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Pupillage:

How our pupillage works

The 12 month pupillage is normally divided into three periods, each of four months duration. The pupil shares his or her pupil supervisor's room and works closely with that person. The Bar Council produces checklists which help ensure that a comprehensive training is received. The checklist in any case will depend upon the pupil's preference and the identity of the pupil supervisor. It will be one or more of:

the common law checklist
the planning and local government checklist
the administrative law checklist

We organise advocacy training sessions in which pupils pit their skills against one another or a junior member before a 'Judge'. Several members of chambers are involved in the advocacy training programmes organised by their Inn of Court. Pupils are likely to be in court on their own account during their second six, although the amount of work will vary. We consider working for FRU and other pro bono schemes to be a rewarding and instructive experience and pupils are encouraged to participate in them.

Clare Parry, who completed pupillage and is a member of these chambers, is featured in the 2010 edition of the Training Contract and Pupillage Handbook where she gives an account of her experience as a pupil here. Click here for the full article.

Please read our Pupillage policy document to get a clearer understanding. It can be downloaded from the side bar on the right.

External view of Chambers

The TARGETjobs Employer of Choice graduate survey collects students’ views on 16 sectors of work and is the largest student survey in the UK. The 2008 results show that we are in the top three chambersfor those seeking pupillage. ‘Be the best candidate’, an article from TARGETjobs Law 2009, includes advice from these and other chambers on the qualities of successful pupils. (The original article as featured in TARGETjobs Law 2009 can be found here.)

Applications for pupillage

Chambers will be accepting applications for pupillage starting in October 2011.

Chambers offers 2 pupillages of 12 months' duration each with an award of no less than £25,000 for the year plus guaranteed minimum earnings of £10,000 in your second six months of pupillage. Applicants should have a degree of at least class 2:1. We are a member of Pupillage Portal (formerly OLPAS) and applications should be made through their website. We take part in the Summer round of interviews. For further information, visit the Pupillage Portal website here.

If you are exempt from applying through Pupillage Portal, applications should be made in writing to Clare Parry, cparry@2-3gis.co.uk with a CV and covering letter. The basis upon which exemption is claimed should be set out in the letter and it should be indicated whether the Bar Council has confirmed that status.

Mini-Pupillages

We welcome mini-pupils who spend a week in chambers seeing a wide a range of work as possible.

Applications for 2010 are now closed. Mini-pupillages are only available in the Summer and preference is given to those in the final year of a law degree or who are on the CPE.

Click here to read our mini-pupillage policy in full.

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