Bar Council runs week of events for 6th formers
updated on 12 July 2011
The Bar Council recently ran a week of events for sixth form students, designed to promote better access to the profession.
Things kicked off in Birmingham on 9 July with a "How to Get to the Bar" conference, organised in conjunction with Aimhigher and designed to give Birmingham sixth-form students useful insights into life at the Bar. Students from state schools and colleges in the London area took part in a work placement scheme, organised in conjunction with the Social Mobility Foundation and the Inns of Court. The scheme allowed them to shadow a barrister, observe a trial and participate in an advocacy training session and an essay competition.
The week culminated on Friday 15 July with a reception hosted by chairman of the Bar, Peter Lodder QC. Lodder said: "The Bar Council is strongly committed to ensuring that the profession continues to become more diverse and socially representative. We are pleased to organise events like the Bar Placement Scheme and the 'How to Get to the Bar' conference in order to reach out to bright and talented students and show them that the Bar is open to all. Initiatives such as these are essential to maintaining and improving the Bar’s diverse and high quality intake."
For more on access to the Bar, go to the Become a Barrister website or read No bar to the Bar.
