With all the issues surrounding equality and diversity at the Bar in the media at the minute it really hit home and reminded me of the struggles I faced in my journey to this wonderful career and within.
It is right to say that “representation should represent”. What I mean by that is, that if we (the profession) are representing people from all walks of the life, the profession would be better equipped by having members from all walks of life – but at the minute the profession is not quite there and there is work to do in terms of equality and diversity. It is certainly seeing some positive changes in more recent times, but more needs to be done not only to attract a diverse and equal intake but also to retain the talent it appears to currently be haemorrhaging.
It is ok to say, “take on ...