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Inner Temple Library Inns of Court Library serving barristers, judges and bar students in England and Wales. Open to members of all four Inns of Court.

The Library is first mentioned in the Inn's records in 1506. Since then there have been a number of Library buildings which have met a variety of fates. One was destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666, another was blown up in 1679 to prevent a fire spreading from Middle Temple and a third was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in 1941, although by that time many of the books had been, albeit belatedly, removed to safety. The present Library building, designed by T.W. Sutcliffe, was constructed after the war and did not reopen until 1958. The current redesign, opened in 2022, is built over one floor, with eight rooms of various sizes. The Library interior is very traditional in style with oak panelled rooms.

Mastering Legal Research for MootingBuild confidence in finding, evaluating and using legal materials for your moots wit...
12/10/2026

Mastering Legal Research for Mooting
Build confidence in finding, evaluating and using legal materials for your moots with our legal research skills session. Email to book: [email protected]

Lincoln’s Inn Library is open this Saturday, 10 October, from 10am to 5pm. The Library is open to members of the Inns of...
09/10/2026

Lincoln’s Inn Library is open this Saturday, 10 October, from 10am to 5pm. The Library is open to members of the Inns of Court only.

The Library offers 20 minute orientation tours to help you navigate the library, know where to start with deciphering re...
08/10/2026

The Library offers 20 minute orientation tours to help you navigate the library, know where to start with deciphering references and familiarise yourself with our online resources. New in Chambers or just want a refresher? Book at tour: https://scheduler.zoom.us/innertemple_clerks/tour

We are currently looking for an Assistant Librarian (Training). Deadline is the 30th October 2026. Details are here:
07/10/2026

We are currently looking for an Assistant Librarian (Training). Deadline is the 30th October 2026. Details are here:

The Assistant Librarian (Training) is a new role and will be responsible for designing, organising and delivering the Library training output for members and

We are open this Saturday, 3 October, from 10am to 5pm. The Library is open to members of the Inns of Court only.
02/10/2026

We are open this Saturday, 3 October, from 10am to 5pm. The Library is open to members of the Inns of Court only.

Lexis+® With Protégé™ (Legal AI) is now available for use in the Library. An online session with a LexisNexis trainer Is...
29/09/2026

Lexis+® With Protégé™ (Legal AI) is now available for use in the Library. An online session with a LexisNexis trainer Is available on: 16 October, 5.30pm-6.15pm
‘LexisNexis Protégé™ is the personalised generative and agentic AI assistant within Lexis+ that powers conversational search, insightful summarisation, intelligent legal drafting, and document upload and analysis capabilities.’

A short introduction to Protégé with a trainer from LexisNexis.

Gray’s Inn Library is open this Saturday, 26 September, from 10am to 5pm. The Library is open to members of the Inns of ...
25/09/2026

Gray’s Inn Library is open this Saturday, 26 September, from 10am to 5pm. The Library is open to members of the Inns of Court only.

On Tuesday evening we met lots of new students at the Inns introductory evening. There will be another chance to say hel...
24/09/2026

On Tuesday evening we met lots of new students at the Inns introductory evening. There will be another chance to say hello on Friday with plenty more freebies on offer! We're looking forward to seeing everyone in the Library 😁📚

23/09/2026

ITSA are now accepting submissions for the 2026 Essay Competition.
The 2026 question is: ‘How are the digitalisation of the court process and the rapid advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) likely to affect practice at the Bar?“
Submission deadline: 5 October 2026
Details on the essay question, how to enter, and the prizes available can be found on their website:

The 2025 Essay Competition is NOW OPEN!

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Inner Temple Library, Crown Office Row
London
EC4Y7HL

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 8pm
Tuesday 9am - 8pm
Wednesday 9am - 8pm
Thursday 9am - 8pm
Friday 9am - 7pm

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