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First released 6 October 2026. Running time 36 minutes.
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 insights on resilience, self-awareness, mindset and support for those moving, returning or transferring within the profession.
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CONTACT
Karen Taylor, Head of Teaching & Learning, The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, education@innertemple.org.uk
Host
Rachel Spearing KC is a Bencher of the Inner Temple and the Chair of the Movers and Returners Programme. In 2012 she started the conversation about wellbeing, co-founding with the Bar Council the Wellbeing at the Bar initiative in 2015. She is presently on sabbatical from Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, serving in Government as the Honourable […]
Senior Clerk, 3 New Square IP
Nick Hill is the Senior Clerk at 3 New Square IP. He has been a barristers’ clerk since 1987 and a senior clerk since 1999. He was Chair of the Institute of Barristers’ Clerks from 2016 to 2019 and is currently one of its Vice-Presidents. He was invited to be a member of the Wellbeing […]
Clinical Psychologist
Dr Bill Mitchell is one of the UK’s most experienced clinical psychologists, specialising in the treatment of anxiety, work-related psychological difficulties, burnout and depression. Bill is a consultant to many global businesses, and his clients include leading health, legal, media, finance, advertising, professional service, arts and educational organisations. He lectures and teaches nationally and internationally.