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Training for the legal
Bar between 2004 –
2008: the profile of pupil barristers in
England and Wales
Anna Zimdars (Manchester) & Jennifer Sauboorah (Bar Standards Board)
ABFN November 18 2009
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Overview
1. Rationale2. Methods 3. Findings4. Future Research5. Discussion
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Three Questions about entry to the
Bar
I II III
What should the What is it? How do we profile of entrants be? change it?
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Motivation
Equality of Opportunity
Monitoring
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ideal research
from cradle to pinnacle of professional lifeattrition at every stage
Leave
Schooling
Leave
University
Legal Training
Leave
Area of practice
Employment status
Promotions
Honours
Salary
Leave
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Actual Research Design
1) Who are the pupils? (2004-2008) Context
Low success rate Merit selection
Limitations cross-sectional
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Data & Methods (study 1)
Data Source Pupillage survey - High response rate, about 95 % about 2,000 observations for four years (2004-08)
Data details parent occupation, ethnicity, gender, age University first degree, degree class, conversion
course, BVC grade Analysis:
1) Description of pupils2) Pupillage earnings3) Employed or self-employed practice4) Region – London or outside
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Pupils Comparison
University
Oxbridge 32 4
Other Russell Group 36 27
Other 32 69
Degree Class
First 26 5
Upper Second 62 50
Lower 12 45
BVC grade
Outstanding 12 7
Pupils:
+ Oxbridge
+ Firsts
+ BVC outstanding
Pupils’ attainment
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Pupils’ social background
Pupils:
+ high SES
+ White
+ male
+ not disabled
PupilsCompariso
n
Social class
Professional or Managerial
68 46
Working class 3 19
Ethnicity
White 80 77
Gender
Female 51 58
Disability
Yes 3 5
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Pupillage Earnings
Education effects + Oxbridge (+4 to 6 K)
+ First (+4 to 6 K)
+ BVC outstanding (+ 3K)
Remaining effects of social background - female (-1 K)
- older than 25 (-1 K)
Working class and minority disadvantages in earnings accounted for by educational attainment
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Attainnment Not Oxbridge Not First
Equalities Groups Female Older than 25 Disability
Employment Status – employed Bar
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0
25
50
75
100
London Outside
Bar
Other Professions
Location Bar:
+ London
Bar
Other professional employment
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London Oxbridge First Older than 25 Ethnic
minority
Location – London v Regions
Regions Not Oxbridge 2:1 or below Young White
Working class concentration outside London accounted for by attainment factors
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Future Research (study 2)
Longitudinal Study
BVC entry into pupillage entry into tenancy
BVC 2000 to 2004 model
Secondary schooling pupillage and tenancy area of practice Prevalence of merit selection
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Discussion