The scheme was set up in 2000 to attract and help to channel the interest of barristers wishing to serve the community by serving on a management committee. Bar in the Community makes available to voluntary organisations the skills and experience which barristers can bring to membership of a management committee.

Bar in the Community maintains two registers:

barristers wishing to volunteer their services
voluntary organisations seeking to enhance the professional membership of their management committee

A bulletin describing each applicant organisation is circulated at regular intervals to all barrister volunteers. Appropriate introductions are made at the volunteer's request. Formal cooption procedures then follow by agreement.

The service is free and available throughout England and Wales. It operates from the offices of the Bar Pro Bono Unit.

Voluntary organisations wishing to register for the scheme please complete and return our standard forms of application

Barristers wishing to register please complete and return our BIC registration form