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Pro bono and the path to silk

Rebecca Wilkie explains how pro bono can become an intrinsic part of your silk application

16 February 2022 / Rebecca Wilkie
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Alternate careers to the Bar: are they as good as you think?

When thoughts arise that ‘there must be more to life than this’, is a career change necessarily the answer? Tim Bergin on the benefits of leaving the Bar – and coming back again

14 February 2022 / Tim Bergin
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You achieve silk but your career stalls: what to do?

Having a plan for how to build your silk practice will help you hold your nerve as you transition, advises practice coach Heidi Smith

01 February 2022 / Heidi Smith
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How the Silk Selection Panel approaches its task

Sir Alex Allan and Monisha Shah, the outgoing and incoming Chairs of the QC Selection Panel, offer an insight into the appointment process and, in particular, its approach to diversity issues

01 February 2022 / Sir Alex Allan / Monisha Shah
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Silk: the clerk’s role

Some tips for working with your clerking team to build a practice worthy of applying for silk. After all, clerks could be your critical success factor, writes Lucy Barbet

01 February 2022 / Lucy Barbet
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Silk applications: Facing ‘that form’ again?

Do it differently this time: silk coach Paul Secher shares his application wisdom

01 February 2022 / Paul Secher
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Looking for pupillage? Thinking in-house?

During the tumultuous search for pupillage, Victoria Alicea describes how the journey can make all the difference to the destination: thinking broader, picking up new skills and finding a home in-house

31 January 2022 / Victoria Alicea
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How to get pupillage: Part one – the application

In this fierce competition, your written application will determine whether you are invited to interview. Paul Secher considers what you can do to enhance your prospects of success

31 January 2022 / Paul Secher
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Information barriers are entry barriers

It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it... David Anderson sets out a new, inclusive approach to barrister recruitment that openly talks about the key factors (including cost) when choosing a chambers

28 January 2022 / David Anderson
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Arbitrator 101

A toolkit to help you build profile, expertise and a bright future in arbitration. By James Bridgeman

19 July 2021 / James Bridgeman
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