Get Involved

All Members are encouraged to stay involved with the Inn after they have been called. Your life at the Inn does not end at Call night!

We are determined that Members, be it barristers, judges or Benchers, make the Inn’s extensive educational and collegiate activities both in and outside of the Inn a central part of their professional lives.

Education

The Inn’s Education and Training is reliant on the knowledge, generosity and willingness to help of the Inn’s barristers, judges and Benchers based across England and Wales. Without this, it could not run the schemes and substantial programme of events designed to prepare students for life at the Bar. These include:

• Advocacy training and Qualifying Sessions
• Career development support including the Mentoring Scheme, the Court Pupillage (Marshalling) programme and Mock Interviews for students applying for pupillage
• Outreach opportunites for university students
• Scholarships for the GDL, Bar Course and Pupillage

• Volunteer with us

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Barristers’ Committee

The Inn’s Barristers’ Committee is the voice of the Members of Hall and exists to convey their views to the Masters of the Bench. The Committee welcomes all input and ideas from barristers regarding life at the Inn, its events and all other affairs.

• Apply for the Barristers Committee Travel Fund

  Launched in September 2025, the Barristers’ Committee Travel Fund aims to support Members of Hall, especially junior practitioners and those on Circuit who practice outside London, to attend social and governance events at their Inn.

  Whilst the Inn is undertaking more activities on Circuit, led and supported by the Barristers’ Committee Circuit Reps, the Travel Fund aims to increase participation by a wider proportion of the membership in activities at their Inn.

  Once Members have completed their Qualifying Sessions it can be difficult for junior practitioners to find ways to engage and contribute. It is hoped that this twelve-month trial will give more Members the chance to benefit from the networking opportunities and the sense of collegiality attendance at their Inn can foster. Gray’s Inn is the professional home of all those Called to the Bar here and even with thriving and active Circuits this will always be the case.

  Who can apply?

  This scheme is open to Members of Hall (those who have been Called to the Bar by Gray’s Inn), who do not live in London, preferably who are in their first seven years post Call and who are travelling to the Inn for a social or governance event.

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Seniors in Hall

As a Senior in Hall, you would be part of barrister Members of the Inn selected to fulfil certain duties in Hall during student events. It is an excellent opportunity to enjoy the atmosphere of dining in Hall with fellow Members and Benchers of the Inn.

Clubs and societies

There are a number of clubs and societies led by our Members and open to all Members of the Inn.

To get involved with any Gray’s clubs or societies, contact our Chief of Staff, Sam Hutchinson.

• Gray’s Inn Miscellany (the Inn’s annual Christmas show)
• Gray’s Inn Choir
• Gray’s Inn Football
• Gray’s Inn Golfing Society
• Gray’s Inn Pride Society
• Debating Society
• Notes in the Margins (Gray’s Inn Book Club)

You can also find many Bar societies open to all four Inns:

• The Bar Golfing Society
• Bar Musical Society
• Bar Yacht Club

Miscellany

The Miscellany is the Inn’s annual Christmas show organised by and starring its Members. It is open to everyone, from students to the Supreme Court and auditions usually take place in October.

Shows are themed and past Miscellany titles include:

• “Cirque du so Gray’s’’ – “It’s Really in Tents” (2024)
• ‘The Christmiscellany – Gray’s Does “The 12 Days”’ (2023)
• ‘Pan-demonium or Lost Inn Wonderland’ (2022)
• ‘Gray’s All At Sea’ or ‘This Time We’re Really in the Ship!’ (2021)
• A Break with Tradition or The Profits of Zoom (2020)
• A Miscellany of Miscellanies (2020)
• Paint Misbehavin’ or A Brush with the Law (2019)
• Gray’s In Space (2018)
• The Mythellany: Beware of Gray’s Bearing Gifts (2017)
• Shakespeare Inn Love or A Miscellany of Errors (2016)

Miscellany is a wonderful chance for any Members with musical, acting or dancing talent or a willingness to help backstage to join in the fun. You can also attend as a Member of the audience of course!

Choir

The choir sings at Sunday Mattins and its Members take part in a number of performances during the year. Chapel also hosts a number of services and events which are open to all to attend. Membership of the choir is open to talented singers from all four Inns.