Why should you stand for Bar Council?

Thinking of standing for election? Bar Council member Aoife Kennedy reflects on her first six months as an elected member

Bar Council Briefing - Kings Speech debate on Justice and Home Affairs

Parliamentary briefing on the King's Speech debate on Justice and Home Affairs

5 Pump Court (6 September)

5 Pump Court is a friendly and supportive set which is ambitious and looking to expand. We have a surplus of work across all of our key practice areas (criminal, civil and family law) and are particularly looking for probationary tenants who want a purely criminal practice, or a mixed practice of crime with civil and/or family.

Bar Council reaction to the King’s Speech

Bar Council reaction to the King’s Speech, welcoming the new Government's commitment to tackling Crown Court backlogs

Sam Townend KC address at Lord Chancellor swearing in 15 July 2024

The Chair of the Bar delivered the address on behalf of the Bar for the Lord Chancellor, Attorney General and Solicitor General

Wilberforce Chambers (no deadline)

Wilberforce Chambers is inviting applications from potential Probationary Tenants (formerly third six pupils), who are due to complete pupillage this year, with a view to a tenancy, to start in or before October 2024.

Bar Council responds to 2024 judicial diversity statistics

The Judicial Diversity Forum says there is more work to be done

Bar Placement Scheme 2024: "The Bar - people for people" by Jasmine Sohl

Blog winner for the North, Jasmine Sohl, explores what she experienced during the Bar Placement Scheme and how it has inspired her to pursue a career at the Bar.