Practice Toolset

Sam Thomas investigates the future for chambers under cybersecurity reforms including the Bill promising to be Brexit’s answer to GDPR

‘Every Day Gender Equality’ at Freshfields has changed culture, fostered allyship and triggered other initiatives. Chantelle Nicholas, Jenny Leahy and Rachel Brooks share its key points with the Bar

The BSB’s study into the barrister DCT market – where are we now? By Rupika Madhura and Richard Parnham 

Cath Brown sets out the steps chambers can take to make their mentoring schemes more effective and show demonstrable results

It’s easy to overlook this side of practice management; Ann Page sets out the five steps to growing your solicitor client base 

By demonstrating business acumen you can quickly build rapport with commercial clients. Here’s a whistlestop guide to developing yours – by Jamie Johnston

Erika Eliasson-Norris explains how governance skills can take commercial barristers to the next level and Sophie Garner describes how dual qualification has benefitted her voluntary work and wider practice 

Robin Jackson investigates whether COVID lockdowns and the economic environment have changed what solicitors are seeking from barristers and chambers – and how the Bar can deliver

Empathy skills are much easier to implement long-term when we feel psychologically safe and well ourselves. Carolyn Cleveland’s three foundations for sustainable upskilling 

How to effectively interact with trans people throughout the justice system? Reagan Persaud’s guide for fellow practitioners