Assess the role that barristers carry out during the trial

• Barristers advocate in any court as they have rights to an audience in England and Wales unlike solicitors
• Barristers will draft complicated legal documents, pleadings and provide written opinions for the clients on behalf of the solicitor thus providing the solicitor with specialist advice.
• Barristers have to accept a case given to them under the cab-rank rule
• The Barrister present opening and closing statements
• The Barrister cross-examines the witness
• The Barrister presents a plea in mitigation in the event that the defendant is found guilty