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How to get pupillage: Part one – the application

How to get pupillage: Part one – the application

In this fierce competition, your written application will determine whether you are invited to interview. Paul Secher considers what you can do to enhance your prospects of success

31 January 2022 / Paul Secher
Information barriers are entry barriers

Information barriers are entry barriers

It ain’t what you say, it’s the way that you say it... David Anderson sets out a new, inclusive approach to barrister recruitment that openly talks about the key factors (including cost) when choosing a chambers

28 January 2022 / David Anderson
Regulatory roles and how to get them

Regulatory roles and how to get them

Highly sought after and ideally suited to the skills and experience of members of the Bar... how to maximise your chances when applying for a ‘regulatory role’? By Paul Secher

09 November 2021 / Paul Secher
The 20%: what the employed Bar gets up to

The 20%: what the employed Bar gets up to

Michael Harwood's guide for aspiring members of the employed Bar to the huge array of possibilities – including a new ‘disruptor’ trend

12 October 2021 / Michael Harwood
Dual qualify: New York Bar

Dual qualify: New York Bar

Your guide to making it as a NY attorney and practical issues for English barristers. By Teresa Rosen Peacocke and Alex Haines

01 September 2021 / Alex Haines / Teresa Rosen Peacocke
The employed-Bar Bencher guide

The employed-Bar Bencher guide

Employed barristers are disproportionately underrepresented as Benchers yet bring distinct skills to the governance of their Inns: BACFI's application guide

01 September 2021 / BACFI
On reflection…

On reflection…

Helen Conway on the joy of reflective practice as a form of CPD and how to do it

01 September 2021 / Helen Conway
Arbitrator 101

Arbitrator 101

A toolkit to help you build profile, expertise and a bright future in arbitration. By James Bridgeman

19 July 2021 / James Bridgeman
How to dual qualify: Caribbean

How to dual qualify: Caribbean

Tim Prudhoe's lessons learnt: as the scope increases for working overseas, here's some advice on how to build the foundations for an international practice (and not upset the local Bar)

15 June 2021 / Tim Prudhoe
Find the connection

Find the connection

Kim Tasso explains how to build rapport and fix ruptured relationships in the digital space

11 June 2021 / Kim Tasso
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Job of the Week

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