Junior barristers,  Mei-Ying Barnes and Hannah Lilley, who practise from Level Twenty Seven Chambers shared tips on:

  • How to find suitably skilled barristers for your matter
  • What documents should be included in a brief
  • Tips on ways to communicate with counsel during an ongoing matter

Mei and Hannah’s advice comes from the position of having briefed barristers in their previous roles as solicitors, as well as having received briefs as barristers from boutique, state, national and international law firms. The webinar aims to help solicitors streamline the dispute resolution process by ensuring each lawyer in a team knows what is required of them and avoiding work duplications.


Who should watch?

All lawyers with litigation practices, especially those 1-5 PQE.

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The video and podcast recording, as well as the transcript are published here: https://www.level27chambers.com.au/seminars/briefing-counsel/

Presenters

Versatile, client focused and approachable, Mei Ying Barnes practises predominantly in the areas of construction, competition and property (including Native Title). She advises and appears (both led and alone) for public and private corporations, State and Federal Government agencies, and individuals on contentious matters in all State and Federal courts. Prior to coming to the Bar, she was a solicitor at Herbert Smith Freehills, an associate to the Hon. Justice Margaret Wilson of the Supreme Court of Queensland and in house at the Commonwealth Department of Resources and Energy.

Since coming to the Bar, Hannah Lilley has been instructed in a wide range of commercial disputes including those concerning contracts, corporations, equity, misleading and deceptive conduct, banking and insolvency, consumer protection, building and construction (including security of payment), large infrastructure disputes, franchise disputes, insurance and property law. She appears both led and unled in all State and Federal courts. Hannah draws on seven years’ experience working as a solicitor, initially at Allens in Brisbane and most recently as a Managing Associate at Linklaters LLP in London. In addition to having been a solicitor, prior to commencing at the Bar, Hannah was an Associate to the Honourable Justice Patrick Keane AC in both the Federal Court of Australia and in the High Court of Australia.