39 Essex Court Chambers - Mixed (31 July 2026)
£35,000 | Mixed | London | start date 28 September 2026
5 Pump Court Chambers - Mixed (31 July 2026)
£ N/A | Mixed | London | start date N/A
Behind the image, what truly makes a barrister?
Victoria Waiba is a Year 12 student at Queen Ethelburga's Collegiate. Victoria applied to the Bar Placement Scheme to further her understanding of both the mentality and practical day to day work involved in becoming a barrister.
Bar Council calls for legal aid to be considered essential public service alongside NHS and education
Responding to the Justice Select Committee's new report on access to justice and legal aid, the Bar Council has said it underlines how decades of underfunding have resulted in jeopardising both access to justice and justice itself.
A day in the life: reality behind the Bar
A winner of our Bar Placement Scheme blog competition, Xia Khan writes about how his experience of balancing work and education shaped his determination to pursue the Bar and motivated him to apply for the scheme.
Garden Court Chambers - Housing (7 August 2026)
£ 15,000 PM | Housing | London | start date N/A
Pump Court Chambers - Children (17 August 2026)
£ N/A | Children | London, Winchester, Swindon, Canterbury | start date ASAP
Pump Court Chambers - Family Finance (6 August 2026)
£ N/A | Family Finance |London, Winchester, Swindon, Canterbury | start date ASAP
Barristers report "endemic" delays to trials caused by late delivery of prisoners
Research based on reports from barristers has shown the ‘endemic’ and ‘routine’ nature of delays caused by the late delivery of prisoners to court, casting doubt over the validity of official data.
Barristers’ observations on the late delivery of prisoners to court
More than 200 reports were made by barristers to the Bar Council – averaging 13 per week – of instances where individuals in custody were brought to court late or not at all. A quarter of reports said the delay lasted more than 5 hours. Delays were also reported across England and Wales in a total of 69 courts and 59 prisons.
Consultation on increase in criminal legal aid “another step in the right direction” – Bar Council
The Bar Council has said it will respond to the consultation in detail, setting out those targeted measures which are necessary and those which are misdirected.
UK–Switzerland trade agreement includes new provisions for legal services
British lawyers and other service providers are set to benefit from the deal
Locking up children is difficult
Samuel Skinner KC explores the difficulties in finding the right sentence if a child is convicted of crime
No justification for axing judges from immigration tribunals
The Bar Council is urging MPs to reconsider plans as the immigration bill goes to second reading
Bar welcomes independent review's call for LSB to re-focus
Richard Lloyd has published the Independent Public Bodies Review of the Legal Services Board
5 Essex Chambers - Mixed (No Deadline)
£30,000 | Mixed | London| start date Autumn 2026
Taking silk at the commercial Bar
The only thing holding me back had been myself; I decided the time was right to take the plunge.
9 Kings Bench Walk - Mixed (No Deadline)
£ N/A | Mixed | London | start date August 2026
Judicial diversity progress has stalled for Black lawyers
The annual report also finds disparities in relation to social mobility
4PB - Family (No Deadline)
£ 30,000 | Family | London | start date 1 October 2026