The September issue of the Library & Archives newsletter is now available to read. mailchi.mp/innertemple....
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One-to-one Legal Research Training Sessions Library staff offer one-to-one training on a wide range of topics. Book online for an in-person or virtual session tailored to your research needs. www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/1-1-training...
New students - want an opportunity to get to know the library? We're running 30 minute informal tours throughout September to give you a short, practical introduction from Library Staff. Book at the link in our bio!
During August and the first week of September the Library will open at 9.00am and close at 5.30pm. Also the Library will be closed from Monday 17 August to Monday 31 August inclusive. This calendar gives the opening hours of all four Inn Libraries over the summer vacation.
Huge congratulations to our former Master of the Library Sally Smith KC for winning the Crime and Thriller book of the year at the British Book Awards! www.thebookseller.com/british-book...
Book of the Year - Crime & Thriller 2026 Winner & Shortlist | The British Book Awards
Check out the 2026 winner and shortlist for the Crime & Thriller Book of the Year at The British Book Awards
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We're Hiring! 💻 We're looking for an IT Helpdesk Technician Apprentice (L3). Work in the heart of London at The Inner Temple, one of the four Inns of Court, to deliver a high standard of IT support across the Inn. 💡 More information here: nrtm.pl/4oqSeyW 🧑💻 Apply by 17 July 🗓️ Start date: 31 Aug
On Sunday our beautiful garden is hosting a rare plant fair! A great opportunity to spend some time in the garden and do some 'green' shopping. Tickets are £5 and available here: www.plantfairsroadshow.co.uk/events/new-i...
We have a LexisNexis trainer in the Library today from 12.30-4.30 for drop-in sessions on Protégé. Pop in with any and all questions about the AI tool and you may well bag yourself some freebies!
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Unbeknownst to most users we have a small lending collection focused on allyship and wellbeing in our copier lobby. This week we have a small display focused on Mental Health awareness. Books can be loaned to anyone without having to be checked out.
LexisNexis Protégé™ is now available for use in the Library. We are running a drop in session in the Library on Wednesday 13 May from 12.30pm to 4.30pm. An online session will also be available on Monday 11 May. Details to follow.
Don’t miss the History Society Lecture: The Reasonable Person. Tuesday 5 May 6pm - 7pm plus reception In person and livestreamed £13.65 in person | FREE online Book now: innertemple.org.uk/reasonable-person
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The Library offers 20 minute orientation tours to help you navigate the library, know where to start with deciphering references and familiarise yourself with our online resources. New in Chambers or just want a refresher? Get in touch and book a tour now: lnkd.in/ePpYHe29
Book now for ‘Organ Trafficking in Peace and Conflict’, BHRC Panel Discussion & Keynote with Master of the Bench Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice KC. Tuesday 21 April 2026, Doughty Street Chambers, 6-8.30 pm. Panel Discussion followed by networking drinks. barhumanrights.org.uk/organ-traffi...
‘Organ Trafficking in Peace and Conflict’ | Panel Discussion & Keynote with Professor Sir Geoffrey Nice KC – Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales
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Queen Jane: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Jane Grey, HistoryHit, online. Episode one is available now with episode two available from 23 April. Partly filmed in the Inner Temple Library with our Librarian. access.historyhit.com/what-s-new/v...
Queen Jane: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Jane Grey - Episode One - What's New - History Hit
Professor Suzannah Lipscomb goes in search of the truth about Lady Jane Grey, the young Tudor claimant who was Queen of England for less than 2 weeks. Moving beyond the popular image of Jane as a hapl...
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We are hiring an Assistant Librarian (Acquisitions). They will be responsible for overseeing and managing all library acquisitions and serials operations. See more about the job and how to apply on the website: www.innertemple.org.uk/news/job-ass...
Job: Assistant Librarian (Acquisitions) | The Inner Temple
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We are hiring an Assistant Librarian (Training). They will be responsible for designing, organising and delivering the Library training output for members and library staff (with appropriate support). See more about the job and how to apply on the website: www.innertemple.org.uk/news/asstlib...
Job: Assistant Librarian (Training) | The Inner Temple
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February is LGBT+ History month, and to mark the occasion we’ve put together a timeline of LGBT+ legal history. Up to date to 2021, it certainly isn’t comprehensive, but it does give some shocking insights into the long and arduous process of fighting for equality and justice.
We are recruiting for a Training Librarian, come and work with us! Details at the link in our bio. Closing date is 16 February 2026.
Today is Blue Monday! Falling on the third Monday of January, Blue Monday supposedly marks the most depressing day of the year. Although a very complicated-looking formula exists to calculate it, Blue Mondays origins seem to stem less from mathematics and more from covert PR for holiday companies...
If you haven't already spotted over on our instagram, the mini books are back! Swing by the library to grab your own, and don't forget to pass on your special requests. The elves are working hard 😀🎄📖
Barristers! Got a dubious citation? Unsure whether a case actually exists? Don’t let inaccurate or AI-generated case citations make their way into your bundles. Today we begin trialling a new service. It's called 'Check My Citation'. www.innertemplelibrary.org.uk/check-my-cit...
Current Awareness - Hospital worker guilty of child sex offences – BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cardiff: Hospital worker guilty of sex offences against children
Tracy Turner admitted six charges of arranging the commission of child sex offences and two charges of making indecent images of a child.
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Current Awareness - SRA decides against changing who pays for compensation fund – Legal Futures www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/...
SRA decides against changing who pays for compensation fund
There was little support for a SRA proposal to reapportion contributions to the compensation fund so that individual solicitors pay more than firms, it has emerged.
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Current Awareness - Boosting cybersecurity: New Software Security Code of Practice for software vendors – Kingsley Napley Corporate and Commercial Law Blog www.kingsleynapley.co.uk/insights/blo...
Boosting cybersecurity: New Software Security Code of Practice for software vendors | Corporate and Commercial Law Blog | Kingsley Napley
When it Matters Most.
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Current Awareness - Three child sex abusers have sentences increased after solicitor general’s intervention – The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Three child sex abusers have sentences increased after solicitor general’s intervention
Men who raped vulnerable teenager in 1990s have prison terms extended after original sentences ruled ‘unduly lenient’
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Current Awareness - GMC challenged in High Court after embolism death – BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Emily Chesterton: GMC at High Court over physician associate role
Brendan and Marion Chesterton's daughter Emily died after a misdiagnosis by a physician associate.
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Current Awareness - NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £58.2bn amid calls to improve patient safety – The Guardian www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £58.2bn amid calls to improve patient safety
Public accounts committee called the record sum ‘jaw-dropping’ and criticised inaction to reduce errors in a damning report
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Current Awareness - Anyone who assists self-harm could face five-year jail term under new plan – The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Anyone who assists self-harm could face five-year jail term under new plan
Ministers are seeking to broaden the law to criminalise assisting self-harm online or in person
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Current Awareness - The convictions of Lucy Letby: should they be overturned? – The Guardian www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The convictions of Lucy Letby: should they be overturned?
When the former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others, a 1980s research paper was key to the prosecution’s case. But the author of the paper himself be...
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