ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
Welcome to The Inner Temple Movers & Returners Podcast, a dedicated space for barristers planning, managing, or returning from a break in practice, as well as those transferring between practice areas or Chambers.
Hosted by Inner Temple practitioners, each episode features guests with expertise and lived experience in moving and returning. Together, they share practical guidance, professional insights, and trusted resources to help you make confident career moves. From retention strategies to tips for a smooth return, you’ll hear advice designed to sustain your practice and support your professional wellbeing.
Episodes are released on the first Tuesday of every month, giving you a regular touchpoint for guidance, encouragement, and actionable steps.
Subscribe now to gain the support and community you need to thrive and succeed at every step of your journey at the Bar.
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Update frequency:
monthly
Average audio length:
26 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
10 episodes
since Dec. 1, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Rachel Spearing KC is joined by clinical psychologist, Dr Bill Mitchell, and senior clerk, Nick Hill, to mark ten years of Wellbeing at the Bar. Together, they reflect on how attitudes to mental health have changed, explore the pressures facing barristers and clerks today and share practical insigh…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
In this episode, Winston Hunter KC, eminent barrister, Recorder and Deputy High Court Judge, shares his journey into part-time judicial roles and the motivations behind applying. Winston discusses how he balances the demands of practice with sitting on the bench, the skills and perspective gained f…
In this episode, we explore what it’s really like to move between the self-employed and employed Bar. Two barristers - one who went from self-employed to employed and back again, and another who transitioned into an employed role - share their experiences and motivations.
We discuss why barristers …
This episode pairs judicial insight with practical support for practitioners returning to, or moving within, the profession. The Senior President of Tribunals reflects on what makes written submissions truly effective, the pitfalls he sees, and how his view of good written advocacy has evolved on t…
In this episode, we hear about the experience of both taking an unplanned break from the Bar and moving Chambers, and the loss of confidence in oral advocacy that can follow. We explore what it feels like to return after time away, the practical steps that can help rebuild advocacy skills, and the …
Life doesn’t always run to schedule, even at the Bar. This podcast opens up honest conversations about the unexpected events — mental health difficulties, burnout, bereavement, and other unplanned crises - that can suddenly reshape a barrister’s working life.
With voices from across the profession,…
Three barristers, one shared challenge: balancing the demands of life at the Bar with the realities of parenthood.
With honesty, warmth, and insight, they take listeners through the journey of caring responsibilities - from discovering a baby is on the way, to parental leave, returning to practice,…
This episode is both an inspiring look at the role of pro bono at the Bar and a practical guide for barristers considering how volunteering can enrich their careers.
In this panel discussion, three barristers share their experiences of volunteering and mentoring with Advocate, the Bar’s national pr…
In our inaugural episode, we sit down with the CEO and Engagement Manager of Advocate, the Bar’s national pro bono charity, to discuss how pro bono volunteering helps movers, returners, and those changing practice areas build skills, confidence and connections - while delivering vital legal su…
The Inner Temple Movers & Returners Podcast supports colleagues at the Bar navigating career breaks, transfers and transitions. Hosted by Inner Temple practitioners, each monthly episode features guests with experience and expertise in moving and returning, offering guidance, tips and resources…
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