MISSION STATEMENT

Established in December 2017, Aspiring Barristers was created to foster greater mobility and accessibility at the professional Bar. At Aspiring Barristers we believe that access to the professional Bar must remain a serious option open to all talented aspiring student barristers, irrespective of one's race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, age, disability, class, religion and/or creed.

Aspiring Barristers provides a multitude of services, each relating to different skills one must develop and perfect in their journey towards becoming a Barrister. The services offered by Aspiring Barristers are enriched and seasoned by legal professionals who too have encountered and overcome the same obstacles which one may face in choosing to pursue a career at the professional Bar.

Here at Aspiring Barristers, we strongly believe identity, background or means should not be an obstacle in achieving ambition or potential.

VISION

Aspiring Barristers' vision is that its various initiatives provide aspiring student barristers with the following:

1) Peer Support and Community:

Aspiring Barristers provides a supportive network ranging from experienced K.C's at the pinnacle of their career, to Bar students and graduates in the infancy of theirs. Aspiring Barristers provides a community that allows aspiring student barristers to consult and engage with other practitioners and students who too have overcome the same obstacles which they may face when pursuing a career at the Bar. Initiatives focusing on this element of Aspiring Barristers' vision include its: Mentoring Scheme, Networking and Social Events, International Students and Transferring Lawyers programme and University Ambassador Programme.

2) Skills Development and Refinement:

Aspiring Barristers' various initiatives provide aspiring student barristers with the opportunity to develop and refine their own skills-set to one that aligns with the needs and demands of life at the professional Bar. Initiatives focusing on this element of Aspiring Barristers' vision include its: Advocacy Enhancement Programme, Book Club, Public Speaking Club, seasonal Essay Competitions, Online Journal, and Seminar Series.

Confidence Building and Belonging:

Participation in each Aspiring Barristers initiative aims to improve one's confidence in their ability and potential to succeed at the professional Bar and to facilitate a sense of belonging within the profession which, for many, has unfortunately previously not been felt. Initiatives focusing on this element of Aspiring Barristers' vision include its: Advocacy Enhancement Programme, Book Club, Public Speaking Club, Mini-Pupillage Scheme, Networking and Social Events and International Students and Transferring Lawyers programme.