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Blogs/Articles

What’s the point of using LinkedIn?

What’s the point of using LinkedIn?

Key benefits of the platform for the Bar, how to build engagement, and the secrets of the almighty algorithm – all generously unravelled by barrister and LinkedIn influencer Sahar Farooqi

01 November 2022 / Sahar Farooqi
How do you know it’s time to leave Chambers?

How do you know it’s time to leave Chambers?

The decision to leave Chambers isn’t taken lightly. But it doesn’t need to be tortuous. Here are some ideas from Heidi Smith to help you process the decision

28 October 2022 / Heidi Smith
Implementing and managing fair work allocation

Implementing and managing fair work allocation

A masterclass (with worked examples) on how to implement and manage fair work allocation. By Scott Baldwin 

28 October 2022 / Scott Baldwin
All the fun of the fair

All the fun of the fair

How to get the most out of the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair

29 September 2022 / The Bar Council
Do you know what your clients really think about you?

Do you know what your clients really think about you?

Keith Hardie on why chambers adopting a robust approach to client listening are likely to steal a march on those who do not

15 August 2022 / Keith Hardie
Returners, movers and talent retention

Returners, movers and talent retention

During a career break, you don’t lose skills, you build on them! Juliette Levy outlines the TRWG’s campaign to attract returners and movers, boost confidence and promote the cognitive diversity they bring 

12 August 2022 / Juliette Levy
New legal ventures: Dual specialisation

New legal ventures: Dual specialisation

‘Parallel practitioner’ Kemi Ojutiku explains how she balances work as a civil and commercial arbitrator alongside her specialist family law practice

01 July 2022 / Kemi Ojutiku
Leaders in waiting: part 2 – confidence

Leaders in waiting: part 2 – confidence

Nikki Alderson's confidence strategies for career success, including how to develop a positive mindset and overcome rejection 

01 July 2022 / Nikki Alderson
Your CPS application: making the grade

Your CPS application: making the grade

Jo Martin QC and Berenice Mulvanny explain how to get the grading you deserve in your upcoming CPS Advocate Panel application 

01 July 2022 / Berenice Mulvanny / Jo Martin KC
Leaders in waiting: part 1 – goal setting

Leaders in waiting: part 1 – goal setting

It’s rare for junior barristers to formulate much of a career strategy beyond ‘getting tenancy’. In part one of a new series on career progression, Nikki Alderson shares some advice on setting goals – and purposefully reaching them

01 June 2022 / Nikki Alderson
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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