Blogs/Articles

Eight top tips to build the foundations for a diverse career, as well as practice management more generally. By Charlotte Pope-Williams 

Breadth of roles makes us better lawyers, says Edward Bennett, who acts as Registrar of the BIOT Court of Appeal alongside his busy family practice 

Brie Stevens-Hoare KC and Lyndsey de Mestre KC take a look at the difficulties women encounter during the menopause, and offer some practical tips for individuals and chambers to make things easier 

See probationary tenancy as a fresh opportunity to impress a new group of decision-makers, advises Abiodun Olatokun 

Marketing initiatives such as seminars remain popular among barristers and chambers but is the investment truly worthwhile? Heidi Smith explores how to maximise ROI 

James Pereira KC on the collaborative essence of a barrister’s role and five practical tools to make us all better leaders and team-players 

Used wisely, ChatGPT can become part of a chambers’ daily toolkit to maximise efficiency, practice development and EDI, says Rowan Caffull  

Juliette Levy, Shazia Akhtar and Graham Denholm share some tips for barrister returners after a leave of absence or a career move 

Creating advocacy opportunities for juniors is now the expectation but not always easy to put into effect. Tom Mitcheson KC distils developing best practice from the Patents Court initiative already bearing fruit 

Let’s hear it for the assessors, says Dame Anne Rafferty of the KC Selection Panel. And to make silk assessors’ lives a little easier when applicants come calling in May, Dame Anne fields some commonly asked questions