The Temple by PhotoThirteen (2008)

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Description Access to Middle Temple Lane from the Victoria EmbankmentThe Honourable Society of the Middle Temple is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. It is near the Royal Courts of Justice, within the City of London.In the 13th century, the Inns of Court originated as hostels and schools for student lawyers. The Middle Temple is the western part of 'The Temple', the headquarters of the Knights Templar until they were dissolved in 1312There has never been an 'Outer Temple', apart from a modern office block of that name - an order of 1337 refers to repairing the lane 'through the middle of the Court of the Temple', which became known as Middle Temple Lane and probably gave its name to the Inn.The Inns stopped being responsible for legal education in 1852, although they continue to provide supplementary training in areas such as advocacy and ethics for students, pupil barristers and newly-qualified barristers. Most of the Inn is occupied by barristers' offices, known as 'chambers'. One of the Middle Temple's main functions now is to provide support for new members to the profession.

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