To enter the legal profession in the UK one must "pass the bar." What does this mean?

sequoianoir

Actually it was physical barrier separating official and public spaces within the courtroom. In order to "pass the bar" you had to be an official and pass the "bar" exam Nov 02 03, 4:39 PM

Senior Moments

I am with DB on this one - Lawyers are called members of the Bar. If you have a chance to visit a courtroom, you will see that it has a gate, or bar, that separates the public from the judge and jury. Unauthorized persons cannot go beyond that point. Because lawyers were allowed to 'pass the Bar' and enter that restricted area to represent their clients, they came to be known as members of the Bar. You have to pass the 'Bar exam' to be able to pass the bar Nov 03 03, 12:52 AM

sue943

Then you become a barrister. Nov 03 03, 1:16 AM

Vedantin

The Bar refers to barristers who sit the Bar exams. Solicitors are lawyers too but go through a different process ie legal practice course, training contract. Nov 03 03, 4:44 AM

mochyn

To pass the bar you have to be accepted into the INNS of COURT,originally there were 12 ,now there are 4.You cannot enter the legal profession in the UK without acceptance into one of the inns Nov 03 03, 12:59 PM