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5 ways to raise your profile

5 ways to raise your profile

Feeling sluggish in the practice department? Dust off your profile and learn how to stand out from the crowd with this refresher guide. By Deborah Bryan 

30 May 2019 / Deborah Bryan
Making the move to partnership

Making the move to partnership

Enthusiastically embraced by the young Bar for some years, now those more established in their careers are responding to opportunities the employed Bar can offer. Where to start? Here’s a practical guide to help you navigate the process by Sara George 

18 April 2019 / Sara George
What the Bar can learn from... The masters of influence

What the Bar can learn from... The masters of influence

What is it that brilliant influencers do to get people on their side? Try adopting techniques from the world of sales to read client personalities, influence decisions and get more – and better – briefs. By Gavin Presman 

18 April 2019 / Gavin Presman
Don’t leave your career to chance

Don’t leave your career to chance

Take control of your practice and create that competitive edge: Nick Luckman explains how to position your specialist skills in the market 

26 February 2019 / Nicholas Luckman
Making the judicial grade

Making the judicial grade

Sign up, nail those competencies and rise to the challenge: John Kimbell QC and Brie Hoare-Stevens QC have advice for first-time applicants to the judiciary 

13 December 2018 / Brie Stevens-Hoare KC / John Kimbell KC
Day in the life… of Alex Potts, offshore QC

Day in the life… of Alex Potts, offshore QC

Relocating to legally fused Bermuda was one of the best decisions Alex Potts QC has ever made. Eleven years – and one successful offshore QC application – on, Alex shares a typical day in paradise 

27 July 2018 / Alex Potts KC
Day in the life… of a judicial assistant

Day in the life… of a judicial assistant

Judicial assistants get to work on some of the most interesting issues coming through the courts and study what makes a good barrister. Joel Semakula shares a typical day 

29 June 2018 / Joel Semakula
Day in the life of… Kim Hollis QC, DPP for the BVI

Day in the life of… Kim Hollis QC, DPP for the BVI

Kim Hollis QC thought her first year as DPP for the British Virgin Islands would be an adventure, but Hurricanes Irma and Maria swept away not only her house, but the Islands’ prisons and entire criminal justice system 

20 February 2018 / Kim Hollis KC
Team dynamics: the barrister/solicitor relationship

Team dynamics: the barrister/solicitor relationship

Power shift? Grania Langdon-Down investigates the changing nature of legal relations as competition, scale of litigation, legal aid cuts and growth of in-house advocates affect how cases are run 

20 February 2018 / Grania Langdon-Down
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Strategic Moves

Being a judicial assistant at the Supreme Court

There is no typical day in the life as a Supreme Court judicial assistant, says Josephine Gillingwater, and that’s what makes the role so enjoyably diverse

Pupil barrister at the CPS

Ever wondered what a pupillage is like at the CPS? This Q and A provides an insight into the training, experience and next steps

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Making the leap... to St Pauls Chambers

What meaningful steps can you take in 2026 to advance your legal career? asks Thomas Cowan of St Pauls Chambers

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Moving on up

Q and A with criminal barrister Nick Murphy, who moved to New Park Court Chambers on the North Eastern Circuit in search of a better work-life balance

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A day in the life of a National Crime Agency lawyer

What’s it really like to work in the National Crime Agency’s in-house legal team? TM, a lawyer in the NCA’s Financial Disruptions Litigation team, shares a day in her life

Reach the top with the fast-track route to chartered status

By the Chartered Governance Institute UK Ireland