Practice Toolset

Sophie Cashell’s nine top tips to help new pupils make the most of the crucial nine months before it’s tenancy decision time 

With 33 pupillages supported in 2023, Mrs Justice Lieven welcomes new applications for COIC matched funding for 2024-25 and 2025-26 pupillages 

How – and to what extent – can you prepare for that half-hour slot on which so much may depend? Here’s some silk interview prep with Paul Secher 

The seven best case management systems available on the market, and what barristers need to know about the repercussions of the MOVEit cyber-attack. By Sam Thomas

Don’t leave it to chance – how to make your return from the summer break different this time. By Cath Brown 

... and better support our criminal and family law colleagues. By Camilla Wells 

Know where to start on ESG? Rachel Holmes – CEO of the chambers named ‘Responsible Business of the Year 2023’ – shares its blueprint 

See it, feel it, live it: Jamil Mohammed recounts his adventures with the American Bar Association during a Pegasus Scholarship to Washington DC 

Charles Sorensen and Amy Richardson outline the workings and benefits of a dual qualified practice - not least securing tenancy 

Mark Friston’s refresher on contractual arrangements between counsel and their instructing solicitors, with a particular emphasis on actually getting paid