- The four Inns of Court are:
Inner Temple
Middle Temple
Gray's Inn
The criteria they use for selection are:
Intellectual qualities (ability to analyse complex information and identify essentials, judgement, perceptiveness, good memory - academic achievement generally being good evidence on all counts)
- Motivation (very high level of drive and determination, commitment to appropriate aspects of work at the Bar)
- Relationships (ability to get on with a wide range of people, diplomacy, ability to sustain relationships)
- Character (calmness under fire, ability to work hard for long hours and against deadlines, sound personal values and integrity)
- Impact (articulacy, persuasiveness, confidence, ability to suit conduct to the occasion)
- All the Inns have huge sums of money to give to aspiring barristers in the form of Scholarships
- You can only apply to one Inn.
- You do not have to join an Inn before you apply, but if you are successful in gaining a Scholarship you would then have to join that Inn.
- Inner and Middle Temple interview all candidates who apply to them for a Scholarship.
- Lincoln's Inn and Gray's Inn preselect on application before interview.
- The closing date for Scholarship applications is Friday 6 November - check the time of day on each Inn's website. They are different.
- Make sure you have read and understood the reference requirements. They differ for each Inn, too!
- Remember, the Inns award Scholarships based on merit but it is in your interests to provide your financial information, too.
Good luck with your application!
