Legal jobs explored on TV programme

10/11/2008

Graduates considering taking up legal jobs may be interested in a new television show which gives viewers a unique behind-the-scenes look at court life.

Named The Barristers, the fly-on-the-wall documentary is the first of its kind and will be aired on BBC 2 on Thursday.

The programme will highlight the sorts of issues faced by those with legal jobs every day and has been described as "ground-breaking".

Produced by an award-winning film crew from BBC Bristol, the four-part documentary looks at all aspects of court life, from young people aspiring to join the profession, up to the most senior QCs and judges.

Julian Mercer, executive producer of the series, said: "The Barristers is the product of nine years' collaboration with various agencies of our legal system.

"In Anatomy of a Crime, the same production team followed criminal investigators and prosecutors.

"Now we're delivering a unique insight into the life and work of advocates in criminal, family and civil law. And we show the many hurdles aspiring barristers must clear simply to get a foot on the lowest rung of the professional ladder."

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