Practice Toolset

Rachel Tombs advises barristers how to get the most out of their online activity 

If any recently qualified barristers, or barristers’ chambers’ libraries, would like to find a new and very appreciative home for their books on advocacy, please consider donating them to the Sierra Leone Bar Association. The International Law Book Facility will be sending a shipment of textbooks in the next month to support advocacy training this spring, explains Katrina Crossley 

Heidi Stonecliffe KC talks frankly about her route to silk and why, as Chair of the Employed Barristers’ Committee for 2024, she wants to see greater visibility, progression and recognition for employed barristers 

Monisha Shah, Chair of the King’s Counsel Selection Panel, gives an insight into the silk selection process and outlines a new condensed timetable for 2024 

Why it’s needed now, more than ever. By mental health first aider, Richard Copnall 

Andrew Goddard KC and Laura Hussey consider the new skills barristers will need to become the legal superstars of the future 

Caroline McCarthy discusses strategies for staying well, signs that more support could be needed, and where to find it 

The Bar Council crunches the data to tell the real story of who gets pupillage... and when 

Amrit Kaur Dhanoa, Chair of the Young Barristers’ Committee for 2024, sets out her priorities for the year ahead 

LawCare’s Andy Darnton and Sarah Fitsell advise how to support friends and colleagues who may be struggling with loss and Anon (Barrister) shares their ‘seven things learnt’ while navigating grief at the Bar