Whilst touring law fairs this season, The Lex 100 team noted that many students expressed an interest in becoming barristers rather than solicitors or were keeping an open mind as to the two different legal career paths.
In September this year, our sister publication The Legal 500 conducted a roundtable discussion with a group of junior barristers (six years’ call and under) on what it takes to survive current market conditions, what makes a modern-day barrister and what the future holds for the profession.
The full transcript can be found here: http://www.legal500.com/assets/pages/roundtables/2017-bar-rt.html