The Kalisher Trust and the Sentencing Academy are delighted to offer the opportunity for an outstanding candidate to undertake an internship at the Sentencing Academy. The internship, paid at the London Living Wage (currently £11.05 per hour), will run for 30 weeks from September/October 2022 and will involve a commitment of 7.5 hours per week… Read more »
The Trust is delighted to announce that Matt Ward, a pupil at 187 Fleet Street Chambers, is the winner of the Trust’s 2022 Essay competition. Matt submitted an outstanding essay, and is a worthy winner in a high-quality field, which continues to be a very popular part of the Trust’s support for under-represented groups seeking… Read more »
We are pleased to announce that the Trust will be organising its coveted criminal advocacy training course in Spring 2022, and applications are now open. The course runs over five evening sessions in the Royal Courts of Justice and at Chambers in London, and then a Saturday ‘Action Clinic’ at the Old Bailey. The trainers… Read more »
We are delighted to announce that Deri Molyneux has been awarded the 2022 Kalisher Trust/Doughty Street Chambers Death Penalty Project Internship. Deri commenced the internship in January and gave the following testimonial: “I am delighted to have been offered the Kalisher-DPP internship. This acknowledgement of my potential to succeed at the criminal Bar has given… Read more »
We are delighted to announce the 2022 Kalisher Essay Competition, which will carry a substantial prize of £2,000, is open to all pupils currently undertaking a criminal pupillage. We invite submissions of up to 2,000 words in answer to the following question: “Penn and Mead, Ponting, Randle and Pottle and now the “Colston Four”. Are… Read more »
We are delighted to announce the 2022 Kalisher Theatrical Evening, which will take place on Sunday the 27th March 2022. Doors open from 5.30pm, with the performance from 6pm. Bill Kenwright’s production of ‘Love Letters’ was a West End hit, and we are very pleased to stage it with the kind permission of Middle… Read more »
The Kalisher Trust is proud to support a wide range of talented, determined early career barristers who are taking their first steps in the profession. We recently interviewed two stars at the Bar: Sapna Devi (9 King’s Bench Walk) and Tommy Seagull (Garden Court Chambers). Both were interviewed about their experiences in gaining the necessary… Read more »
The Kalisher University of Birmingham LLM scholar for 2021-2022, Tomos McFarlane recently spoke to his University’s Law School regarding his interest in a career at the criminal Bar and the support he receives from the Kalisher Trust. The article can be found here: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/law/courses/llb/profiles/tomos-mcfarlane.aspx and is reproduced below. We are so proud to support all our… Read more »
About the Trust The Kalisher Trust is a legal charity which helps, encourages and inspires young people to achieve their potential through the development of positive advocacy skills; and supports those who aspire to become criminal barristers. We run a wide-ranging programme, which includes a dedicated education arm to inform those currently at secondary school about a career in… Read more »
The Kalisher Trust is a legal charity which helps, encourages and inspires young people to achieve their potential through the development of positive advocacy skills; and supports those who aspire to become criminal barristers. We run a wide-ranging programme, which includes a dedicated education arm to inform those currently at secondary school about a career in the Law; we… Read more »
