Tag: Pupillage

Cracking the code: The secrets to successful pupillage applications
'Be James Milner not Neymar when it comes to pupillage applications', advises Devereux Chambers' Josh Neaman

21 handy tips for pupil barristers
After recently completing pupillage, Greg Lawton shares some helpful advice

‘Against all odds — my journey to the Bar’
Henderson Chambers' Isha Shakir talks cases, work-life balance and ‘fish and chip Fridays’

More than a quarter of pupil barristers encounter bullying or harassment
Significantly higher number of women experienced issues personally

‘I’ve secured my first pupillage interview… any advice?’
Budding barrister seeks help

Number of pupillage spots on offer hits a record high
But number of applicants also up

Some words of wisdom for pupillage seekers
Beverley Dawes, head of the Bar Practice Course at ULaw, offers her advice on selecting chambers, writing applications, and interviews

Top tips on how to secure pupillage courtesy of a pupil supervisor
'It’s a marathon not a sprint’, says Gatehouse Chambers barrister Phillip Patterson

‘Should I mention my TC offers in pupillage applications?’
Former aspiring solicitor now seeks career at the bar

It’s becoming even harder to get a pupillage
Number of aspiring barristers on the rise; the number of pupillages not so much

Minimum pupillage award rises to £23,078 in London and £21,060 elsewhere
Increases take effect 1 January 2024

Bar chief: Move ‘call’ post-pupillage to clear up confusion around barrister title
'Problem is readily fixable', says Nick Vineall KC

Future pupil barrister ‘overwhelmed’ by crowdfunding success
Lewis Dean raises over ten grand towards bar course

‘I have my first pupillage interview. Any advice?’
Aspiring barrister seeks top tips

5 tips to secure pupillage
Gatehouse barrister and pupillage committee member Clare Anslow offers advice for those interested in a career at the bar

Bar Council explores adding contextual recruitment tools to Pupillage Gateway
Incoming chair Nick Vineall KC reveals possibility in inaugural speech

Pupillage applications: a brief guide
Devereux Chambers barrister Matthew Bignell shares his step by step guide to securing pupillage

A junior barrister’s journey to the commercial bar
Harrison Denner discusses his career to date, from law student to tenant at Henderson Chambers

Get ahead this pupillage application season with the 2023 Chambers Most List
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Pupil barrister passed off other tenants’ work as his own, tribunal finds
Decision open to appeal