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.

  • 4 February 2025
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Pupillage with a difference: life at the employed Bar

Government Legal Department pupil barrister Harrison Gorst shares his experience so far.

  • 3 February 2025
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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.

  • 22 January 2025
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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.

  • 21 January 2025
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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.

  • 3 January 2025
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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.

  • 17 December 2024
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