Practice Toolset

Rudeness in the robing room, sledging tactics and the unkindness of strangers when you’re newly called. Rehna Azim on bullying at the Bar and what you can do about it  

Tackling the menopause as part of chambers’ strategy to better retain women - Louise Corfield  identifies what the Bar can do to support its members through the menopause and how it might be impacting applications for senior positions

Outspoken and unafraid

Lucy Barbet's top tips on how to plan, communicate and execute a career break, and get your practice up and running again quickly 

A rose by any other name? Language matters not only when giving references but in all aspects of our work as lawyers, writes Rachel Barrett : recognising unconscious bias and the importance of gender-fair word choices

The Bar Council’s plans to accelerate progress (or at least shift away from reverse) in diversity and fair work distribution across the Bar. By Sam Mercer 

Retaining experience or stifling diversity and preserving inequality? An analysis of the BAME impact of the consultation - have your say before it closes on 16 October 2020

Now open - COIC welcomes applications for matched funding for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 pupillages  

A two-part series from Laura Hoyano  and John Riley  modelling investigation and prosecution strategies in cases of abusive relationship offending: part two of this worked case example looks at the issues arising at trial

How men dress – as we return to business wear, David Hughes draws style tips for the Bar from James Bond and other jurisdictions