The Young Barristers’ Committee
The YBC is also involved in the Bar Placement Scheme, where students from around the country experience a week of working with barristers, and receive advocacy training and talks from those in practice. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, this year’s Bar Placement Week will deliver a hybrid online and in-person version of the scheme, to ensure that it continues to deliver outreach initiatives despite the challenges thrown up by the pandemic. Wellbeing at the Bar The YBC has continued to be closely involved with the Bar Council’s Wellbeing at the Bar Working Group, which has developed a series of online resources to help barristers manage their wellbeing, support others in chambers and provide guidance and assistance to those supporting someone in difficulties. The Wellbeing at the Bar website is a fantastic resource on such matters and offers sections specifically for students and pupils. There are also dedicated pages on wellbeing in the Young Bar Toolkit. Networking A 2020 survey by the Bar Council on the impact of the pandemic on pupils revealed a lack of networking opportunities available to today’s young barristers. In response, the YBC is holding networking events for pupils, one of which took place on 10 June 2021. Contact us If there is anything on which you would like further guidance or support, please visit the young Bar webpage, follow the YBC on Twitter (@YoungBarristers) or contact the YBC executive at YBC@barcouncil.org.uk.
of public funding decimating civil and family work. The impact of the act, plus past increases to court fees in the civil courts and the employment tribunal, has disproportionately affected the work available to those at the junior end of the Bar. There has also been an increase in the number of paid “McKenzie Friends”, particularly in the family courts. The YBC has previously contributed towards the Bar Council’s policy work in highlighting these issues and responding to the judicial consultation on paid McKenzie Friends. Remuneration for criminal work is also an area that continues to receive intense focus. The YBC was heavily involved in last year’s CPS fee review and the Criminal Legal Aid Review. The YBC was also involved in developing the Bar Council’s strategy for pressing the government for financial support during covid-19. Additional work was also conducted on legal aid regulations in criminal and civil law contexts. Education and training The YBC’s work on education and training has principally involved responding to consultations sent out by the BSB in relation to Future Training for the Bar, forming part of a working group alongside the Bar Council’s Education and Training Committee. Responding to concerns that stereotypes about the Bar are off-putting to potential applicants from ‘non-traditional’ backgrounds, the YBC continues to support the Bar Council’s award-winning ‘I am the Bar’ campaign, which aims to highlight examples of social mobility and different paths into the profession, as well as available support. Several YBC members are ‘social mobility advocates’ who have had their stories featured.
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