Michael Smith
Pupil
Michael commenced pupillage at One Essex Court in October 2026.
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Education, Scholarships & Awards
2025-2026: Bar Course Student at ICCA
- Awarded the Princess Royal Scholarship from the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple.
- Awarded the Maitland Chambers Civil Litigation Prize to attaining the highest grade in the Civil Litigation.
2024-2025: Graduated with Honours from the LLM at Harvard Law School.
- Awarded the Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship.
- Awarded Honours in all (non-pass/fail) modules and dissertation.
2023-2024: Distinction BCL at Linacre College, University of Oxford.
- Awarded the Peter Birks Prize for Unjust Enrichment for attaining the highest grade in Unjust Enrichment.
2020-2023: Double First Class BA (Hons) in Law at Downing College, University of Cambridge.
- 2023: Graduated 6th in the year out of 263 candidates; elected Foundation Scholar and Senior Harris Scholar of Downing College; awarded the Platt Prize and Wilsey and Lurch Prize.
- 2022: Elected as Harris Scholar of Downing College, awarded to the student with the top result in law across all three years of study; winner of the John Morrison Prize for academic success.