Tag: Barristers

‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’

Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates

May 13 2019 2:50pm

Inns of Court unveil country’s cheapest barrister training course

Charity applying for sign-off on £13,000 course in major bar training shake-up

May 10 2019 7:58am
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London criminal law chambers pulls ‘unpaid’ internship

Exclusive: 9KBW places controversial expenses-only programme 'under review'

May 9 2019 8:49am

Three more high profile speakers announced for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Hardwicke’s PJ Kirby QC, Brighton Uni LLB lead Zoe Swan and Frances Bennett, pioneer of Burges Salmon's legal apprenticeships scheme, to appear at Kings Place London on 22 May

May 2 2019 12:18pm

Top QC who branded unpaid internship ‘plain wrong’ offers aspiring barristers two weeks paid work experience

‘I should put my money where my mouth is’, says Jaime Hamilton

Apr 29 2019 12:10pm

London chambers offers ‘unpaid’ internship lasting up to six months

Exclusive: But 9KBW will cover wannabe barristers' travel expenses

Apr 25 2019 1:02pm

Should I stop chasing pupillage?

'I feel like I am going backwards'

Apr 25 2019 10:31am

#5JobsIHad: Social media trend sees lawyers reveal unusual previous careers

Christmas grotto elf, haunted house scarer, life drawing model and even a bouncer!

Apr 24 2019 11:46am

Criminal barrister reveals emotional toll of life at the bar in candid tweets

‘We are expected to brush away the trauma of one case and pick up the next’

Apr 18 2019 11:14am
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Last chance to buy first release tickets for Future of Legal Education and Training Conference 2019

Only five weeks to go until day-long event at Kings Place London on 22 May

Apr 17 2019 11:36am
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Jailed sex assault barrister disbarred

Clyde Stevens handed 10-year prison term in 2017

Apr 16 2019 3:49pm

New trade union targets overworked junior lawyers

Legal Sector Workers United wants trainees and pupils to help fight oppression and inequality

Apr 16 2019 8:35am

Exchange Chambers to double pupillage intake next year

Northern behemoth to take on six pupils in 2020

Apr 15 2019 8:59am

Why one barrister quit her job to become a successful restaurateur

Nisha Katona had been practising for 20 years

Apr 12 2019 8:44am

City lawyer whose ‘sexist’ LinkedIn message sparked media frenzy switches firms

Alexander Carter-Silk made headlines in 2015 after praising Charlotte Proudman's 'stunning' profile photo

Apr 10 2019 4:29pm

Doughty Street’s Amal Clooney lands UK foreign office role

Human rights barrister appointed media freedom envoy

Apr 10 2019 9:08am

Sexism from judges exaggerated, says Lord Chief Justice

Small number of examples give 'false impression'

Apr 4 2019 10:19am