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💼 Applications to join our Education and Training Committee close on Friday.
By joining, you can contribute to strategy and policy development relating to professional education.
Receive £330 per day for up to 10 days per year.
🔗 Apply: buff.ly/BZmS9Ip
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📙 We've published our annual Anti-Money Laundering report, setting out the actions that we have taken to counter money laundering and terrorist financing.
🔗 Read more: buff.ly/HI2lj4K
#AML #AnnualReport #Barristers
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💼 Join our Education and Training Committee!
By joining, you can contribute to strategy and policy development relating to professional education.
Committee members receive £330 per day for up to 10 days per year.
🔗 Apply by 6 November: buff.ly/BZmS9Ip
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We have published our Annual Report for 2025-26.
Our report provides a summary of our performance and impact during the business year from April 2025 to March 2026. Read more: buff.ly/xlxrMss
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🎓️ In case you missed it, we've published our annual Bar Training Stats report.
It includes pass rates, pupillage rates and fees for taking the Bar Training Course.
🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/N6ZRG3H
#BarTrainingCourse #Pupillage #Barristers #Law
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📢 We've announced the new minimum pupillage award.
From 1 January 2027, the award will rise to:
🔹 £26,999 in London
🔹 £24,640 outside London
🔗 Read more on Pupillage Funding: buff.ly/EUbm5VQ
#Pupillage #Pupils #Barristers
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🎓️ Outcomes for becoming a barrister vary based on where you study.
See below outcomes for providers that had over 30 UK students. Pass rates show students who had passed the course two years after enrolment.
🔗 For info on all providers: buff.ly/Tchfpm4
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The cost of studying for the Bar varies by education provider.
Our Bar Stats report shows fees for UK students.
🔗 Find out more info on studying for the Bar on our website: buff.ly/Tchfpm4
#BarTrainingCourse #Pupillage #Barristers #Law
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📖 Considering studying for the Bar? Understand the costs in our Bar Training Stats report.
The averages below were calculated by taking fees and the number of students at each provider into account.
🔗 Read the full report online: buff.ly/Tchfpm4
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🎓️ Our Bar Training Stats report captures the likelihood of success for students studying for the Bar based on prior degree class.
The chart below shows outcomes by December 2025 for UK students who enrolled in 2020/21.
Read the full report online: buff.ly/PyTIJg4
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📢 We’ve published our annual Bar Training Stats report.
It includes pass rates, pupillage rates and fees for taking the Bar Training Course.
🔗 Read the full report: buff.ly/N6ZRG3H
#BarTrainingCourse #Pupillage #Barristers #Law
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Are you a pupil or early-career barrister wondering how AI could influence your practice?
Read top tips for AI use in our article for Counsel Magazine: buff.ly/VoFtz3K
#Barristers #ArtificialIntelligence
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⏪️ Recap: Watch our webinar covering responsible and safe use of AI at the Bar.
Follow the link for more: bit.ly/4hbOFva
#LegalTech #AI #Innovation
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Our guidance supports you to meet your CPD obligations and demonstrate good practice.
Read the guidance: bit.ly/3j4NXjf
#CPD #Barristers #ProfessionalDevelopment
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🔎 Searching for a barrister?
Find out more about hiring a barrister: bit.ly/4uhp5I3
#Barrister #Law #FindABarrister
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⏪️ Recap: Watch our webinar to understand the recent changes to pupillage registration and see a demonstration of the new MyBar registration process.
Follow the link for more: buff.ly/iyfknc6
#Barristers #Pupillage
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🧾 In case you missed it, read our article on unbundled legal services - part of a series of investigations into how clients access the barrister market.
bit.ly/3RnfEJo
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Are you a pupil or early-career barrister wondering how AI could influence your practice?
Find top tips in our article for Counsel magazine: buff.ly/VoFtz3K
#Barristers #AI #ArtificialIntelligence
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Make sure you're using Version 5.0 of our Handbook including:
🔹 updates to first-tier complaints handling arrangements
🔹 new guidance as part of our response to the Harman Review
🔹 updates to rule rC8 and regulation rE44.
Read more: bit.ly/4gROwfW
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Our guidance supports you to meet your CPD obligations and demonstrate good practice.
Read the guidance: bit.ly/3j4NXjf
#CPD #Barristers #ProfessionalDevelopment
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