Barristers

Question 1

Are the majority of barristers employed or self-employed?

Answer 1

Self-employed

Question 2

How many barristers are there?

Answer 2

Around 15k

Question 3

Barristers must belong to one of four ____ of court

Answer 3

Inns

Question 4

A clerk is legally qualified. True or false?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

A ___ runs the chamber.

Answer 5

Clerk

Question 6

To be qualified, how many units does a barrister have to acquire from the Inns of court?

Answer 6

12

Question 7

The four Inns of court are called

1. Lincoln’s ___
2. ____ Inn
3. Inner___
4. ____ Temple

Answer 7

1. Inn
2. Gray’s
3. Temple
4. Middle

Question 8

Since the year ____, the public can directly contact barristers.

Answer 8

2004

Question 9

Barrister’s main role is to ___ clients in court.

Answer 9

Represent

Question 10

Before the year __, the public would have to contact a ____ who would brief the barrister.

Answer 10

2004

Solicitor

Question 11

One of a barrister’s 3 minor roles is to give ___ to a solicitor on complex points of ___.

Answer 11

Advice

Law

Question 12

When a barrister gives advice to a solicitor on a complex point of law, it’s called _____ _ _____

Answer 12

Giving an opinion

Question 13

Another minor role of the barrister is to ___ complex legal documents.

Answer 13

Draft

Question 14

An example of a complex legal document a barrister might ___ is a ___ or a complex lease

Answer 14

Draft

Contract

Question 15

Barristers have automatic rights of ___ in all courts.

Answer 15

Audience

Question 16

Having rights of audience means having the right to be _ before a judge.

Answer 16

Heard

Question 17

Barristers prepare cases, which consists of

1. Pre-trial ___
2. ____ witnesses
3. Practising ____/____ with their clients and witnesses.

Answer 17

Paperwork
Interviewing
Examination/Cross-examination

Question 18

The professional body of barristers is called the ___

Answer 18

General council of the bar

Question 19

What are the two classes of barristers?

Answer 19

1. Junior

2. Queen’s counsel

Question 20

Silks do not take pupils. True or false?

Answer 20

True

Question 21

The first solicitor QC was appointed in ___

Answer 21

1997

Question 22

The Lord Chancellor selected who takes silk until the year ___. This changed because it was seen as ___.

Answer 22

1. 2004

2. Secretive

Question 23

To qualify for the title of QC you must1

1. Practice for at least ___ years
2. Have rights of audience in ___ courts

Answer 23

1. 10

2. All

Question 24

About __% of the bar are members of the Queen’s counsel.

Answer 24

10

Question 25

Less than __% of silks are women.

Answer 25

10

Question 26

After 2003, the selection of possible QCs are made by an independent selection panel. True or false?

Answer 26

False: This change was made in 2004.

Question 27

Lawyers must pay a fee if they want to apply to take silk. True or false?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

What is the first step to becoming a barrister?

Answer 28

Doing a degree in law.

Alternatively, any degree plus a one year- graduate diploma in law.

Question 29

The second, professional step to becoming a barrister is the ___, which focuses on the skills a barrister needs like advocacy.

Answer 29

Bar Professional Training Course

Question 30

The third and final step to becoming a barrister is doing a ___, which takes place over two ___-month periods.

Answer 30

Pupillage

Six.

Question 31

To be called to the bar is to be ___

Answer 31

qualified

Question 32

The BPTC costs £____

Answer 32

15k

Question 33

The profession is highly ___ meaning there are more students than pupillages.

Answer 33

Competitive

Question 34

In 2014-15 there were over 3 times more __ than pupillages

Answer 34

Students.

Question 35

In 2014-15 there were over ___ times more students than pupillages

Answer 35

3

Question 36

The Omrod Committee, in ____, suggested that the only route into the profession should be with a law degree.

Answer 36

1971

Question 37

Barristers train for a total of ___ years.

Answer 37

5