The Bar Council is the voice of the barrister profession – representing and supporting the nearly 18,000 barristers in England and Wales, and championing the rule of law and access to justice. Our Legal Practice and Remuneration team is two Policy Analysts working with the Head of Policy. This opportunity is to fill one of the Policy Analyst roles. Specific responsibilities will include: 1. Civil/family legal aid To develop expertise in civil and family legal aid fee schemes for barristers. To use this expertise to engage with the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and Ministry of Justice (MoJ). Sometimes you will use your expertise to draft a Bar Council consultation response, sometimes you will gather expert input from barristers and clerks who specialise in these areas. Recent examples: producing Bar Council submissions to the MoJ Review of Civil Legal Aid; engaging with the LAA on the restoration of legal aid billing following the cyber attack. 2. Criminal To be a resource to provide the executive of projects related to criminal legal aid and criminal justice policy more generally. Recent example: engaging with the Independent Sentencing Review led by David Gauke and the Independent Review of the Criminal Courts led by Sir Brian Leveson 3. Privately funded remuneration Develop understanding of matters such as Fixed Recoverable Costs, and Conditional Fee Agreements, so as to engage with the Ministry of Justice and Civil Procedure Rules Committee. Recent example: engaging with the Civil Justice Council’s Working Group considering introducing Guideline Hourly Rates for barristers. 4. Alternative Dispute Resolution To be the Executive of the Legal Services Committee’s ADR Panel, including drafting agendas, writing papers and minutes and progressing work between meetings. Recent example: organising a seminar “The role of evaluation in dispute resolution” at the London International Disputes Week. 5. Direct Access To be the Executive of the Legal Services Committee’s Direct Access Panel, including drafting agendas, writing papers and minutes and progressing work between meetings. Recent example: gathering expert barrister input to produce an updated model client care letter for use in Public Access cases, following the outcome of Glaser v Atay. 6. Ethical Enquiries Develop expertise in the Bar Standards Board Handbook and answer telephone and email Ethical Enquiries from barristers regarding their code of conduct responsibilities. Strong and effective working relationships with barristers on committees and with external stakeholders are essential, so strong organisational, communication and stakeholder management skills are required. You should be degree qualified or have equivalent experience, ideally in law although that is not essential. You should have experience of policy issues within a similar organisation (including drafting policies and dealing with consultation responses) and be able to command the attention and respect of Bar leaders, Bar Council Officers and individual members of staff. Knowledge of policy issues of interest to the Bar, and a commitment to delivering high quality work and excellent communication and stakeholder management skills are also sought. For more information about this role please refer to the attached JD. Interested candidates are required to apply on Networx. Closing Date: Monday 3rd November 2025 Proposed Interview Date: Monday 17th November 2025