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30% of pupillage places in limbo, COVID-19 survey finds

Barrister hopefuls face anxious wait

4 days ago
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COVID-19: Financial uncertainty and tech woes force chambers to delay pupillage interviews

But majority to go ahead as planned, says Bar Council

Mar 27 2020 9:15am
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COVID-19: MoJ lists which lawyers are ‘key workers’

Their children can attend school or nursery from today

Mar 23 2020 11:53am
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London commercial set reverses decision to cancel pupillage recruitment round

Henderson Chambers says it will now defer interviews until summer following discussions with Bar Council

Mar 20 2020 11:38am
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Skype hearings require ‘more careful thought’ — regardless of benefit to barristers

‘Communicating with someone on a screen just isn’t the same’, says Bar Council bigwig Athena Markides

Nov 25 2019 1:30pm
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Pro bono week: a quarter of barristers undertook free legal work last year

Record high

Nov 4 2019 10:54am
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BSB delays introduction of compulsory pupillage contracts aimed at tackling ‘inappropriate behaviour’

More time needed, says regulator

Sep 16 2019 8:53am
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Bar Council calls out ‘truly shocking’ treatment of pupil barristers

Representative body wants mandatory pupillage contracts to help curb ‘abusive’ behaviour

Aug 5 2019 1:21pm
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Legal profession launches gender equality pledge

Signatories commit to supporting women into top lawyer roles

Jun 20 2019 11:00am
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‘I felt hopeless and isolated’: Barrister opens up about battle with alcoholism

A candid account of one lawyer’s journey to sobriety

Feb 28 2019 1:33pm
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Pupillage Gateway deadline extended AGAIN in wake of IT problems

Aspiring barristers now have until 11am Monday to submit applications

Feb 8 2019 11:16am
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The best use of social media – 2019 edition

The vloggers, bloggers and Instagram-ers bringing the law to life

Feb 8 2019 8:50am
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Pupillage Gateway deadline extended as system struggles to cope with ‘unprecedented levels of traffic’

Aspiring barristers now have until 1:30pm today

Feb 7 2019 12:02pm
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Solicitor General calls for free vote on Brexit as MPs count down to no confidence vote

D-Day for May?

Jan 16 2019 1:36pm
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Don’t feel obliged to respond to emails after 7pm, bar chief tells barristers

Richard Atkins QC says ’24/7 365 days a year culture’ is damaging lawyer wellbeing

Jan 10 2019 11:29am
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Incoming bar chief throws support behind Inns of Court BPTC

Training shake-up ‘marvellous development’, says Richard Atkins QC

Dec 4 2018 1:00pm
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Bar Council launches support hotline for stressed barristers

New wellbeing initiative also includes self-help programmes, fact sheets and videos

Nov 13 2018 10:38am
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Bar Council slams plan to allow solicitors to qualify as barristers without pupillage

Regulator’s proposal could also include law lecturers

Sep 24 2018 10:54am
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Packing chicken to flying helicopters — barristers share their unconventional routes into law

#IAmTheBar

Jul 5 2018 10:35am
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Research: Bullying rife at criminal bar; less common among commercial barristers

Reported observations of harassment soar across newly-woke bar

Jun 26 2018 8:47am
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Pro no-no: Two thirds of criminal barristers work at least a day a week unpaid

And they say it’s because solicitors are doing less work, new report suggests

May 29 2018 12:33pm
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