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Dual qualify: the Jersey and Guernsey Bars

Dual qualify: the Jersey and Guernsey Bars

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

07 August 2023 / Amy Richardson / Charles Sorensen
Tendering for public sector contracts

Tendering for public sector contracts

Interested in bidding for public sector legal work? Josh Bates explains how to get into your best tendering position before the new procurement system starts in 2024

10 July 2023 / Josh Bates
Financial planning for the junior Bar

Financial planning for the junior Bar

Avoid expensive mistakes with Jackie Streat’s smart guide to a self-employed junior barrister’s tax obligations 

10 July 2023 / Jackie Streat
Keeping up with the times?

Keeping up with the times?

With a new generation of barristers seeking out more ways to enhance their skillset, are ‘traditional’ barristers in danger of losing out? asks Orlagh Kelly

10 July 2023 / Orlagh Kelly
Ready for a summer ‘re-set’?

Ready for a summer ‘re-set’?

And what benefits do you want to see? Nikki Alderson shares seven strategies to start the ball rolling… 

10 July 2023 / Nikki Alderson
Establishing a successful mentoring scheme

Establishing a successful mentoring scheme

Cath Brown sets out the steps chambers can take to make their mentoring schemes more effective and show demonstrable results

12 June 2023 / Cath Brown
Five key business skills to expand your client base

Five key business skills to expand your client base

It’s easy to overlook this side of practice management; Ann Page sets out the five steps to growing your solicitor client base 

08 May 2023 / Ann Page
Joining the AG’s panel counsel

Joining the AG’s panel counsel

What it’s like being an Attorney General panel member, why you should consider applying in the next competition, and the GLD’s commitment to diverse and fair allocation

26 April 2023 / Government Legal Department
Broadening horizons

Broadening horizons

Ready for more stability or a new challenge? Barrister consultant Kevin Harris and barrister secondee Siân Beaven on the benefits of new work streams

10 April 2023 / Kevin Harris / Siân Beaven
Becoming a lawyer from a non-legal background

Becoming a lawyer from a non-legal background

How do legal outsiders become lawyers? A ‘route map’ from David Lock KC’s Breaking Legal Glass Ceilings podcast

10 April 2023 / David Lock KC
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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