Nominations have opened for the first Bar Council Employed Bar Awards, which will celebrate the achievements of barristers working in-house in the public, private and third sectors. The Bar Council and its Employed Barristers Committee will hold the awards at the Tower of London on 30 June. The deadline for entries is 28 April 2017. Andrew Langdon QC, Chairman of the Bar, said: “The employed Bar is a vibrant and influential voice, not just within the profession, but also within law firms, in businesses across a range of sectors, and right across the NGO and third sector.”
09 February 2017
Employed Bar Awards
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Weightmans—Jason Slatcher
Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer
Mishcon de Reya—trainees
Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%
Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton
Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices
NEWS
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