Tag: chambers

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

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

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

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

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

St Philips and Stone Chambers merge to create barrister megaset

New combined outfit will have nearly 200 barristers

Jul 22 2016 9:06am

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