Legal education in schools can create a better society: Olivia’s volunteering story
Olivia Hardiman, a Bar course student, shares her experience of volunteering with the national education charity Young Citizens as part of The Big Legal Lesson.
Pupillage with a difference: life at the employed Bar
Government Legal Department pupil barrister Harrison Gorst shares his experience so far.
Susanna McGibbon welcomes Barbara Mills KC
Treasury Solicitor and Permanent Secretary to the Government Legal Department, Susanna McGibbon, reflects on Barbara Mills KC’s inaugural address.
Justice in crisis: Public Accounts Committee scrutinises Crown Court backlog failures
Witnesses from the MoJ and HMCTS faced sharp questioning about systemic inefficiencies, the government’s funding strategies, and the devastating impact of delays.
Bar Council Pupillage Fair CV clinic success story
Hear from a barrister who secured pupillage and tenancy thanks to the advice he received at our Pupillage Fair CV clinic - as well as the barrister who advised him.
Twinkle, twinkle, align the stars: a storybook guide to pupillage applications
Jack Meek offers advice to those applying for pupillage and suggests aspiring barristers take inspiration from their favourite storybook characters as the new pupillage recruitment round approaches.