Barristers Flashcards
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Are the majority of barristers employed or self-employed?
Self-employed
How many barristers are there?
Around 15k
Barristers must belong to one of four ____ of court
Inns
A clerk is legally qualified. True or false?
False
A ___ runs the chamber.
Clerk
To be qualified, how many units does a barrister have to acquire from the Inns of court?
12
The four Inns of court are called
- Lincoln’s ___
- ____ Inn
- Inner___
- ____ Temple
- Inn
- Gray’s
- Temple
- Middle
Since the year ____, the public can directly contact barristers.
2004
Barrister’s main role is to ___ clients in court.
Represent
Before the year __, the public would have to contact a ____ who would brief the barrister.
2004
Solicitor
One of a barrister’s 3 minor roles is to give ___ to a solicitor on complex points of ___.
Advice
Law
When a barrister gives advice to a solicitor on a complex point of law, it’s called _____ _ _____
Giving an opinion
Another minor role of the barrister is to ___ complex legal documents.
Draft
An example of a complex legal document a barrister might ___ is a ___ or a complex lease
Draft
Contract
Barristers have automatic rights of ___ in all courts.
Audience
Having rights of audience means having the right to be _ before a judge.
Heard
Barristers prepare cases, which consists of
- Pre-trial ___
- ____ witnesses
- Practising ____/____ with their clients and witnesses.
Paperwork
Interviewing
Examination/Cross-examination
The professional body of barristers is called the ___
General council of the bar
What are the two classes of barristers?
- Junior
2. Queen’s counsel
Silks do not take pupils. True or false?
True
The first solicitor QC was appointed in ___
1997
The Lord Chancellor selected who takes silk until the year ___. This changed because it was seen as ___.
- 2004
2. Secretive
To qualify for the title of QC you must1
- Practice for at least ___ years
- Have rights of audience in ___ courts
- 10
2. All
About __% of the bar are members of the Queen’s counsel.
10
Less than __% of silks are women.
10
After 2003, the selection of possible QCs are made by an independent selection panel. True or false?
False: This change was made in 2004.
Lawyers must pay a fee if they want to apply to take silk. True or false?
True
What is the first step to becoming a barrister?
Doing a degree in law.
Alternatively, any degree plus a one year- graduate diploma in law.
The second, professional step to becoming a barrister is the ___, which focuses on the skills a barrister needs like advocacy.
Bar Professional Training Course
The third and final step to becoming a barrister is doing a ___, which takes place over two ___-month periods.
Pupillage
Six.
To be called to the bar is to be ___
qualified
The BPTC costs £____
15k
The profession is highly ___ meaning there are more students than pupillages.
Competitive
In 2014-15 there were over 3 times more __ than pupillages
Students.
In 2014-15 there were over ___ times more students than pupillages
3
The Omrod Committee, in ____, suggested that the only route into the profession should be with a law degree.
1971
Barristers train for a total of ___ years.
5
