Tag: Barristers

The best chambers to do your pupillage with — 2024 edition
Chambers Most List ranks sets on training, work quality, support and more

Rookie error doesn’t have to cost barrister his career
Bar disciplinary shows mercy

It’s becoming even harder to get a pupillage
Number of aspiring barristers on the rise; the number of pupillages not so much

‘Should I apply for pupillage in London or the regions?’
Budding barrister needs help

High Court judge to sample cider in Aldi-Thatchers ‘copycat’ row
Nice work if you can get it

Call to the bar: Which Inn has the best boozer?
Ranked by future pupil barrister

Suspension for prosecuting barrister who pursued ‘romantic interest’ in defendant
Misused personal contact info

Pro Bono Week: Retired lawyers encouraged to offer free legal support
Evokes spirit of NHS during the pandemic

BSB maintains ban on online exams following ‘clear evidence of cheating’
Pen and paper for foreseeable

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

An employability expert’s top tips for training contract applications and interviews
How to work out your practice interests and write convincingly

Gain the edge: Top tips to secure a training contract
ULaw Director of Employability talks career change, pro bono opportunities and building resilience

ESG in the spotlight as Pro Bono Week gets underway
Annual event recognises and promotes the voluntary work of lawyers

International Bar Association calls for Gaza ceasefire
Reminds both sides of their obligations under human rights and criminal law

Can you be a good lawyer if you’re not a good person?
Ethics takes centre stage at IBA conference in Paris

Minimum pupillage award rises to £23,078 in London and £21,060 elsewhere
Increases take effect 1 January 2024

Black History Month: ‘Saluting our Sisters’ in law
Meet the pioneering Black women lawyers creating a more inclusive and equitable profession

Wagatha lawyers made Wayne Rooney consider law school
Wazza the bazza?

Former Supreme Court president joins top Jewish lawyers in urging Israel to obey ‘laws of war’
Open letter comes in response to Hamas terror attacks