There are two particular traits that judicial applicants can display repeatedly, and these can lead to inaccurate self-assessment. For those ready to be brutally honest with themselves, Manjula Bray sets out a five-step strategy to help plan for success
Lucy Barbet's top tips on how to plan, communicate and execute a career break, and get your practice up and running again quickly
Unvarnished advice from four recent and atypical judicial appointees: HHJ Madeleine Reardon, HHJ Fayyaz Afzal OBE, Tribunal Judge Michelle Brewer and Mrs Justice Eady talk to Rehna Azim about why they took the plunge, retention and diversity challenges at Bar and Bench, and what they thought of the application experience
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From a jobbing criminal hack to a silk, Recorder and Bencher in four years – Kama Melly QC reflects on how it happened and the measurement of career success at the Bar
The plumage and ceremony delights some and appals others, yet its professional significance is inescapable; Chris Henley QC (successful in round three) riffs on the award and how to get it
Unpaid fees? Give some thought to your contractual status and when to use the ‘nuclear option’, writes Adrian Vincent
Paul Secher explains how to enhance your chances of appointment
The cost of employing the staff team is often the largest single element of expenditure for a set of chambers. Are your set’s employees ‘fully engaged’ or are they simply ‘coming to work’? asks Catherine Calder
Learn the art of saying no without burning bridges or stemming the flow of instructions. By Nikki Alderson
It’s an increasingly popular method of appointing counsel, so how will you answer the call to tender and establish yourself as the irresistible choice? Douglas McPherson explains
Barristers can learn more about the varied arenas in which their mediation skills can be deployed at the Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference on 6 and 7 November 2024
Inspiring and diverse candidates are being sought for the Attorney General’s Regional A, B and C Panels - recruitment closes at noon on 10 October 2024
The mentoring scheme for underrepresented applicants to the Commercial Bar enters its third year - the 2024/25 cycle is now closed for applications
No-one should have to live in sub-standard accommodation, says Antony Hodari Solicitors. We are tackling the problem of bad housing with a two-pronged approach and act on behalf of tenants in both the civil and criminal courts
Pupillage offers hit new record exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Bar Council report finds
What’s it like being a Senior Crown Prosecutor? Stuart Page describes what drew him to the role, the skills required, and a typical day in the life
