Pupillage Archives - Legal Cheek

Answers to Government Legal training contract scheme’s situational judgement test surface online

Exclusive: Shared by aspiring lawyers on WhatsApp and email

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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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Wannabe barrister turned down for pupillage 100 times fails in High Court bid for first six exemption

Paul Ekperigin wanted to skip first half of training based on his work experience

May 23 2019 10:58am
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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
Introducing the Legal Cheek Android app

Available to download from the Google Play Store

Dec 18 2018 1:13pm
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Exchange Chambers expands free pupillage application advice day for northern bar hopefuls

Revamped 2018 forum will focus on how candidates can make themselves stand out during the recruitment process

Oct 18 2018 8:56am
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DWF is looking to recruit its first ever pupil barrister

Following BSB approval

Oct 12 2018 9:00am
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Bar Council ups Pupillage Gateway application limit from 12 to 20

Centralised system reopens on 28 November

Sep 26 2018 8:58am
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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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Five pupillage application form essentials

Three pupil barristers at Hardwicke reveal how they made it over the line

Jan 29 2018 1:26pm
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Open thread: How do I bag pupillage?

Three of Hardwicke’s pupil barristers advise

Jan 9 2018 5:51pm
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How to give yourself the best chance of securing pupillage

Applications are coming

Jan 8 2018 3:36pm
Henderson Chambers boosts pupillage award by 40% as it unveils new Caribbean secondment

Exclusive: As a plethora of London sets bump rookie barrister pay

Oct 5 2017 9:59am
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BSB unveils radical training proposals that could spell end of 12-month pupillages

Compulsory Inns dinners may be thing of the past too, says new consultation paper

Oct 4 2017 12:40pm
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