Practice Toolset

Could kindness be a driving force for change at the Bar? One year on, Valerie Charbit and Robin Banerjee report back on a project analysing patterns of kindness among barristers, the influence of rules of conduct and impact of poor working conditions

Supply chain attacks focus on the weakest point in a chain. Could that be you? Sam Thomas sets out five practical steps for barristers and chambers to address potential vulnerabilities

Uncomfortable as it is, every barrister is invited to read this report and to reflect on how things need to change. The experiences and views shared confidentially by Black barristers are powerful and very challenging, write Krista Lee KC, Gary Pryce and Brie Stevens-Hoare KC

Want to join the judicial pyramid? Here's Paul Secher's guide for future DDJ/DJ applicants on ‘matching up’ to the competency framework and the important changes in application procedure

Key benefits of the platform for the Bar, how to build engagement, and the secrets of the almighty algorithm – all generously unravelled by barrister and LinkedIn influencer Sahar Farooqi

One of the two chambers to sign up to the Menopause Workplace Pledge shares their policy, practice and how it’s been embedded into their set’s cultural ethos 

By Joshua Tate 

Toby Brown explains the many ways to get involved in the 21st Annual Pro Bono Week: 7-11 November

This month ASPIRE – as part of its mission to improve the visibility and advancement of Black lawyers – hosted a performance of Just an Ordinary Lawyer,  a moving retrospective of the life of Tunji Sowande, with a Q&A and networking. Report by Earl Pinnock and Thomas Schofield

The decision to leave Chambers isn’t taken lightly. But it doesn’t need to be tortuous. Here are some ideas from Heidi Smith to help you process the decision

A barrister’s guide to funding – and its effects. By Mark Friston