Leah Arthur, a pupil, and her second seat supervisor, John Goss, share their perspectives on building a productive pupil-supervisor relationship
Don Turner explains why the habits, relationships and commercial understanding you build during pupillage can prove just as valuable as legal expertise
Henry Fingerhut outlines what the Bar Standards Board AI guidance means for early career barristers
The Ministry of Justice will match-fund up to 100 criminal pupillages, with grants available to criminal chambers across England and Wales. Similar to the COIC scheme, the grants will match-fund pupillages additional to those otherwise offered without government funding
Lady Justice Lieven invites chambers primarily engaged in legal aid work to apply for the next round of COIC pupillage matched funding
Whether you experience misconduct, witness it, or are supporting someone who has, everyone needs to know how to use Talk to Spot, says The Commissioner for Conduct’s team
In a six-part series exploring the skills that drive excellence in legal practice, and which AI cannot replicate, Michaela Hardwick starts with self-awareness – and why it’s more valuable than many realise
Feel confident accessing – and interpreting – your data in Chambers’ diary management system? Elizabeth Bowden explains how
What it’s like running a business alongside a busy practice? Iain Quirk KC, Rehna Azim and James Pereira KC share their start-up journeys
Not every case changes you. This one did, says Amiot Vollenweider, who explains how he accommodated, pro bono, one of the longest-running divorces in English legal history into his practice – and what he gained
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The Chair of the Bar reports back
By Kem Kemal, CEO, Henry Dannell
By BSK Financial Planning
Mário Barroso, Head of R&D and Method Development at AlphaBiolabs
Susie Griffin on the admin that keeps barristers from billable work
Clement Cowley, Partner at The Penny Group, explains how global events can influence the performance of pensions and ISAs, and why taking a long-term approach to investing is often the most effective strategy
Kick off your career at the Bar Council’s Pupillage Fair this October it’s one of the most valuable opportunities for aspiring barristers, says Amelia Clegg
Join us on Saturday 21 November 2026 at Leeds Beckett University and see for yourself why the North continues to be an exceptional place to build a career at the Bar
The golden age of advocacy? David Langwallner pays homage to the filmic if contentious barrister Sir Edward Carson and some of his contemporaries
Not yet, says Jacob Turner. Regulation, unlike the technology itself, is a domain the legal profession can still control