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Inns Conduct Committee Lay Vice Chair

The Bar Tribunals and Adjudication Service (BTAS) invites applications for the Vice Chair of the Inns’ Conduct Committee (ICC) to provide vital professional leadership to its work.

Vice Chair (Lay) of the Inns’ Conduct Committee will assist in the process which determines whether an applicant or student of one of the Inns of Court is a fit and proper person to become a barrister. As a member of the ICC, they will have a key role in developing the ICC’s general policy and process, in addition to serving on screening panels that conduct the initial assessment of whether individuals are fit and proper to become practicing barristers. The postholder must have the following:

• A proven track record of exercising sound judgment and effective collective decision-making.
• Successful experience of acting as a member of a board or committee.

The Vice Chair offers professional guidance to the BTAS Registrar and BTAS Administrator who are responsible for the successful day-to-day delivery of the ICC’s operations.

Further details: An attendance fee of £400 per day or £200 per half-day and reasonable expenses may be claimed. A role description, including person specification, is available here – ICC Lay Vice Chair Role Description 2025

Applications: should be received by COP on Wednesday 10 December 2025 emailed to [email protected] and made by way of CV with a covering letter setting out suitability for the role.

Interviews will be conducted mid January – early February 2026.