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Pathway for change: the new route to Treasury Counsel

Pathway for change: the new route to Treasury Counsel

Rekha Kodikara explores the positive steps being taken to enable the future Treasury Counsel team to be diverse and inclusive

11 April 2022 / Rekha Kodikara
Expanding horizons in criminal law: opportunities for international law practice

Expanding horizons in criminal law: opportunities for international law practice

Practical advice for anyone considering a career in international criminal law, distilled by David Josse QC

11 April 2022 / David Josse KC
How to get pupillage:  Part two – the interview

How to get pupillage: Part two – the interview

Paul Secher's tips and advice on the next crucial stage of your pupillage quest – the interview

09 March 2022 / Paul Secher
Pro bono and the path to silk

Pro bono and the path to silk

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

16 February 2022 / Rebecca Wilkie
Alternate careers to the Bar: are they as good as you think?

Alternate careers to the Bar: are they as good as you think?

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

14 February 2022 / Tim Bergin
You achieve silk but your career stalls: what to do?

You achieve silk but your career stalls: what to do?

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

01 February 2022 / Heidi Smith
How the Silk Selection Panel approaches its task

How the Silk Selection Panel approaches its task

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

01 February 2022 / Sir Alex Allan / Monisha Shah
Silk: the clerk’s role

Silk: the clerk’s role

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

01 February 2022 / Lucy Barbet
Silk applications: Facing ‘that form’ again?

Silk applications: Facing ‘that form’ again?

Do it differently this time: silk coach Paul Secher shares his application wisdom

01 February 2022 / Paul Secher
Looking for pupillage? Thinking in-house?

Looking for pupillage? Thinking in-house?

During the tumultuous search for pupillage, Victoria Alicea describes how the journey can make all the difference to the destination: thinking broader, picking up new skills and finding a home in-house

31 January 2022 / Victoria Alicea
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Strategic Moves

Reach the top with the fast-track route to chartered status

By the Chartered Governance Institute UK Ireland

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Serving as a Legal Officer

Q and A with Major Susie Brooke, Legal Officer in Army Legal Services

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Army Legal Services

Have you considered being a barrister in the British Army? Here’s an insight into a career in Army Legal Services

CPS trainee to senior crown prosecutor

Clare describes her journey from Crown Prosecution Service legal trainee to Senior Crown Prosecutor, a typical ‘day in the life’ and the inspiration she draws from her career

CPS legal trainee: a day in life

What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life

Civil mediation – broader arenas

Barristers can learn more about the varied arenas in which their mediation skills can be deployed at the Civil Mediation Council Annual Conference on 6 and 7 November 2024