Practice Toolset

How do legal outsiders become lawyers? A ‘route map’ from David Lock KC’s Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings podcast

Want to start a conversation about neurodiversity in your chambers? Elizabeth Rimmer of LawCare, a partner of Neurodiversity in Law, explains how

George Floyd would have been astonished to learn that his death had opened the eyes of UK financial and professional leaders to the inequities faced by Black professionals here. But what if he had asked,  ‘Will it actually change anything?’   Harry Matovu KC, Laura Durrant and Olivia Roberts on the Black Talent Charter

Being a barrister is a tough, demanding and relentless career. We love the profession and love the ability to help people in their time of need, but who’s helping the helpers? asks Jamil Mohammed

How best to ensure neurodivergent clients are fully and fairly included in the justice system? Tristan Jones explains four ways to adapt your practice

There are vulnerable moments as well as vulnerable people, and hidden vulnerabilities as well as visible ones. So where to start? Research has revealed four guiding principles for advocates to keep in mind: Professor Penny Cooper, Professor Jessica Jacobson and Dr Camillia Kong explain more

The Bar loses too many talented barristers (usually women) to parenthood so the Bar Council is encouraging chambers to take positive action to help parents build a sustainable and thriving work-life balance: Sam Mercer explains more

Just being brilliant at the law is not enough, though it is a requirement: an insider guide to the interview part of the KC application process. By Sara Nathan OBE

Congratulations to the 95! With applications up but awards down, David Wurtzel's statistical deep dive into the competition gives an indication of who is likely to succeed, who does not get silk and why, among other trends

With the 2023 competition now open, Paul Secher provides some ‘do’s and don’ts’ when tackling the tricky written part of the application process