Nothing But The Truth with Elizabeth Bowden Elizabeth Bowden

Elizabeth Bowden and Zoe Hanson grill Carl Geary (Head of Civil at College Chambers) on how and why he switched from solicitor to barrister. Elizabeth takes the opportunity to find out what solicitors really want from barristers and what solicitors hate barristers doing. Listen to this episode if you are interested in either switching to the better half of the profession (!) or understanding what solicitors want.

What are the unspoken expectations of mini-pupillage and 1st Six? In this episode, Elizabeth tells you what a barrister really wants when they have a mini-pupil or a 1st Six pupil in the first few weeks of pupillage. This episode peeks further behind the curtain for anyone who is 'Bar curious' and offers insight for pupils.

Are you working with a barrister, or do you have one in your life? We are unique people, and we have a lot to offer. I want to help you get 110% from your barrister. It's not all about us winning arguments all the time.

If you have ever walked into a room and thought I know this is English, but I have no idea what they are talking about. Barristers have a secret language. This podcast will help decode some of it.

Elizabeth and Zoe laugh their way through the quirks and oddities of the very traditional legal profession. Listen in, and next time you are watching a legal drama, on a court visit or doing a mini-pupillage, see how much you know.

What barristers really think of your application form and other insights you really need to know. Elizabeth gives you Nothing But The Truth.

Have you ever wished that you had a friend, or a friend of a friend, whom you could go to and ask anything about being a barrister? And when you asked, the answer would be 'Nothing but the Truth'?Then this is the podcast for you.

Whether you are an aspiring barrister or just barrister curious, this podcast aims to decode, demystify and make the Bar accessible.

Zoe Hanson gets conversational with Elizabeth Bowden, a civil and family barrister at College Chambers, Southampton, who works on the Western Circuit.

In Episode 1, you can listen as Elizabeth and Zoe talk about how Elizabeth picked 'barrister' as her career and whether the stress of being a barrister is worth it.

"Sometimes the lows are so low that I go home and cry ... but I could not do any other job."

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