1. Why do you want to become a barrister?
2. Why criminal law?
3. Why this chambers?
4. What makes you suitable for the Criminal Bar?
5. Tell us about a significant failure.
6. Describe a time you persuaded someone.
7. What makes an excellent criminal advocate?
8. Your client privately admits the offence but wants to run a false positive case. What do you do?
9. When may hearsay be admissible?
10. How would you approach bail?
11. What factors matter in mitigation?
12. How do you handle judicial interruption?
13. When may bad character be admitted?
14. What is your duty if a client wants to mislead the court?
15. Should jury trial be restricted?
16. What pressures face the Criminal Bar?
17. How might AI affect criminal advocacy?
18. What risks arise from digital evidence?
19. What recent criminal justice development interests you?
20. Make a two-minute bail application.
21. Give a three-minute plea in mitigation.
22. Plan a cross-examination on disputed identification.
23. What is the strongest argument against your own position?
24. Tell us about difficult feedback.
25. Why should we choose you?

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