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

Oct 14 2019 10:37am
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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
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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
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My pupillage supervisor is treating me like his personal assistant

Is this normal?

Nov 21 2018 10:27am
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BSB asks chambers to provide details on how they pick their pupils

Regulator keen to identify potential ‘unjustified’ barriers to the bar

Apr 20 2018 1:29pm
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Revealed: 2,089 wannabe barristers submit 14,516 applications for just 224 pupillage spots

‘May the odds be ever in your favour’

Feb 12 2018 9:06am
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Open thread: What’s it like to be a barrister?

Share your experiences with the next generation of bar wannabes below the line

Jun 13 2017 9:55am
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Exclusive: Aspiring barrister asked to pay £10 for feedback after unsuccessful 3PB pupillage interview

And she’s paid it

Apr 13 2017 3:59pm
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I’ve been paid! QC dismisses report claiming she is owed £200,000 following collapse of KWM

Catherine Newman QC says she received money in full despite featuring in administrators statement

Apr 5 2017 4:03pm
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Posh cars (and even a horse-drawn carriage) descend on Westminster as barristers celebrate new silk status

And there were plenty of full bottomed wigs and silver buckled shoes too

Feb 13 2017 1:44pm
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St Philips and Stone Chambers merge to create barrister megaset

New combined outfit will have nearly 200 barristers

Jul 22 2016 9:06am
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Supervisor tells pupil she looks ‘quite f*ckable’ — report highlights sexism at bar

Two surveys this week illustrate just how much work bar leaders have to do to drive out the Fred Flintstone attitudes

Jul 24 2015 9:14am
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