howto
Format-wise, PDF is a no-brainer. Getting stuff into PDF format isn’t too much of a pain, either. Some might well wonder why I’m even discussing the pros and cons of PDF as a standard file format for papers and such. After all, it’s pretty much the standard.
deskdujour
Zara and I were at Bar School together. She’s now at the FCA. And her desk puts mine to shame… Oh dear. I didn’t think the desk-shaming would start this quickly. But Zara’s is an example of organisation and nice angles. Liking the colour of the backlit
sanity
So important, it needs to be in shouty caps. Sorry. A very old friend just commented on my desk du jour pic, noting the lack of “a bluetooth/app-controlled espresso machine”. Can’t argue with the principle of the thing, including the absolute centrality of caffeinated beverages to a successful
deskdujour
He’s a genius, that David Grant. As well as introducing me to Sun Ra (for which ta), he came up with this idea… I can take no credit for what I hope will be a regular (if not entirely daily) feature of this scribble: the Desk du Jour. Since
bundles
The idea of surviving without back-breaking bundles of paper fills many barristers with an existential dread. Not me… I’ve still got a picture of the day my first red-tape-tied bundle arrived. I was grinning like an idiot. I’m sure most of us remember that. Somehow we get misty-eyed
brightideas
Everyone’s going through the same thing, and no-one’s got a monopoly of wisdom. So this is going to be a lengthening list of other sites with good advice. There’ll be infinite amounts that I’ve missed. Let me know, and I’ll add it. 23 March: * Cloisters
howto
There’s lots to think about, if you want to survive in this new remote, bundle-less Bar. These are just a few physical preliminaries. Some readers of these musings may already have a way of working paperlessly, and remotely, that suits them. Although everyone can learn from everyone else’s
howto
Lots of people know more than I do about this. This is just what’s keeping me going. I’m lucky. I’ve always worked remotely. So while this situation imposes stresses, they’re not entirely the shock of the new. And some might say that at the Bar we’
background
What on earth possessed me to use my Sunday to slap this together? And what’s going to possess me to keep going? I’ve been a writer of one sort or another all my adult life. I started out writing jazz and soul pieces at college, as the obvious