Clerking: A balancing act. A well-being story.
By Stuart Taylor, deputy senior clerk at Westgate chambers As any Barristers’ clerk will tell you, they are always busy
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Weekend Woman: HHJ Kaly Kaul QC -interview by Rina
It’s a Lawyer’s Life in conversation with HHJ Kaly Kaul QC HHJ Kaly Kaul QC was appointed a Circuit Judge
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The Artful Advocate: Victoria Wilson
Happy New Year! Itsalawyerslife is starting 2022 with a new series ‘The Artful Advocate’ in which lawyers talk about the music,
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Friday Fear: Dealing with a difficult judge
I walked out of the court building, fuming . My phone rang. It was the BBC . Radio 4 to
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Monday Musing: Dieu et mon droit by Rehna
I first wrote this story for Counsel magazine. It was published in the May edition. Dieu et mon droit That’s
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Friday Face: Stephen Lue -LGBTQ life and the law
Stephen Lue, barrister at Garden Court chambers talks to us about his life as a gay man, his career at
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What Makes a Good Lawyer? Panel: HHJ Edward Connell
Ed was called to the bar in 1996. He practised exclusively in criminal law, both prosecuting and defending. In 2009
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What makes a Good Lawyer? Panel: Judge Vera Mayer
I was born in Prague. My family left the Czech Republic when I was 8 and immigrated to Israel, where I
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What Makes a Good Lawyer? Panel: Joanna Hardy
Joanna Hardy is a criminal barrister at Red Lion Chambers. She came to the Bar following a local state education.
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What Makes a Good Lawyer? Panel: Sir Anthony Hooper
The Right Honourable Sir Anthony Hooper After 10 years teaching law in England and Canada, I practised mostly criminal law
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What Makes a Good Lawyer? Online Event
Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1YbJ18C9Tj6JnvmRBqJ0GA 9th DECEMBER 2020 6pm Online WHAT MAKES A GOOD LAWYER? https://www.itsalawyerslife.com and 42 BR invite you to join
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Thursday Thinker :Chris Daw QC interview
It’s a Lawyer’s Life in conversation with Chris Daw QC Chris Daw QC is one of Britain’s top defence barristers
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Wednesday Wellbeing: Dealing with difficult opponents
Dealing with difficult opponents. By Rehna I was sitting in the robing room, separating the sections in the case bundle with
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Friday Feeling : Bandwidth, a story of emotions. By Rina
Bandwidth* By Rina *My husband, Nick, uses this word all the time and apparently, it’s not just about Virgin Media
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Thursday Thoughts part 3: Imposter syndrome, Tips by Rehna
In 1998 Robin Williams, the late, great comic actor, famous for Mrs Doubtfire and playing the genie in Aladdin, won
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Thursday Thoughts : Imposter syndrome part 2 By Rehna
The prisoners,to my left and right, watch me through the bars of the small window on their cell doors as
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Wednesday worry: Imposter syndrome by Tim Bergin
Am I really just an imposter? by Tim Bergin, family law barrister Recently, attending a legal meeting, I was struck
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Tuesday Trial: How safe is it to return to court? By Rina
The Trial of a Jury Trial by Rina On Tuesday of last week (26th May), I woke up to what
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Thursday Thriving: Transferring to the Bar by Caroline Landes
Caroline Landes was a successful solicitor/partner in a big law firm. After 31 years she made a major life decision
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Monday Morning :Remote Hearings, part 2
How is each Court dealing with remote hearings? *the information provided below is that within our knowledge and is not
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Monday Morning : Remote Hearings : the courts lowdown
With guidance coming out daily about how best to conduct remote hearings, it’s hard to keep up. It’s made harder
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Monday Morning : Client Care during Covid-19
How are clients coping in this brave new Covid 19 world? By Hannah Sparkes, Marketing Manager at 7BR and Keeley
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Monday Morning :Remote hearings during Covid-19 by Hilary Lennox
My experience with virtual hearings during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Hilary Lennox, barrister called to the Bar in Ireland in 2008,
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Monday Morning : Part 2: Litigation in the time of lockdown
Following on from the helpful tips provided in the article by Eleanor Clotworthy, two other barristers report their positive experience
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Monday Morning : Litigation in the time of lockdown, Skype. By Eleanor Clotworthy
This is a challenging period for those of us in the legal profession in the time of Cov-19. Not only
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