A Career at the Bar

The Bar Council has launched a careers website for school and university students, at www.become-a-barrister.com.

It provides useful information for anyone interested in a career at the Bar, and includes films and case studies aimed at demystifying the profession.

Peter Lodder QC, chair of the Bar, says: “Whether through a coordinated ‘speakers for schools’ programme, a placement scheme with the Social Mobility Foundation, supporting the Citizenship Foundation’s Bar National Mock Trials Competition or a number of other initiatives, the Bar Council is determined to make a difference.

“Alongside these efforts, we are also launching the Bar Barometer, an annual report on statistical trends within the Bar, so that we can monitor the effect of these activities over a period of time. While there is still much more that we can do, I am confident that we are on the right track.”