ABSTRACT
This chapter embarks on a detailed exploration of the particular case study programme: Inner Temple’s Pegasus Access and Support Scheme. It explores both the practical angle and the experiential element. How did students who participated in the programme perceive their role as individuals participating in a programme, and what experiences had they had that had affected their interaction with the profession? By looking through the eyes of aspirant entrants from socio-economic backgrounds that are under-represented at the Bar, this research explored a dimension of access schemes that is often neglected. It concludes, however, that access schemes in traditional professions may struggle to break through a resilient status quo, instead ‘going with the grain’, causing much-reduced impact.
