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They're only earning £200,000 pa

Blimey, that's a lot for just making coffee

£200,000, not bad wedge for being in the bar.

PutneyO wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:02 pm They're only earning £200,000 pa

"The median income for junior criminal barristers inside the first three years of practice is £12,200. For a seventy hour week. After they have paid tens of thousands of pounds to qualify."
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/06/ ... d-to-know/

Guess a 15% rise isn't enough for them

jamespevans wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:10 pm

PutneyO wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:02 pm They're only earning £200,000 pa

"The median income for junior criminal barristers inside the first three years of practice is £12,200. For a seventy hour week. After they have paid tens of thousands of pounds to qualify."
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/06/ ... d-to-know/

Average for all criminal barristers is £79,800 as of 2019-2020 with a 15% increase proposed

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... nnexes.pdf

Solidarity with the strikers.

There's too much of a focus on things like petrol, heating and bread prices.

Essentials like quinoa, horse riding lessons and private tuition have gone up as well and a raise 66% above inflation isn't gonna solve it #Solidarity

I've never met a poor one, but I've met a couple that made me poor.....

jamespevans wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:10 pm

PutneyO wrote: ↑Mon Jun 27, 2022 6:02 pm They're only earning £200,000 pa

"The median income for junior criminal barristers inside the first three years of practice is £12,200. For a seventy hour week. After they have paid tens of thousands of pounds to qualify."
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2022/06/ ... d-to-know/

Thanks for that, very enlightening.

I had no idea our justice system was in such a precarious position,

Seventy hour week? Really?

Just accepted a pay deal .