Profession

Happy #IWD2020 #EachforEqual! Five sisters in law – barristers Lousia Collins, Rebecca Hill, Gemma Rose, Alexandra Wilson and Alexa Le Moine of 5SAH – share their views on life and work at the Bar, keeping/retrieving the faith, and the strength and support of a united and collective voice  

If there’s one thing that defines what the new Chair of the Bar wants to achieve, it’s removing barriers. Amanda Pinto QC talks to Kate Brunner QC about access to the profession, equitable briefing and why the profile of senior Bar politics has to change

After a lifetime working in the industrial relations field, how does the barrister champion of the trade union movement see the law, art of advocacy and today’s judgecraft?

What was it like working as a junior junior on the controversial prorogation case—and will any case be the same again? A pupil’s account of the historic day

A new profession at the Bar for this extraordinary man who, after a catastrophic road traffic accident, is driven to represent those with similarly significant injuries

A call to arms from the relentless slog of a legal aid junior’s August diary: why clerks and seniors should make it easier to say no and enable time out for self-preservation

How far we’ve come in the pursuit of professional equality and the hard work ahead: Jo’s Bar journey shows how, in a climate of ‘girly swot’ jibes and appearance-not-ability judgments, every step matters and every stance taken can count

Diverse approaches: how to embed equality of opportunity into recruitment and work allocation practices – not just unassigned briefs. Cloisters shares its transparent and data-driven strategies 

Ian McDonald QC: an incredibly kind, generous and straight talking man, whose "sense of fairness was contagious" (1939-2019)