Blogs/Articles

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

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 

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

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

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

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

Will you be tied to a desk and swept into a foreign world of time recording? Or is it all the best bits of being a barrister but with a regular salary and better hours? Abigail Bennett's day in the life of a family law barrister turned partner

Peter Purvis talks to six successful candidates from the 2021/22 competition to find out why they applied, their experience of the selection process and what advice they would share with others  

Rekha Kodikara explores the positive steps being taken to enable the future Treasury Counsel team to be diverse and inclusive

Practical advice for anyone considering a career in international criminal law, distilled by David Josse QC