What nobody teaches you when you become a barrister

Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network · Sep 30, 2026 · 26m

As one Melbourne-based barrister puts it, much of being a successful barrister has very little to do with what one is formally taught. Here, she unpacks the business of life at the Bar, and what those aspiring to this vocational pathway need to know.

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