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Barristers are sole practitioners not commercially attached to a corporation.
Environment & Culture of the workplace
You will work long hours, always indoors in an office and move from your office to the courts and back again. Barristers have their own chambers and share admin support facilities.
It is estimated almost three-quarters of practising barristers are male. Some argue that outdated chauvinistic traditions and opinions still exist within the legal profession and women barristers sometimes encounter frustrating situations.
The hours are long. So too is the length of the case which can become totally consuming. This is a stressful career and one with great emotion particularly in criminal law. Barristers wear wigs and gowns in some courts, solicitors do not.
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Careernav have written this career profile in consultion with senior industry representatives and industry associations who for reasons of conflict of interest cannot be named. Careernav have also reviewed information available from the public domain and drawn upon their combined 27 years experience in executive recruitment. This profile is a true representation of the career.
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