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Top barristers reveal what students need to know as they make pupillage applications

Practitioners from no less than 13 leading London sets share their insights as the Pupillage Gateway re-opens

Jan 7 2020 2:25pm
13 tips for Pupillage Gateway applicants from a junior barrister

‘Don’t say you are fluent in French just because you once successfully ordered two lagers in Dieppe’

Jan 6 2020 9:37am
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Student Event: Secrets to Success Leeds — with Squire Patton Boggs, Kings Chambers, Womble Bond Dickinson and ULaw

Wednesday 11 December at ULaw Leeds; open to all students and graduates

Dec 6 2019 4:28pm
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How to successfully navigate a pupillage interview

Legal Cheek Careers caught up with ULaw future pupil programme coordinator Mark Jones

Dec 4 2019 2:17pm
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How my paralegal role acted as the perfect stepping stone to pupillage success

Henderson Chambers’ Harrison Denner shares his top tips

Dec 3 2019 1:18pm
London chambers offers aspiring barristers a flavour of life at the bar through new pupillage podcast

Top tips and insights from 4 New Square tenants

Nov 26 2019 8:46am
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BSB boosts minimum pay for pupil barristers following annual review

£18,866 in London and £16,322 elsewhere — from 1 January 2020

Nov 21 2019 8:48am
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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
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‘How can I demonstrate I’m a first class student trapped with a second class degree?’

A bar hopeful seeks readers’ advice

Oct 4 2019 9:54am
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Ask questions, avoid bullshit and shop in Tesco’s bargain bin, Secret Barrister tells new pupils

Mystery blogger dispenses pupillage wisdom in open letter to younger self

Sep 3 2019 9:03am
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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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Answers to Government Legal training contract scheme’s situational judgement test surface online

Exclusive: Shared by aspiring lawyers on WhatsApp and email

Jul 18 2019 8:54am
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BPTC grads more likely to get pupillage if they’re white

Ethnic minorities with same marks as white peers find it harder to get a place at chambers, figures show

Jul 4 2019 10:33am
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‘We have an obligation to make entry to the bar as fair as possible’

Cornerstones Barristers’ Andrew Lane reflects on his career to date and how barrister training should evolve to adequately prepare the next generation of advocates

May 13 2019 2:50pm
Should I stop chasing pupillage?

‘I feel like I am going backwards’

Apr 25 2019 10:31am
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Aspiring barristers offered chance to win £12,000 pupillage bonus

Pupils vying for ICLR’s cash bonus will be judged on financial need and merit

Mar 4 2019 11:54am
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Open thread: How to ace a pupillage application

Two Hardwicke pupil barristers advise

Feb 6 2019 4:51pm
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Top QC teams up with rookie barrister to launch ‘how-to-get-pupillage’ blog

Refreshingly honest guide goes live

Jan 17 2019 8:57am
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Five pupillage application form essentials

As the Pupillage Gateway re-opens, Devereux’s Harry Sheehan and John Platts-Mills share five ideas to hopefully reinvigorate the process of applying for pupillage and crafting applications

Jan 11 2019 11:43am
5 Essex Court launches podcast for aspiring pupil barristers

Ahead of Pupillage Gateway re-opening on Monday

Jan 3 2019 9:03am
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12 tips on how to secure pupillage

Five barristers came together at a recent Legal Cheek event to share their career insights

Dec 20 2018 2:14pm