Okay, that’s a provocative title. I should say straight off that I am not suggesting that those who actually get into the Bar are thick. Indeed, what I am interested in is what ‘commitment’ to become a lawyer says about the aptitudes of that student.
Let me explain. The inflammatory quote is how one of my colleagues described typical personal tutee meetings with students about their career intentions. She said this to me when I told her that the recent Sutton Trust Report on performance at University had found that:
