Practice Toolset

What progress are we making on fair distribution of work? How do we move from intention to action? Desiree Artesi reports from the Bar Conference debate

Rebecca Wilkie explains how pro bono can become an intrinsic part of your silk application

Incorporating can be beneficial from a tax perspective and profits retained in the company can still be invested for the longer term, advise Nick Bonnello and Sam Hubbert

To make a real difference to the diversity of the profession we need to start our social mobility schemes much earlier, says Tahina Akther

When thoughts arise that ‘there must be more to life than this’, is a career change necessarily the answer? Tim Bergin on the benefits of leaving the Bar – and coming back again

Working part-time at the Bar and part-time running a business: Rina-Marie Hill explains how barrister burnout led to a refocus of priorities, new perspective and portfolio career

Putting forward a diverse legal team is no longer ‘preferred’ and the ‘right thing to do’ – it is fast becoming ‘essential’. How law firms and their clients are using spend to help drive change, by David Stone

Having a plan for how to build your silk practice will help you hold your nerve as you transition, advises practice coach Heidi Smith

Sir Alex Allan and Monisha Shah, the outgoing and incoming Chairs of the QC Selection Panel, offer an insight into the appointment process and, in particular, its approach to diversity issues

Some tips for working with your clerking team to build a practice worthy of applying for silk. After all, clerks could be your critical success factor, writes Lucy Barbet