‘Black students are less likely to pass the barristers’ training course or secure pupillage than their white counterparts, according to analysis published by the profession’s watchdog. The Bar Standards Boards’ data also showed a 10% rise in the number of students enrolled on bar training courses over the past five years, rising from 1,685 in 2019/2020 to 2,406 in 2023/24. The increase may lead to a lower proportion of students going on to pupillage without a proportionate rise in places available, it warned.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
