With a new generation of barristers seeking out more ways to enhance their skillset, are ‘traditional’ barristers in danger of losing out? asks Orlagh Kelly
And what benefits do you want to see? Nikki Alderson shares seven strategies to start the ball rolling…
Cath Brown sets out the steps chambers can take to make their mentoring schemes more effective and show demonstrable results
It’s easy to overlook this side of practice management; Ann Page sets out the five steps to growing your solicitor client base
What it’s like being an Attorney General panel member, why you should consider applying in the next competition, and the GLD’s commitment to diverse and fair allocation
Ready for more stability or a new challenge? Barrister consultant Kevin Harris and barrister secondee Siân Beaven on the benefits of new work streams
How do legal outsiders become lawyers? A ‘route map’ from David Lock KC’s Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings podcast
Peter Purvis talks to five successful candidates from the 2021/22 competition to find out why they applied, their experience of the selection process and what advice they would share with others
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
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
Now open for applications: the mentoring scheme for underrepresented applicants to the Commercial Bar enters its third year. Apply by Friday 20 September 2024 for the 2024-25 cycle
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
Harry Hodgkin, CEO of The Barrister Group, gives an insight into Chambers' core principles and the individual barrister's experience
Congratulations to the Crown Prosecution Service – a Top 10 Employer for Working Families 2023
