Director of Education (Bar Training)

The Council of the Inns of Court (COIC) is a charity with the object of advancing education in the administration and practice of the law, including promoting high standards of advocacy. COIC advances this principally through the activities of the Inns of Court College of Advocacy (ICCA). COIC seeks to promote: excellence in advocacy and professional knowledge; ethical practice and integrity; an accessible, diverse, and inclusive profession; a collaborative profession. The ICCA delivers high quality, innovative and flexible academic and professional education and training by: Addressing the training needs of Bar students and practising members of the Bar throughout their career; Creating training and professional development resources, when the ICCA is best placed to do so effectively, for delivery by others in particular the Inns, Circuits and Specialist Bar Associations; Delivering training nationally and internationally where the ICCA is best placed to do so. The ICCA Bar Course Since the BSB''s Bar Training reforms in 2019 allowed for a new regime of Bar training, the ICCA has delivered an exceptional Bar Course and has enrolled over 1,000 students. The aims of the course were to offer flexibility, widen accessibility, improve affordability and, importantly, to sustain high standards in the delivery of Bar training. All of these things have been achieved making the ICCA the most successful Bar Course in terms of student outcomes on Part One with ..... full job details .....