Gross earnings by sex and practice area at the self-employed Bar 2023
Analysis of gross earnings declared by the self-employed Bar during the authorisation to practise process in 2023 by sex and practice area
Starting at the Bar: your essential guide
Written by the The Bar Council’s Young Barristers' Committee (YBC) , this guide offers answers to your questions and signposts to a vast array of resources.
List of defaulting solicitors
The Bar Council list of defaulting solicitors and other authorised persons.
Life at the Employed Bar report February 2023
The Life at the Employed Bar February 2023 report analyses data on the demographics and working lives of employed barristers in England and Wales, as well as describing their experiences of working in employed settings through a series of focus group discussions.
Race at the Bar progress report November 2022
This short report includes an update on pupillage and silk appointments by ethnicity for 2022 and a summary of race-based activity across the Bar in the past year.
Access Denied: The state of the justice system in England and Wales in 2022
This November 2022 report blends key statistics and powerful testimony to show the scale of the challenges faced and describes the trends and issues that are most acute in our justice system today.
Barrister earnings by sex and practice area - 2022 update
This 2022 report update shares what’s happened to earnings at the self-employed Bar over the last year and show where differences between men’s and women’s earnings have reduced, and where the differences have grown.
Pupillage Gateway Report 2022
Analysis of pupillage data: guidance for candidates and AETOs
Becoming a barrister
This brochure introduces you to life as a barrister - one of the most dynamic and challenging careers available.
Government legal panels: an analysis of membership by ethnicity and sex
The Bar Council is committed to improving diversity across the profession. Over 3,000 barristers (24 per cent of the self-employed Bar) sit on one of the government panels featured in this report. Panel membership provides for a source of high-quality work for the Bar, so it is important we monitor who gets onto different panels, and who gets the best work on those panels.
Barristers in international arbitration brochure 2022
Key features of international arbitration – the challenges and opportunities it presents to disputing parties and their legal advisers; The advantages which barristers bring to international arbitration; Services provided by barristers in international arbitration; and How to involve a barrister to assist in an international arbitration.
Mentoring at the Bar guide
Download our guide - for establishing good mentor relationships at the Bar.
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.
Starting at the Bar: your essential guide
Written by the The Bar Council’s Young Barristers' Committee (YBC) , this guide offers answers to your questions and signposts to a vast array of resources.
Wellbeing at the Bar Working Group Response Wellbeing Research 2021
Wellbeing at the Bar working group response to 2021 wellbeing survey findings
Working Lives 2021 wellbeing analysis
A report on the condition of barristers' wellbeing in 2021
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
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.
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 in the International Legal Market 2021
The Barristers in the International Legal Market publication highlights the strong reputation held by the Bar of England and Wales across the globe, and the breadth of services which the Bar can offer international clients across all areas of practice. The brochure explains how prospective clients can instruct a barrister and features a list of chambers currently offering international legal services.
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
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
Financial affairs accounting and tax A-Z
This toolkit is designed for barristers, including pupils, in the early years of practice.
Chambers Social Responsibility (CSR) infographic
See the basic information on CSR
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.
Employed Bar A-Z toolkit
A useful A-Z toolkit for employed barristers
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
Working Lives 2017: harassment and bullying
This report focuses specifically on survey findings related to perceptions of harassment or bullying and discrimination.
Snapshot Report: The Experience of Employed Barristers at the Bar
This 2016 Snapshot survey and report of the experience of employed barristers at the Bar forms an important part of the work we do to ensure that we understand the needs of the different strands that make up the One Bar.
Momentum Measures
Momentum Measures looks at data sets to establish when we might see gender and race parity