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Pupillage
We are now closed for pupillage applications for October 2011. Details on 2012 applications are shown below.
What will my pupillage include?
What is the selection process?
What we are looking for?
We look to offer two 12 month pupillages each year to pupils with high intellectual ability, good communication skills, an interest in Commercial Chancery work, who are mature and confident, have the ability to work with others and who can analyse legal problems well, demonstrating commercial and practical good sense.
Our policy is only to offer pupillage to candidates whom we consider to possess real potential to join Chambers as tenants at the end of their pupillage with us. This means that we set high selection standards, take great care in our selection process and put effort into providing an excellent pupillage. We assess pupils for their suitability as tenants throughout their time with us by means of a process of continual assessment, rather than a separate, formal assessment procedure at the end of pupillage.
We are not members of the Pupillage Portal, choosing to manage the application and selection process ourselves.
We have a minimum requirement of a 2:1 degree in law or another subject.
What will my pupillage include?
Our well-structured pupillages are aimed at providing a pupil with experience of the work done in Chambers across our practice areas. Pupils can expect to sit with at least 2 different pupil supervisors within their first 6 months and:
- share the daily professional life of their pupil supervisor
- produce pleadings and opinions in their pupil supervisor's cases
- attend conferences with the solicitor and lay client
- attend Court with their pupil supervisor and other members of
- Chambers
- receive regular feedback on their work from their pupil supervisor
- have their work-load monitored by their pupil supervisor
- have an opportunity to work with a variety of junior tenants and silks
- get to know our clerks and begin to learn what skills and approaches will assist in building a successful practice
- have an opportunity to contribute to life in Chambers.
We aim to reach a decision about tenancy after approximately 9 - 10 months. All pupils are entitled to remain with us for the remainder of their pupillage on a full pupillage award. Any money earned or received by pupils during their second 6 months will be in addition to the pupillage award and expense-free.
What is the selection process?
Following consideration of your pupillage application Chambers may invite you to attend a long-list interview. This will be a general interview with 2 members of Chambers involving discussion of matters of topical and legal interest. You may then be asked back for a short-list interview which will include analysis and discussion of a legal problem with up to 4 members of Chambers.
It is Chambers' policy not to consider repeat applications for pupillage save in exceptional circumstances.
We aim to make pupillage offers to successful candidates in the week following short-list interviews.
What award is offered?
We offer a generous and competitive pupillage award, which we review annually with the intention that it should be in line with the highest awards available. The award for 2010/2011 will be £48,000 and is paid in monthly instalments. A proportion of the pupillage award (up to £16,000) can be drawn down during the BPTC year.
Chambers also funds attendance at the compulsory courses which pupils are required by the Bar Council to undertake.
When are the interviews?
The deadline for pupillage commencing in October 2011 has now passed, information on 2012 applications is shown below.
Maximum number of pupillages available: 2
Closing date for applications: 1 February 2011
Notification of interviews: 10 February 20100
Long-list interviews week beginning: 14 February 2011
Short-list interviews week beginning: 21 February 2011
Pupillage award: £48,000
Maximum draw down during BPTC year: £16,000
Offers made: Before March 2011
Pupillage Contact Details
If you need further assistance, do call and ask for the Pupillage Secretary on 020 7306 0102 or email us on
pupillage@wilberforce.co.uk