UK Supreme Court launches paid internships
31 May 2021
UK Supreme Court launches paid internships
UK s highest court launches internship programme for aspiring lawyers intended to encourage greater diversity at the Bar
The Supreme Court in London Shutterstock The UK Supreme Court has announced a paid internship programme for future barristers, with candidates drawn from communities underrepresented at the Bar. A joint collaboration with Bridging the Bar, a charity that works to improve equal opportunities and diversity at the Bar, the internships will allow eight candidates selected by the charity to undertake a five-day placement at the Supreme Court. At present, all of the court’s existing judges are white and only two are women, with only 4% of the senior judiciary (drawn from the High Court and above) from black, Asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) groups. As of 2020, 14.4% of barristers were drawn from BAME groups, and only 8% of silks. The 2011 census recorded 14% of