Ok, so this page is basically for you to have a look at, for any questions you need answering.
Remember if you have a question and it hasn't been answered yet, then email me at l.kneller@uea.ac.uk

I have heard that it costs £100 to join an inn of court. Is this true?
It does cost to join an inn of court. The actual cost however is £85. Although this may go up a bit by the time you come to joining an inn of court.

Everyone knows the route to becoming a solicitor, but the route to becoming a barrister seems very confusing and not as well known. What are the key steps? Why do we have to join an inn of court?
Firstly, if you do not join an inn of court you cannot be called to the bar, and as such would not be able to practice as a barrister. As for the route to becoming a barrister the navigation bar on the left has a page titled timetable, this outlines what needs to be done and when. However i shall give a very brief list of the things that you need to do:

• join an inn of court
• Apply and be accepted on the bvc course
• Apply and be accepted for pupillage
• apply for tenancy

This is a very basic outline. For a more indepth explanation please feel free to look on the pages in the navigation window.

Ive been told i can get scholorships from the inns of court to help me fund my bvc, How much are these?
Yes you can apply for scholorships from the inns of court. However you can only apply for scholarship from the inn of court that you have decided to join.
The scholorships vary at each inn. The best way to find out what each inn offers would be to consult the websites of each inn. They will detail how many scholorships they offer and how much the scholorships are worth.
I will post the website links of the four inns, shortly so you can have a look at them.