Bar Council data analysis criminal Bar April 2022
Research from 2020-21 relating to barristers who earned some fee income from publicly funded criminal work during this time.
Pupils survey report March 2022
Report summary of our second annual survey of pupils that took place in February 2022.
Cybersecurity questionnaire by the Law Society and Bar Council
The cybersecurity questionnaire is a tool for chambers to review information security measures.
Life at the Young Bar report
The Young Bar is the future of the profession. In this report, we present a snapshot of life at the Young Bar in 2021.
Insider Guide to life at the Bar
Guide to resources and support available to you when you join the Bar -2022 edition.
Working Lives 2021 wellbeing analysis
A report on the condition of barristers' wellbeing in 2021
Wellbeing at the Bar Working Group Response Wellbeing Research 2021
Wellbeing at the Bar working group response to 2021 wellbeing survey findings
Race at the Bar Report 2021
The Bar Council’s Race Working Group's 2021 report addressing inequality at the Bar and proposing a series of recommendations for action.
Bar Council Spending Review submission 2021
Recommendations for the Chancellor's 2021 Spending Review
Barrister earnings data by sex and practice area report 2021
Key findings in the differences in average earnings by practice, area and the trends for earnings over the last 20 years.
Pupillage Gateway report 2021
Analysis of pupillage data: guidance for candidates and AETOs
Barristers Working Lives report 2021
The 2021 survey of barristers' working lives was designed to explore the lived experience of working as a barrister in 2021.
Roadmap for Returning to Chambers
Guidance and a template risk assessment for returning to work in chambers
Running on Empty - Civil Legal Aid Report
The Bar Council looks at civil legal aid practice, documenting the policy challenges and working circumstances of this type of publicly funded work.
The Bar Council Pupillage Fair 2020 programme
Download the Pupillage Fair 2020 event programme
Sitting days - HMCTS correspondence with Chair of the Bar Council
HMCTS CEO assures Chair of the Bar Council that Recorders are not at risk over sitting days
Financial affairs accounting and tax A-Z
This toolkit is designed for barristers, including pupils, in the early years of practice.
Employed Bar A-Z toolkit
A useful A-Z toolkit for employed barristers
Building and managing your practice A-Z
This toolkit covers some of the most common queries asked about developing your practice at the young Bar and is divided into two sections.
Pro Bono opportunities
View our list of Pro Bono schemes and opportunities available to barristers.
UK Bilateral Law Associations
View a list of UK bilateral Law Associations which can provide good networking and speaking opportunities
Chambers Social Responsibility (CSR) infographic
See the basic information on CSR
Guide to Pro Bono
Read the Guide to Pro Bono: Free Legal Advice in England and Wales, published by the Bar Council in partnership with the Law Society and CILEx.
Chambers Social Responsibility Guide
See the purpose of social responsibility and how it applies to chambers.
Licensed Access Guidance
Guidance on instructing a barrister through Licensed Access
Momentum Measures
Momentum Measures looks at data sets to establish when we might see gender and race parity