Practice Toolset

The BSB is investigating how comparison tools might work for the Bar – and wants your help. By Rupika Madhura and Richard Parnham

The Young Barristers' Committee Chair, Michael Harwood, sets out his key priorities to meet the challenges ahead

Michael Polak and Michael Harwood of the Young Barristers' Committee on why young barristers should build their practice internationally – and the relaunched grant programmes helping them to do so

The momentum for change and vital ingredients in an anti-bullying chambers. By Orlagh Kelly

Why Talking to Spot, Bar Council support and becoming an active bystander can create change – by Sam Mercer

Could kindness be a driving force for change at the Bar? One year on, Valerie Charbit and Robin Banerjee report back on a project analysing patterns of kindness among barristers, the influence of rules of conduct and impact of poor working conditions

Supply chain attacks focus on the weakest point in a chain. Could that be you? Sam Thomas sets out five practical steps for barristers and chambers to address potential vulnerabilities

Uncomfortable as it is, every barrister is invited to read this report and to reflect on how things need to change. The experiences and views shared confidentially by Black barristers are powerful and very challenging, write Krista Lee KC, Gary Pryce and Brie Stevens-Hoare KC

Want to join the judicial pyramid? Here's Paul Secher's guide for future DDJ/DJ applicants on ‘matching up’ to the competency framework and the important changes in application procedure

Key benefits of the platform for the Bar, how to build engagement, and the secrets of the almighty algorithm – all generously unravelled by barrister and LinkedIn influencer Sahar Farooqi