Legal Personality

Suits you, ma’am? Rehna Azim investigates how retailers, designers, buyers and tailors see ‘professional women’ versus what we want to wear 

The criminal barrister, entrepreneur and dressmaker’s daughter is the first outfitter specialising in court attire for women barristers. Here, she talks to Dami Ojuri for IWD 2022 in the first of a new Counsel  interview series

The inspirational stories behind the awards...

This Summer 2022, 24 Black graduates will be offered internships by over 70 sets of chambers. Here, Dawid Konotey-Ahulu – the barrister turned investment banker, entrepreneur and co-founder of 10KBI – explains why the mission was so compelling for him

Detail is a lawyer’s currency and tenacity the requisite quality in practice... David Cadman QC's ‘lessons learnt’ from a quarter-century of litigation practice across two parallel jurisdictions

Groundbreakingly, the majority of Circuit Leaders are female. Here, they join forces with Rehna Azim to discuss the highs and lows of leading barristers during the pandemic, the pressures building on the profession and the importance of women leaders

From writing fee notes under gas lamps to forging international opportunities for the Commercial Bar; David Grief's half-century career demonstrates how the role of the clerk has changed beyond recognition. Interview by Frances Gibb

Being the best version of yourself, flexible planning, and other uplifting ideas for self-care/self-preservation at the Bar –Nicola Williams' lessons learnt... 

As we face 2022, the profession feels restless, the job feels relentless but we are in good hands: our new yet seasoned leader talks to Joanna Hardy-Susskind about his concerns and ambitions for the Bar, and how we protect this ‘truly precious, national asset’

With many still not seeing legal rights as ‘theirs’ to claim, Christian Weaver reflects on levels of knowledge, faith and hope in the law