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Fair recruitment at the Bar

Fair recruitment at the Bar

Ensuring recruitment processes are fair, and free from bias, is essential to drive diversity at the Bar. Bindi Dholakia and Rachel Krys examine the theory and practice 

19 February 2024 / Bindi Dholakia / Rachel Krys
Taking silk – an employed barrister’s perspective

Taking silk – an employed barrister’s perspective

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 

12 February 2024 / Heidi Stonecliffe KC
Applying for silk in 2024

Applying for silk in 2024

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 

12 February 2024 / Monisha Shah
Providing your best evidence at a KC selection interview

Providing your best evidence at a KC selection interview

The King's Counsel Selection Panel wants you to be confident that you are well prepared and can demonstrate your skills and experience to the best of your ability at the interview. This guide, written by King's Counsel Appointments, is to help you understand how a competency-based interview is conducted and how to prepare yourself for the interview

08 February 2024 / King's Counsel Appointments
Who gets pupillage?

Who gets pupillage?

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

15 January 2024 / The Bar Council
Making the first seven years count

Making the first seven years count

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

11 January 2024 / Amrit Kaur Dhanoa
ND barristers – help your clerk help you

ND barristers – help your clerk help you

The more open you are about your neurodivergence, the easier it will be for clerks to tailor their support, advises Leanne Buckley-Thomson 

13 December 2023 / Leanne Buckley-Thomson
Managing your practice as a junior barrister

Managing your practice as a junior barrister

When should you start the conversation – and what to cover? Michael Harwood explains the ‘what, when, and how’ of practice reviews for those looking to take more control over the direction of their practice 

11 December 2023 / Michael Harwood
Develop an international practice

Develop an international practice

Growing your junior practice via international conference and how to fund the trip: Daria Gleyze, Emile Simpson and Sajid Suleman share what they gained from the ChBA BVI Conference 

13 November 2023 / Daria Gleyze / Emile Simpson / Sajid Suleman
Developing a niche practice in chambers

Developing a niche practice in chambers

Christopher McNall (of farms and farmland fame) and Stephanie Wickenden (curator of an art law specialism) describe how they discovered their niche practices with tips for developing yours 

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Record pupillage numbers

Pupillage offers hit new record exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Bar Council report finds

Senior Crown Prosecutor

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

Q&A with The Barrister Group

Harry Hodgkin, CEO of The Barrister Group, gives an insight into Chambers' core principles and the individual barrister's experience

CPS in Top 10 Employers for Working Families

Congratulations to the Crown Prosecution Service – a Top 10 Employer for Working Families 2023

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Shorten the journey into the boardroom with CGIUKI’s Fast Track

With the explosion of interest in governance and the growing need to be multi-skilled to keep career options open, adding an extra string to your bow is not without its merits. The Chartered Governance Institute UK Ireland (CGIUKI) Fast Track for the Chartered Governance Qualifying Programme could be ideal for experienced professionals to reach chartered governance status

42BR's state-of-the-art move

42BR Barristers announces move to modern new premises in Staple Inn