Practice Toolset

Being a barrister is a tough, demanding and relentless career. We love the profession and love the ability to help people in their time of need, but who’s helping the helpers? asks Jamil Mohammed

How best to ensure neurodivergent clients are fully and fairly included in the justice system? Tristan Jones explains four ways to adapt your practice

There are vulnerable moments as well as vulnerable people, and hidden vulnerabilities as well as visible ones. So where to start? Research has revealed four guiding principles for advocates to keep in mind: Professor Penny Cooper, Professor Jessica Jacobson and Dr Camillia Kong explain more

The Bar loses too many talented barristers (usually women) to parenthood so the Bar Council is encouraging chambers to take positive action to help parents build a sustainable and thriving work-life balance: Sam Mercer explains more

Just being brilliant at the law is not enough, though it is a requirement: an insider guide to the interview part of the KC application process. By Sara Nathan OBE

Congratulations to the 95! With applications up but awards down, David Wurtzel's statistical deep dive into the competition gives an indication of who is likely to succeed, who does not get silk and why, among other trends

With the 2023 competition now open, Paul Secher provides some ‘do’s and don’ts’ when tackling the tricky written part of the application process

With huge gulfs in male/female earnings at the Bar now notorious, what is being done apart from restating the problem? Cue the Charter for Fairness, presented by Nicola Rushton KC and Yasmin Yasseri

What to expect (of parental leave) when you’re expecting? Saving parents-to-be from sifting through the multitude of information sources, barrister Emma Harris shares her findings

HHJ Anna Richardson and Emma Cross reflect on the Western Circuit Women’s Forum ‘Ask A Judge’ evening and the importance of similar events