barristers

• • specialist advocates
  • higher rights of audience
  • work in chambers
  • expert opinions on points of law
  • draft complete documents
  • conduct conferences with witnesses and clients
• • qualifying law degree
  • bar professional training course ( 1 year full time / 2 years part time £13-18,000) - join inn of court
  • called to the bar (qualified barrister)
  • pupillage (“first six” observes , “second six” appears in court)
  • tenancy (permanent place in chambers)
• barristers are regulated by the bar standards board which oversees the training and professional conduct of barristers and deals with disciplinary matters