Since then, the department has initiated several phases of the project, which have seen the participation of LGBTQ+ members, disabled members, female Readers and Treasurers and members of particularly long-standing. As the project continues, further phases will seek to include more underrepresented groups and build a wider and deeper understanding of the history of the Inn from the perspective of its members.

Those selected to participate will be invited to a private 1–2-hour audio-recorded interview with a trained member of the Archive & Collections Department during which they will have the opportunity to share their stories and reflections on their experiences both in the legal profession and at the Inn. The interview will be conducted in a flexible and open-ended manner, and the participant will be free to discuss and focus on the subjects and issues which are most important to them.

The interviews will be conducted in private, and the recording and any transcript made will be stored securely in the archive, and subject to an archival closure period. No part of the recording will be accessible, without the participant's explicit agreement, for 100 years after the date of the recording, or after the death of the participant.

If you are interested in participating in this initiative, please write to oralhistory@middletemple.org.uk with a few lines about you, your background and what your contribution to the project might be. Please do also get in touch if you have any further questions about the project.