Barristers Role

• What is the employment status of most barristers?

  Self-employed
• How do barristers get paid?

  They are paid per hour for jobs taken
• Where do barristers typically work from?

  From a chambers with a clerk
• What type of barristers receive a salary?

  Those employed by large companies for example the NHS or CPS
• Which organizations must barristers be members of?

  The Bar society and an Inn for example Middle Temple
• What is a common area of specialization for barristers?

  Criminal law
• What is the main role of barristers?

  Advocacy
• What rights do barristers have in court?

  Full rights of audience
• What do barristers prepare before court?

  The case for court or trial
• What is included in a solicitor's bundle?

  A file of documents for the case
• What type of research do barristers conduct?

  Legal research on precedent
• What types of speeches do barristers write?

  The opening statement
• What do barristers prepare for cross-examination?

  Examination questions
• Who do barristers speak to for more information?

  Their clients
• What is the role of barristers in court?

  • To be courtroom advocates
  • To examine / cross examine
  • summing up the case
  • Presenting arguments
• After 10 years what can a barrister become?

  A King's Counsel also known as 'taking the silk'