The scheme aims to encourage undergraduates and postgraduates from groups that are not well represented at the Bar, and will run from October 2021 to June 2022. The scheme is being run by the Planning and Environmental Bar Association (PEBA), Cornerstone Barristers, Field Court, Francis Taylor Building, Kings Chambers and Landmark Chambers. About 35 places will be available.
Robin Green, Cornerstone Barristers, said: ‘We hope that the mentoring scheme will help talented individuals who might not think the Bar is for them to understand what the Bar has to offer and how to become a barrister, while assisting in the application process.’
Successful applicants will be offered one-to-one meetings with a mentor, a workshop on applications for pupillage and (subject to COVID-19 restrictions) one or more social events with mentors and other mentees. Apply by 8 October.
