In this instalment we look at the practicalities of catering at the Middle Temple during the 16th and 17th centuries, exploring the complex and chaotic world of the Inn’s kitchen and buttery.To read more click here
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Governance Officer
Salary – £34,000 - £37,000 per annum DOE
As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers.
In this full-time role, reporting to the Governance Manager, you will be assisting in providing administrative support for the Inn’s governance functions, including Committees, and supporting the Inn’s members, especially the Treasurer, the Deputy Treasurer and the Inn’s most senior members (Masters of the Bench).
- We’d love to hear from you if you have experience or transferable skills in the following:
- Providing administrative support to Committees, including preparation, drafting, and distribution of agendas and supporting papers.
- Supporting the administration and effective delivery of projects and programmes.
- Preparation of annual committee calendars, including liaising with the relevant staff and Committee chairs to identify requirements and appropriate dates and updating Annual Programmes as required throughout the year.
- Supporting all Committees, particularly the Standing Committees, with issues relating to membership or Committee timetabling, ensuring new Committee members receive an induction; and ensuring papers align with the governance framework.
We provide a raft of benefits to our people including Life Assurance, an Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services), Private Medical insurance (incl, gym membership), medical cashback scheme (e.g. for dental, optical), generous pension (12% employer contribution), Season Ticket Loans, generous annual leave entitlements, access to a range of learning & development opportunities as well as the opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique and historical setting in central London.
To submit your application for this exciting opportunity, please click the job title and download the application pack. CVs sent in isolation will not be considered. Applications close Monday 9 January 2023. Successful shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview on Thursday 19 January 2023.
Hall lunch will be closed from Friday 16 December 2022 and will re-open on Monday 9 January 2023
With Twelfth Night approaching, we revisit revivals of Shakespeare's eponymous play. Performed in Middle Hall between 1880 and 2002, these productions conjured the chaotic spirit of Tudor Christmas for contemporary audiences.
Silk Appointments
Middle Temple is pleased to announce that 27 members of Middle Temple were appointed Kings Counsel on Friday 23 December 2022.
These appointments are made by His Majesty The King on the advice of the Lord Chancellor, Dominic Raab MP, following consideration by the independent King’s Counsel Selection Panel.
The list of Middle Templars is as follows:
Katherine Apps
Richard Baker
John Brinsmead-Stockham
Paul Buckingham
Adam Cloherty
Neil Davy
Ruth den Besten
Siddharth Dhar
Marcos Dracos
Edward Grieves
James Horne
Maria Karaiskos
Ben Lask
Eleena Misra
Anna Morris
Craig Morrison
Helen Mulholland
Judith Murray
Sheryn Omeri
Fiona Paterson
Edward Peters
Catherine Piercy
David Pliener
Akua Reindorf
Nicola Shannon
Henry F Smith
Nicholas Worsley
Oliver Muncey
Head of Membership
Thursday 5 January 2023
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NOTE Only bookings made from 1st Jan 2023 can be cancelled using the below form. If you made your booking in 2022 for a stay in 2023 please contact the office to cancel.
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In 2023 the music nights will be supported by a generous donation from the late Master Simon Kverndal. Master Kverndal was a stalwart supporter of the Inn and a lover of music, amongst other things. A Memorial Concert in June 2022 for Simon raised a significant sum which is being used to support all of the artists this year.
The 2023 theme will be “New and Emerging Talent”. Covid has badly affected the music industry and live performances basically ceased for two years. Those graduating from music colleges and conservatoires found their livelihoods and opportunities for performance seriously affected.
WE WELCOME MASTER ROBERT-JAN TEMMINK KC AS MASTER OF MUSIC
Master Robert-Jan Temmink KC practices in Commercial and Chancery Law from Quadrant Chambers and succeeds Master Stanley Burnton who retired last year.
Having been a choral scholar in Cambridge, Master Temmink has performed with some of the finest choirs, ensembles and orchestras in the UK and abroad and, for twenty years until his singing retirement in 2017, was one of the professional singers comprising the choir of the Temple Church.
PERFORMERS & PERFORMANCES IN 2023
The pattern of music nights in 2023 will be similar to those in previous years, but each year in Master Temmink’s tenure will have a broad theme.
Our first music night of the season will take place on 4 April and will be performed by the Ukranian pianist, Vitaly Pisarenko. He will play piano works around a theme of “Dances” including works by Liszt and Schumann. Vitaly was the first prize winner of the Liszt piano competition in Utrecht and third prize winner of the Leeds International piano competition. He has recently graduated from the Royal College of Music.
On 23 May we welcome the mezzo-soprano Lila Chrisp, a recent graduate of the Royal Northern College of Music and winner of the Garsington Opera Young Artist programme in 2022 and a previous AESS Courtney Kenny prize winner for English Song and Poetry. She is currently undertaking two seasons with the Opera Studio of Theatre in Frieburg. Lila Chrisp is accompanied by Hamish Brown, a prize winner in the Copenhagen Lied-Duo competition, Kathleen Ferrier Awards, Wigmore Hall Song Competition, the Mozart Singing Competition and the Somerset Song Prize. They will perform works by Schubert, Wolf, Korngold and Schoenberg under a programme called “Vienna Passions”.
The remaining two Music Nights will take place on 11 July and 20 November. Artists and repertoire will be announced later this year.
Members – Benchers, Hall and Students – may attend Music Nights with guests. Dinner for members is counted as an ordinary dining night.
Early booking is always advised as tickets are limited.
Winter is a really busy time for the Garden Team. After completing the bulb planting Kate and Alex are busy with the herbaceous tidy up and deciduous pruning. There are 74 rose plants in the garden. Only one, Rosa banksiae lutea does not need any attention at this time. The wall climbers and those over arches and obelisks are untied, pruned and re-trained – Other major pruning tasks include 2 wisterias which will be carried out in late January or February and various clematis. It’s the time of year for transplanting shrubs, planting new ones, mulching, ordering seeds as well as arranging for machinery to undergo annual maintenance which is completed before mowing re-starts in early February. This season will also see a major overhaul of the irrigation system. Look out for daffodils, snowdrops (first ones appeared in November), and tulips. There are plenty of other more unusual bulbs such as Fritillaria raddeana (late February) as well as Hellebores and cyclamen. The small area outside Blackstones Chambers will see more unusual bulbs flowering ahead of wild flowers which will follow in the summer months. In Fountain Court there is a lovely display of Camellias for 3 months. A Combination of the garden’s micro-climate due to its inner-city location, changing temperatures and selection of diverse varieties will ensure plenty of colour over a long season.
Handyperson
Salary – £28,000 - £31,000 per annum dependent on experience
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As one of the four Inns of Court, we are proud to provide support, education and accommodation to barristers at every stage of their careers.
In this full-time role (37.5 hrs pw), reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for general building repairs, making good, painting and decorating, minor plumbing tasks.
We provide a raft of benefits to our people including Life Assurance, an Employee Assistance Programme (online resources and access to confidential counselling services), Private Medical insurance (incl, gym membership), medical cashback scheme (e.g. for dental, optical), generous pension (12% employer contribution), Season Ticket Loans, generous annual leave entitlements, access to a range of learning & development opportunities as well as the opportunity to join our dedicated team and work in a beautiful, unique and historical setting in central London.
To submit your application for this exciting opportunity, please download the application pack. CVs sent in isolation will not be considered.
Applications close Monday 6 February 2023. Successful shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview on Friday 17 February 2023.