Hey Lat --

In the London Times article there's a quote from Lord Goldsmith noting that even as an equity partner at D&P, he would not earn as much as if he had returned to the "Bar."

Having worked with some barristers, I've always been curious how much they make, especially the QC's. I believe they still bill on a "services rendered" basis rather than hourly, and judging by the cars lined up outside chambers around Lincoln's Inn Field, they're doing alright.

So how about a post on barrister compensation?

What's the diff between barristers and solicitors?

In a nutshell, barristers can appear in court while solicitors cannot. That's not entirely true in every court throughout the UK, but I believe still holds true for the main civil and criminal courts.

I'm usually hesitant to cite wikipedia for anything, but it actually describes the English system fairly well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister