Conference Skills

Published in conjunction with The City Law School, the Bar Manuals are written specifically for students on the Bar Professional Training Course by expert teams of practising barristers and current or former tutors. Each manual provides a practical guide to the law, practice, and procedure of the individual subject, and offers clear explanations of the relevant substantive and procedural law. Where appropriate, the manuals contain worked examples, sample documentation, and exercises

Covering all aspects of the client interview, Conference Skills is designed to help trainee barristers develop the key written, interpersonal, and case-work skills required to conduct successful client conferences Special attention is devoted to skills of questioning, listening, and advising, to ensure the trainee barrister is well equipped to maximise a client conference in terms of gathering information and giving advice

Featuring numerous how-to-do-it guides, worked examples, and realistic case documentation, the manual offers practical step-by-step guidance so that the trainee barrister can approach any client conference with confidence

Rosemary Samwell-Smith, Barrister, former Principal Lecturer, The City Law School
Marcus Soanes, Barrister, Principal Lecturer, The City Law School
Susan Blake, Barrister, Associate Dean, The City Law School
Lord Justice Brooke CMG, Lord Justice of Appeal
Ann Halpern, Barrister, former Reader, ICSL
Susannah Leahy, Barrister, former Senior Lecturer, ICSL
Debbie Lithman, Barrister, former Principal Lecturer, ICSL
Bartholomew O'Toole, Barrister, Middle Temple
Margot Taylor, Solicitor, former Principal Lecturer, The City Law School
Carl Teper, Barrister, Middle Temple