The Barristers, part 4 - 3of6

This 4-part documentary from 2008 follows the progress of 4 law students on the thorny path to become fully-fledged barristers, as well as giving a glimpse into the work of already established barristers.
Barristers are a legal profession with a long tradition in the judicial system of England and Wales. Until fairly recently most barristers were often not directly contacted by clients but by solicitors on behalf of clients. But as some things in the profession this is slowly changing.

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Education

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• BBC
• Open
• University
• lawyer
• advocate
• court
• law
• inn
• degree
• criminal
• justice

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@shahideurope And I would go back and check because...(?)

[shahideurope]

@xViiision go back to the episode and give me the times, I'm not watching the whole thing again.

[xViiision]

@shahideurope Late episode 1 and/or early episode 2.

[shahideurope]

@xViiision 1 or 2? Can you tell me which, when you know?

[xViiision]

@shahideurope Episode 1 or 2.

[shahideurope]

I watched this whole series but not a single episode addressed the problem which plagues both the CPS and Defence - the return of briefs. This is basically when a barrister decides he cannot prosecute or defence the trial - sometimes this can be the day before the trial. This means a lawyer has to prepare the case sometimes just overnight.