The Bar Council of England and Wales just tapped Jim Morris, a former Royal Marine and ex-military assistant to the prime minister, as its next CEO. Morris currently works as chief of staff at tech company VoCoVo and will replace Malcolm Cree, who is stepping down after running the organization for eight years. He starts in March.
Morris has a pretty stacked military background, starting his service back in 1987 and eventually becoming a Major General. He was the first military assistant to a prime minister since World War II when he worked for David Cameron at No. 10. The guy got decorated for his leadership in Afghanistan with a Distinguished Service Order and later picked up a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Cree also came from a military background as a former Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy. During his time leading the Bar Council, he had to deal with the pandemic, a major hacking incident at the Legal Aid Agency, and two strikes by criminal barristers over underfunding issues.
Morris has a pretty stacked military background, starting his service back in 1987 and eventually becoming a Major General. He was the first military assistant to a prime minister since World War II when he worked for David Cameron at No. 10. The guy got decorated for his leadership in Afghanistan with a Distinguished Service Order and later picked up a Companion of the Order of the Bath.
Cree also came from a military background as a former Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy. During his time leading the Bar Council, he had to deal with the pandemic, a major hacking incident at the Legal Aid Agency, and two strikes by criminal barristers over underfunding issues.
