Faculty of Advocates releases career promotional video

A new film promoting the career of advocate has been released by the Faculty of Advocates.

It documents life at the Scottish bar through the eyes of a trainee advocate, Kirsty Tyre, as she graduates from her devilling or training period to becoming a full member of the bar. Running for just under five minutes, it aims to encourage diversity, counter myths about the nature of the profession of advocate and encourage new recruits to the bar.

Dean of Faculty Gordon Jackson QC commissioned the film from Edinburgh-based production company Freakworks. The film will be distributed to law students across the country to help Faculty attract top legal talent to the Bar. It will also be sent to qualified solicitors who might be considering a career move to the bar.

Mr Jackson commented: “We made the film because we want to bring the Faculty of Advocates to a new audience and inspire more legal talent to join the profession. Members of Faculty come from a broad cross section of society, and we’re keen to bust any myths people may have about advocates or access to the profession. We want to encourage everyone who is interested to come a step closer to us. The diversity amongst our members is a reflection of the country we live in today, and I am keen that we expand on that diversity every year.”

Ms Tyre added: “The intellectual challenge, the variety of work that you are able to do as an advocate was appealing. You can take on all sorts of work, rather than potentially being restricted to one area. And I like that you’re self-employed as an advocate; I quite like the idea of the flexibility.”

Click here to access the video.