Tag: Barristers

Open thread: How to ace a pupillage application

Two Hardwicke pupil barristers advise

Feb 6 2019 4:51pm
Wig barristers

Privately-educated continue to dominate the bar

Barristers remain reluctant to reveal schooling background, BSB report suggests

Feb 4 2019 8:52am

The chambers with the best facilities in England — 2019 edition

The new Legal Cheek Junior Barrister Survey results — analysed

Feb 1 2019 9:14am

House of Commons barista paid more than average legal aid barrister

Civil service role comes with a salary of £23,290 plus benefits

Jan 31 2019 10:23am

Brexit could generate plenty of opportunities for future lawyers

Ahead of Legal Cheek’s ‘How will Brexit disarray affect future lawyers?’ event at ULaw Moorgate on Thursday, ULaw associate professor Trevor Tayleur casts an expert eye over the impending upheaval

Jan 28 2019 4:23pm

Justine Thornton QC made High Court judge

High-flying barrister's hubby, Ed Miliband, 'very proud'

Jan 25 2019 11:25am

Game of Thrones star to play barrister Shami Chakrabarti in new political thriller

Official Secrets to hit UK cinema screens later this year

Jan 24 2019 10:22am

Attorney General: ‘I would be no lawyer at all if I allowed my private or political view to obtrude my legal judgement’

Geoffrey Cox QC rallies to defend himself -- and the need for legal professional privilege in 'exquisitely sensitive' circumstances

Jan 23 2019 2:11pm

Criminal lawyers in uproar over court IT chaos

Continuing digital outage plays havoc with justice system

Jan 22 2019 2:25pm

New legislation on domestic abuse heralds family law shake-up

Ban on abusers grilling victims in court among changes

Jan 21 2019 2:06pm

Hero barrister recalls moment he pulled Prince Philip from 4×4 wreckage after T-junction smash

'I looked down and had the Prince’s blood on my hands’

Jan 18 2019 11:00am

Inner Temple pushes ahead with multi-million pound redevelopment project

Inn appoints Sir Robert McAlpine to oversee construction of new education and training centre

Jan 11 2019 1:11pm

Five pupillage application form essentials

As the Pupillage Gateway re-opens, Devereux's Harry Sheehan and John Platts-Mills share five ideas to hopefully reinvigorate the process of applying for pupillage and crafting applications

Jan 11 2019 11:43am

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

Family law barrister, 34, who completed BPTC in 2007 becomes district judge

Adem Muzaffer will take up the role later this month

Jan 10 2019 10:03am