Mohammed Noor Alam

• Successful in my application to become an Inner Temple PASS (Pegasus Access and Support Scheme) Scholar for the 2025/26 academic year, following a competitive application and interview process.
• As part of this award, I will have a mini-pupillage arranged for me and will also have access to numerous sessions throughout the academic year designed to hone my legal and advocacy skills, and contribute to my professional development.

• Undertook an assessed mini-pupillage from 2-3 September 2025.
• The first day was spent preparing for and undertaking an oral advocacy exercise, which was judged by Jessica Powers. Following this, there was a written advocacy exercise to be completed within a week following the completion of my mini-pupillage.
• The final day was spent shadowing members of Chambers, namely Laura Webster (in a case concerning the will and estate of a deceased individual) and Stuart Armstrong (in an application for costs hearing). Both hearings were in the County Court at Central London.

• One of 20 students who were successful in their applications to partake in the Slaughter and May Professional Experience Week, in collaboration with upReach, from 11-15th August 2025.
• I was seated in the Disputes & Investigations Department, and supervised by Patrick Hall and Kathryn Bevan.

• One of 10 students to have been awarded the Slaughter and May scholarship. This award includes a financial stipend and multiple professional development workshops and training sessions, both in person and remote, throughout the remainder of my degree.

• Assigned to Carl Buckley and Ravinder Saimbhi. I was exposed to multiple facets of the criminal law, from human rights in a data protection case to a rape trial, witnessing examination-in-chief, cross-examination and closing submissions.
• Also invited to observe a high-profile case in which Carl Buckley was acting as counsel for Stephen Yaxley-Lennon in an application for permission in regards to judicial review, at the Royal Courts of Justice.

• Successful in my application for the Commercial Bar Association's Social Mobility Mentoring Scheme, following an incredibly competitive application process. Assigned Richard Liddell KC of 4 New Square Chambers as my mentor.
• Expanded my understanding of commercial law and refined my commercial awareness skills. Also had the opportunity to shadow Mr. Liddell KC and expand my legal network.

• Successful in my application to become a mentee under the Cornerstone Chambers Mentoring Scheme for Underrepresented Groups, having been assigned Matthew Dale-Harris of Landmark Chambers as my mentor.

The programme provided me with immersive legal experiences, advocacy coaching and the opportunity to argue a humans rights case in the Supreme Court.