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‘The bar must do better at giving pupillage applicants feedback’

BTC graduate and aspiring barrister Kieran Alker recounts his ‘frustrating’ experience and suggests a way to improve the process

Jun 10 2021 9:20am
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Super regulator sides with pupillage seekers in row over rejection by silence

Follows letter from wannabe barrister first reported by Legal Cheek

Jun 8 2021 12:00pm
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Pupillage seekers jump by 50% during pandemic

Over 3,300 wannabe barristers applied for 246 training spots this year

Apr 28 2021 10:33am
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And the winners of the Legal Cheek Awards 2021 are…

Industry celebrates top trainee-rated firms and chambers in virtual ceremony featuring special guest appearances from shadow Lord Chancellor David Lammy and ex-Justice Secretary David Gauke 🏆

Mar 29 2021 12:02pm
Elle Woods QC and Harvey Specter appear on ‘chambers website’

Spoof set Square Chambers boasts a strong fictional legal line-up

Feb 25 2021 1:09pm
City law firms and chambers come together for #10000BlackInterns initiative

National campaign gets underway next year with aim to provide paid internships for black graduates

Feb 10 2021 10:58am

Target BAME aspiring barristers with pupillage opportunities, BSB tells chambers in ‘anti-racist statement’

Regulator launches action plan

Nov 30 2020 10:42am
The 2021 Most Lists are live

Your must-read student career resources rank and analyse 100 law firms, 50 chambers and 30 law schools

Oct 1 2020 10:33am
Six top commercial chambers unite to mentor ‘under-represented’ aspiring barristers

Magic circle sets look to tackle bar’s ongoing diversity problem

Jul 30 2020 9:12am
Aspiring barrister targeted in ‘cash for pupillage’ scam

‘Don’t fall into a similar TRAP’, ULaw undergrad warns in LinkedIn post

Jun 29 2020 12:19pm
COVID-19: Mini-pupillages move online

Much like the virtual vacation schemes now being offered by corporate law firms

Jun 22 2020 10:06am
Top chambers postpone mini-pupillage schemes in response to COVID-19

But some sets are offering virtual minis and webinars

Jun 9 2020 9:04am

Aspiring barrister left devastated after receiving pupillage offer in ‘error’

Holly Hickman had already informed her family and friends

May 7 2020 2:36pm
Barristers lose it over Quiz courtroom blunders

‘Was that a gavel I just heard?’

Apr 20 2020 12:00pm
30% of pupillage places in limbo, COVID-19 survey finds

Barrister hopefuls face anxious wait

Apr 3 2020 10:34am
COVID-19: Financial uncertainty and tech woes force chambers to delay pupillage interviews

But majority to go ahead as planned, says Bar Council

Mar 27 2020 9:15am
Chambers invites pupillage applicants to interview by mistake

Exclusive: Changes to Gateway system ‘contributed to errors’, says Temple Garden

Mar 19 2020 2:56pm
The 2020 Chambers Most List goes live

Barrister-to-be careers resource contains key facts and figures for over 50 sets

Oct 14 2019 10:37am

Bar Council calls out ‘truly shocking’ treatment of pupil barristers

Representative body wants mandatory pupillage contracts to help curb ‘abusive’ behaviour

Aug 5 2019 1:21pm
Top QC who branded unpaid internship ‘plain wrong’ offers aspiring barristers two weeks paid work experience

‘I should put my money where my mouth is’, says Jaime Hamilton

Apr 29 2019 12:10pm
My pupillage supervisor is treating me like his personal assistant

Is this normal?

Nov 21 2018 10:27am