Crime barristers will take action on their own against unreasonable hours and overnight working if the judiciary fails to heed their concerns, the chair of the Criminal Bar Association has warned.

New measures to improve the quality of advocacy in youth courts have been announced by the Bar Standards Board.

As the Leveson Inquiry rumbles on, it has published details of its costs in the period from July 2011 until January 2012, revealing that over £600,000 of public money has been spent on barristers' fees alone.

More flexible and innovative ways to qualify as a barrister could be enabled by the introduction of a professional statement defining what a newly-qualified barrister should be able to do from "day one", the Bar Standards Board has said.

The mandatory appointment of “work allocation officers” at barristers chambers is being considered by the Bar Standards Board as part of its Women at the Bar programme to improve equality in the profession. 

The government has given ground to striking barristers with an offer of £15 million to address the crisis in the criminal justice system.

As the pupillage deadline approaches, I thought to ask some current pupils and barristers for some QUICK FIRE tips on the application process.

We’ll keep it short and sweet this week and let you know that the below news stories are essential reading for anyone heading off to a law firm assessment centre or interview soon, or for those just looking to top up their commercial awareness over the summer months.

An evening drop-in session LawWorks clinic in SW11 – the centre is open Monday to Thursday.

Some 36 BBC employees are working toward CILEx qualifications through an in-house scheme at the corporation.

The BBC has opened applications for its 2023 solicitor graduate apprenticeship scheme which will enable four graduates to work in the BBC’s legal team to qualify as a solicitor through the Solicitors Qualifying Exam route.