Bar Council redesigns site for aspiring barristers

The Bar Council has announced that it has totally restructured its website in order to create an easier experience for anyone thinking about a career at the Bar.

The move comes as part of the latest drive from the Council, which is the main representative body for all Barristers across England and Wales, to try and push the profession to new parties and to make the requirements and opportunities more readily available to anyone who is interested.

This is backed up by a variety of other initiatives, such as the Bar Placement Week and the Bar Council Pupillage Fair and Gateway, as well as the recent development of the Barristers in Schools program.

The new site has a plethora of features, from videos explaining the pathways that a career in the Bar may lead down, to listings on pupillages and infographics to explain the ins and outs of the profession.

Stephen Crowne, Chief Executive of the Bar Council, said: "The path to becoming a barrister can be complicated. The Bar Council’s new careers website demystifies the process and acts as a hub for all the information a prospective barrister might need.

"The new-look careers section of the site also includes experiences of existing barristers, videos on careers and helpful advice. It is part of a large suite of information that Bar Council has produced to help the next generation of the Bar through the process of qualifying.”

The website can be found here.

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