The Training section deals with information on funding, timetable planning, and statistics for entry to the Bar. By definition, a barrister provides a specialist consultancy and advocacy service to the legal profession.
Solicitors tend to be more general practitioners, albeit now with increased rights of audience.
The majority of barristers work in private practice. About a quarter are employed by a range of organisations including the Government Legal Service, the Crown Prosecution Service, industry, commerce and the armed forces. Increasingly employers are looking for graduates who possess specific skills fitting them for the changing world of work. Flexibility and the ability to adapt and manage change are essential requirements. The situation is no different for 'would be' barristers.