Employed Bar Awards 2026: Top tips for nominating
Not sure about who, when or how to nominate for this the Employed Bar Awards 2026? Policy Team Administration Officer Jackie Shoard has some advice for you.
The Bar should feel possible for everyone with the talent to succeed
Having a broad range of perspectives around the table genuinely matters
Parenting at the Bar: between tradition, expectation and reality
According to the Bar Standard Board’s latest ‘Diversity at the Bar’ report, 31.9% of the Bar have primary caring responsibilities for one or more children. In this new blog, Yaa Dankwa Ampadu-Sackey shares her experience of parenting at the Bar.
Advice for applying for King's Counsel
"Don’t convince yourself “I don’t have the cases”. It is something I hear a lot and I had the same thought myself.
What the jury reforms would mean for junior barristers
In this blog, barrister Hannah Forsyth explores how the government’s proposal to restrict the right to a jury trial would impact the junior criminal Bar.
Beat the drum for English law – legal, government and business leaders agree
In this blog Natalie Darby, Head of Policy: International at the Bar Council, explains the importance of coming together to promote English law.