Bewigged and Bewildered?

This is an indispensable guide to anyone who might consider a career at the Bar…Kramer in his clever way weaves in facts, possibilities, alternatives, definitions and sub-definitions…The 10 little essays about the life of young practitioners are very polished. – David Wurtzel * Counsel *Not only does it set out essential information about qualifications, joining an inn, dining, obtaining a pupillage, and so on, it also includes guidance on alternative careers, law libraries in London, time-tables for routes to the Bar, and setting up in practice. * The Commonwealth Lawyer, Vol 17, No 2 *…I endorse Adam Kramer’s unique book for throwing open the doors of the Bar to current and future generations, and I hope that, by giving the confidence that can come only from being fully informed, it will bring readers to this most enjoyable, worthwhile, and rewarding of vocations. I only wish it had been available to me when I started in practice 35 years ago. – From the foreword to the first edition by Stephen Hockman QC, Chairman of the Bar Council…it gets the LawCareers.Net seal of approval…We particularly like Kramer’s advice on how to respond to the age-old pupillage interview question: ‘How can you defend a man who you know is guilty?’ And his guidance on how to wear your wig and bands looks pretty useful too! * LC.N Weekly (Law Careers.Net) *This is a very much needed book, with useful online updates, for anyone interested in becoming a barrister-at-law in England and Wales in 21st century…There has always been a certain amount of mystique about the Bar and what we actually do. Adam Kramer has been able to distill the work we do in a matter-of-fact way as though he were addressing a jury- and he puts the issues across very finely indeed with most questions answered. – Phillip Taylor, Richmond ChambersBewigged is a well-written and enjoyable resource and should be useful to law students, aspiring law students and aspiring barristers in particular…it is a useful referral point for students interested in joining the barrister profession. Reference sections of any university library and careers services would do well to stock the book. Those of us who do not themselves aspire to a career in advocacy will enjoy the insightful account of the structure of the legal world and the training system for joining one of the oldest and most powerful professions in contemporary Britain. – Anna Zimdars * The Law Teacher *

Adam Kramer and Ian Higgins are barristers at 3 Verulam Buildings. Adam was previously a lecturer in law at the Universities of Durham and Oxford, and Ian is a former solicitor.