Bar Soc 💙

08/03/2022

Happy International Women’s Day!

The goal behind Women's Day is to spread the message of gender equality, celebrate the achievements and contributions of women in different spheres, and work towards building a society free of all gender biases, stereotypes, gender parity and discrimination. On this day, people appreciate the strong, intelligent, talented and simply extraordinary women in their lives ✨

07/03/2022

🚨 Opportunity Alert 🚨

Are you considering a Masters or PhD study? Don’t miss Postgrad LIVE Liverpool Study Fair!

This will be a great opportunity to gather information you need to plan your steps into postgraduate study!

Link is in our bio!

05/03/2022

⚖️ Committee 2022/23 ⚖️

As some of you may be aware self-nominations are now open meaning you can nominate yourself to be on the committee next year!

In order to nominate yourself you are required to write and submit a manifesto no more than 500 words explaining why you are the right person for the role and what you will bring to the society. If you need any help at all feel free to drop us a message as we are more than happy to help.

We will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the upcoming week where you will be able to make a speech/read out your manifesto. This is the best opportunity to earn endorsements from the current committee and influence other members to vote for you!

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💙Bar Soc AGM 2022💙 Date: 26th April Time: 5pm Location: Library Room in the Guild The AGM is an important opportunity for the society to reflect on the progress made in the last year, and to discuss the direction for the next year. As such, there will be a short financial rundown and a summary of where the society currently stands. As well as our current members, we expect the new committee to attend. We will be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.