Blessing at the Bar is
Out of Office
A monthly magazine for people who take their life as seriously as their work.
September 3, 2026
Michaelmas opens in October. Before it does — a perfect weekend in Madrid, a table worth the booking in Stratford, and the five pieces doing the work this term.
What's in this issue
What's in every issue
The Cover Story
The destination, reported properly and costed honestly.
Table for Two
One restaurant a month, worth the booking.
The Edit
The objects worth owning this month.
The Look
What to wear, and how to wear it again.
Out of Hours
A lawyer with a life outside the law.
The Diary
What's on this month, while there is still time to book.
Out of Office lands first Thursday, in your inbox.
Six stories a month — a weekend somewhere, a table worth booking, what to wear, and what is worth putting in the diary.
From the latest issue
What is on between now and 1 October, the scholarship deadlines that all fall on the same day, and what to book for September.
The legal year reopens on 1 October. 12 things for the return to work - bags, court shoes, a trench, a notebook, and a must-have electronic accessory.
You worked through August while everyone senior was away. Madrid is the short reward before the legal year opens on 1 October - a Friday-to-Sunday itinerary, two hotels, and what it costs.
The archive
Every issue of Out of Office, from the beginning.
Press and partnerships
Out of Office works with hotels, restaurants and brands on editorial features, hosted stays and partnerships.
Media pack on request.