The barrister’s profession has a long history of tradition and stability. Barristers were officially recognised as “men” learned in the law for the first time by a parliament statute of 1532 but it was not until 1590 that being called to the bar of an Inn of Court was established as the minimum necessary qualification. It was not until 1919 and the passing of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act that women were allowed to enter certain professions and thus become barristers. The first woman called to the Bar was Ivy Williams in 1922. For centuries, the practice of law remained relatively unchanged, relying on precedents, face-to-face interactions, and heaps of paperwork.
However, the world is evolving rapidly, and the profession must keep pace with the modern era. In this article, I expl...