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OverviewAfter working as a barristers' clerk, man and boy, for over thirty years Stephen Ward wrote a collection of reminiscences of his working life to date. He describes some of the characters he's met together with some of the more amusing and repeatable anecdotes from his life in the legal profession. During preparation of the manuscript he was contacted unexpectedly by Claire Long, the daughter of Frank Parsliffe who had written about his 50-year career as a barristers' clerk from before the Second World War. As a young clerk in London, Stephen had worked with Frank Parsliffe (known as Tom) and it was agreed his unfinished memoirs would be combined with Stephen's book. The result is a fascinating account of how the work of a barristers' clerk has changed over the best part of a century. Part One of the book is Stephen Ward's story of his own career from the 1980s until the present day and the technological changes that have taken place during that time. Frank Parsliffe's career spanned a very different time from the 1930s to the 1980s and his memoirs in Part Two reflect that. Frank also recounts his experiences as a young man in the wartime RAF. After four years away in the forces he returned to a very different chambers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Ward , Frank ParsliffePublisher: The Choir Press Imprint: The Choir Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.271kg ISBN: 9781789631043ISBN 10: 1789631041 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 01 April 2020 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available, will be POD  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon it's release. This is a print on demand item which is still yet to be released. Table of ContentsPart One - Tales from the Temple 1; Chapter One Starting out 3; Chapter Two Who's who in the law? 24; Chapter Three How it works 39; Chapter Four Life in chambers 45; Chapter Five You have to laugh 67 Part Two - Propping up the bar 95; Chapter One It all started with Adam 97; Chapter Two Tom, Dick or Harry 109; Chapter Three The balloon goes up 124; Chapter Four Clerks room capers 133; Chapter Five I become a minder 139; Chapter Six Tom goes to war 149; Chapter Seven They also serve who only stand and wait 158; Chapter Eight A rude awakening 169; Chapter Nine Now you see it - Now you don't 177ReviewsAuthor InformationStephen Ward lived near Brighton and by his own admission did not achieve great things at school. He found work on a building site and the owner of the site who was a barrister was sufficiently impressed to invite him to become a barristers' clerk. At the age of 16 with his first suit and a pink tie Stephen Ward became a junior clerk at 2 Crown Office Row in the Temple, London. At the age of 25, Stephen was one of the youngest senior clerks in the UK after 10 years' experience in the Temple and Grays Inn, London. He is now the Managing Director of Clerksroom and manages a team of 20 clerks and oversees the worldwide operations of Clerksroom. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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