{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60a3c60d3a79f4001afe96c7/61d6c817b1d6770013fb1ba7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mukhtiar Singh: Taking a risk with someone who’s different","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60a3c60d3a79f4001afe96c7/1641464458294-cd187775f36aba0dd2afd9f364335c24.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the first of our mini-series on career changers we hear from former police detective Mukhtiar Singh, an employment and commercial barrister and social mobility campaigner at Garden Court Chambers about joining the Bar at 40, what it takes to start later in the law and the rewards you can reap if you make it.</p><p><br></p><p>Information on changing careers in to the law:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.lawcareers.net/Explore/Features/30032021-Becoming-a-lawyer-as-a-career-changer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://www.lawcareers.net/Explore/Features/30032021-Becoming-a-lawyer-as-a-career-changer</em></a></p><p><em>&nbsp;</em></p><p>Mukhtiar’s Scholarship Scheme:</p><p><a href=\"https://singhbarrister.co.uk/social-responsibility\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https://singhbarrister.co.uk/social-responsibility</em></a></p>","author_name":"BBC Legal"}