Tag: Barristers

How to make the most of this pupillage application season 

Devereux Chambers' Alice Defriend offers her advice on selecting sets, written applications, and interview prep

Jan 12 2024 8:49am

‘Should I mention my TC offers in pupillage applications?’ 

Former aspiring solicitor now seeks career at the bar

Jan 4 2024 8:50am
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January event dates for aspiring solicitors and barristers

Featuring Travers Smith, Clifford Chance, Hill Dickinson, Gatehouse and more!

Jan 2 2024 7:52am

A round-up of the best legal Xmas trees

Who has the best baubles and top tinsel? 🎄

Dec 20 2023 8:02am
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Wig and gown

Re-start of University of Hertfordshire Bar Course is delayed

Bar Standards Board says uni isn't ready to resume next month, as had been planned

Dec 14 2023 9:18am
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The best chambers to do your pupillage with — 2024 edition

Chambers Most List ranks sets on training, work quality, support and more

Dec 11 2023 3:48pm

Rookie error doesn’t have to cost barrister his career

Bar disciplinary shows mercy

Dec 8 2023 9:40am
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It’s becoming even harder to get a pupillage

Number of aspiring barristers on the rise; the number of pupillages not so much

Dec 7 2023 9:44am
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Call to the bar: Which Inn has the best boozer?

Ranked by future pupil barrister

Nov 23 2023 9:18am
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Pro Bono Week: Retired lawyers encouraged to offer free legal support

Evokes spirit of NHS during the pandemic

Nov 10 2023 8:19am
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Parliament opens with first King’s Speech for 70 years

Lawyers on the lookout for new laws as Lord Chancellor bows before monarch in historical ceremony

Nov 8 2023 2:25pm

An employability expert’s top tips for training contract applications and interviews

How to work out your practice interests and write convincingly

Nov 8 2023 11:34am

Gain the edge: Top tips to secure a training contract

ULaw Director of Employability talks career change, pro bono opportunities and building resilience

Nov 6 2023 9:52am

ESG in the spotlight as Pro Bono Week gets underway

Annual event recognises and promotes the voluntary work of lawyers

Nov 6 2023 8:14am

International Bar Association calls for Gaza ceasefire 

Reminds both sides of their obligations under human rights and criminal law

Nov 3 2023 10:49am