Talkback Special: Diversity at the Bar
In a Talkback special, legalweek.com is calling for views on the Bar Council's drive to make the Bar more diverse. We will submit the postings - as well as all previous (link to existing talkback) contributions - to the Entry to the Bar working party, which is currently consulting (link through to report) on a series of proposals.
April 19, 2007 at 10:09 AM
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In a Talkback special, legalweek.com is calling for views on the Bar Council's drive to make the Bar more diverse.
We will submit the postings – as well as all previous contributions, which you can read here – to the Entry to the Bar working party, which is currently consulting on a series of proposals. You can access the consultation paper here.
The working party has suggested:
- a requirement for all BVC providers to publish the number of pupillages and tenancies their graduates obtain;
- a cap on the number of BVC places;
- a tougher entrance requirements for the BVC and a lower pass rate;
- a voluntary aptitude test for would-be BVC students to help them ascertain their chances of becoming barristers;
- a requirement for chambers to inform students of the outcome of their pupillage applications before the BVC providers require commitment to and payment for the BVC;
- a lifting of the ban on unpaid pupillages;
- a requirement for chambers to offer paid pupillages; and
- a requirement for chambers to diversify their recruitment activity.
Is the Bar dominated by Oxbridge-educated, former public school boys? Or is this stereotype way out of date? Is the BVC course too expensive, should there be a cap on places and what is the quality of the teaching like anyway? Or does the blame lie with chambers and their recruitment policies?
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