The Bar tends to attract people who are motivated and ambitious, and want a career where they are independent and in charge of their own career progression.
As a barrister, you won’t be dealing with office politics or vying with colleagues with for promotion. Instead, you will rise or fall on the basis of your reputation, and that will be the direct result of what you put into your cases, the relationships you build with solicitors, and the results you get for your clients. It’s pretty exciting stuff.
It’s true that there are an ever-growing number of solicitor advocates, and so being a barrister is no longer the only way to get on your feet and argue your case before a judge.
But it’s also true that for barristers, advocacy is their real area of expertise. If you love standing up and getting your point across, if you enjoy the thrill of trying to win someone over to your point of view, if you get a real buzz from performing – the Bar is a fantastic fit, and there’s nothing else quite like it.
Many barristers will tell you that the Bar is a vocation, not just a job. Being a barrister can be immensely satisfying in that it offers an opportunity to provide the specialist knowledge that can assist a client in obtaining their desired result, and therefore make a real difference to their lives. You are offering advice and representation to clients at a very stressful time. These clients often lack the expertise to advocate for themselves. If you want a career that has meaning, being a barrister will be right up your street.
The cab-rank rule that barristers must abide by means that barristers must accept any case which is offered to them, as long as they are competent. This means that you can’t cherry-pick cases, and so you never really know what might come your way.
Criminal barristers might go from defending someone accused of murder in their trial at the Old Bailey to prosecuting shoplifting in their local magistrates’ court. Barristers who practice in commercial law might be dealing with a case that requires them to know about the international art world one week, and the workings of casinos the next. No two days will be the same, and you’ll find there’s always a new challenge.
Our 5 day Barrister course will see you creating arguments for and against cases, putting your new-found advocacy skills into practice, negotiating, debating and really gaining an insight into what the profession is really like.
Which age group?
This course for children aged 14 or over and adults. If you feel this course would be suitable and your child is younger, please contact us to discuss.
One should contribute and debate the points raised in the case studies throughout the day in order to get the most from this course. This is not an assessed course and participants will receive a certificate upon completion of it. 
Course Overview
Duration: 5 Days
- Representing a client in court
- Preparing documents for court
- Advising clients
- English legal system
- Evidence
- Criminal and civil litigation
- Sentencing
- Professional ethics
- Advocacy
- Company law
- Commercial law
- Criminal litigation
- Fraud and economic crime
- Family law
- Employment law
This course can also be delivered by Axiom staff at your school, college or as part of any careers related course. Contact us, we’d be delighted to hear from you.
Class Sizes & Staff
At Axiom we have very small class sizes, typically just 4 to 6. Patient dedicated and enthusiastic teachers ensure your child gets the most out of their time spent with us. All staff are dynamic career specialists, with a good degree in a relevant subject and a post-graduate teaching qualification backed up with years of operational legal experience!
Cost
A career as a Barrister, 5 Day Course: £999
Days & Times
August 2022
Contact Us
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