the secret barrister nothing but the truth

‘An illuminating and timely insight into the legal system. It charts an outsider’s progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar, taking in the sometimes absurd traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the Queen, to the Hunger Games-type contest for pupillage, through. ‘Dishes the dirt - or serves up a slice of reality - on what barristers do’ - The Times Nothing But The Truth is The Secret Barrister's bestselling memoir. It also reveals the darker side of working in criminal law, and how the things our justice system gets wrong are not the things most people expect.

It asks questions about what we understand by justice, and what it takes to change our minds. 3 I begin my mini-pupillage with a civil law barristers chambers, following barristers who specialize in personal injury work. Nothing But The Truth charts an outsiders progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar, taking in the sometimes absurd traditions of the Inns. įull of hilarious, shocking, and surprising stories from their working life, Nothing But The Truth tracks the Secret Barrister’s transformation from hang ‘em and flog ‘em, austerity-supporting twenty-something to campaigning, bestselling, reforming author whose writing in defence of the law is celebrated around the globe.

Nothing But The Truth charts an outsider’s progress down the winding path towards practising at the Bar, taking in the sometimes absurd traditions of the Inns of Court, where every meal mandates a glass of port and a toast to the Queen, to the Hunger Games-type contest for pupillage, through the endlessly frustrating experience of being a junior barrister – as a creaking, ailing justice system begins to convince them that something has to change. From the number one bestselling, award-winning Secret Barrister - an entertaining and surprising memoir about their hilarious and heartbreaking journey. Just how do you become a barrister? And why do only 1 per cent of those who study law succeed in joining this mysteriously opaque profession? If it’s such a great occupation, how come you work 100-hour weeks for less than minimum wage? And why might a practising barrister come to feel the need to reveal the lies, secrets, failures and crises at the heart of this world of wigs and gowns?

The secret barrister nothing but the truth