Middle Temple Law LibraryNext up was our super fascinating tour of the library for one of the four inns of court - Middle Temple. The inns of court are tasked with educating barristers to practice law in the UK. One someone is finished studying law in university, they must join one if the inns to become a barrister and to join an Inn you must be invited to join. There are two types of lawyers in the UK, solicitors and barristers; solicitors focus on the behind the scenes paperwork whereas barristers are responsible for going to court to argue cases. The Training and Development librarian, Adam Woellhaf, was kind enough to give us a tour of the beautiful Middle Temple Library.
The Law Library is open to any member of the four Inns of Court - even if you aren't a member of Middle Temple, and it was fascinating to find out that the librarians employed need not have a law degree, which differs slightly than the US where law degrees are preferred for those working in law libraries. Though all the buildings we listed had vast histories this was the only building that still had remnants of shrapnel in the floor. Also, the color scheme was one of my most favorite of all the places we visited.
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