Exhibitors

3harecourt.com/join-us/pupillage

3 Hare Court is a prominent commercial and civil set of chambers, with over 40 specialist barristers providing a wide range of advocacy and advisory services in the UK and internationally. Known for our commercial litigation, personal injury, travel, and Privy Council work, we also have a wealth of expertise in international arbitration, civil fraud, financial services, public law, employment, and insolvency.

We offer two pupillages a year, each awarded £65,000, and a number of mini-pupillages. Our pupils are very important to us; we see the achievement of our pupils essential to the future of 3 Hare Court. As such, we are committed to providing excellent training to ensure our pupils have the skills, knowledge, and judgment to succeed at the modern Bar.

3vb.com/join/pupillage/

3VB is a leading barristers’ chambers providing specialist advocacy and advisory services worldwide in all areas of Commercial and Financial Litigation, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration and Public International Law. 

3VB recognises that its continued success is dependent upon recruiting exceptional candidates for pupillage and investing in their development, both during the pupillage year and also in the early years of tenancy. We provide our pupils with an environment that is not only demanding but also encouraging and supportive, to ensure that our pupils perform to the best of their ability during their pupillage year at 3VB.

3VB offers up to four pupillages per year, with a £75,000 pupillage award. The pupillage award is £75,000 from 2023, up to £20,000 of which can be drawn down during the year prior to pupillage. From October 2024, the pupillage award will be £80,000.

3pb.co.uk

3PB is the UK’s third largest set, with over 220 members and 50 staff working across six locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Winchester.

Our quality barristers, from KCs to Juniors, conduct cases in all courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas. 3PB’s barristers’ practice across the full range of legal disciplines, with particular emphasis on the following 12 areas of expertise:

• clinical negligence
• commercial
• construction and engineering
• crime
• education
• employment and discrimination
• family
• intellectual property
• mediation
• personal injury
• property and estates
• public and regulatory

4newsquare.com

4 New Square Chambers is a leading commercial set whose 90 members (33 of whom are King’s Counsel) act and advise in a wide variety of commercial disputes both domestically and overseas.  We have a particular reputation for:

• commercial/commercial chancery litigation
• international arbitration
• banking/finance disputes
• civil fraud
• insurance
• construction/energy
• professional negligence
• professional discipline
• costs law
• sports law

 
We provide high-quality training within a positive, inclusive and friendly environment, and won Chambers of the Year at The Legal Cheek Awards 2023.  We look to select two pupils every year, each having an equal prospect of being offered tenancy.  

4pumpcourt.com

4 Pump Court takes the recruitment of pupils extremely seriously. We recognise that attracting talented individuals with the ability to become top-class advocates and training them carefully is a key part of retaining chambers’ position as a leading set in the areas of law in which we practise. 4 Pump Court prides itself on its reputation as an approachable and friendly place to work.

Whilst our pupils can expect to work hard and be challenged intellectually during their time with us, we offer a supportive environment where constant feedback and early courtroom experience combine to offer pupils the best possible start to a career practising at the Bar.

4stonebuildings.com

The barristers at 4 Stone Buildings appear in and advise on the most complex commercial matters, which often require a high degree of technical experience as well as business acumen. The principal legal directories have consistently ranked 4 Stone Buildings as one of the top civil sets at the Bar in our core areas of expertise – commercial litigation, commercial chancery, company law, civil fraud, banking and finance, financial services and insolvency. 
 
Since few business disputes or problems lend themselves to rigid categorisation, we apply our core areas of expertise in a wide variety of different legal and commercial contexts. Members of Chambers, both senior and junior, appear before numerous different courts and tribunals in the UK and internationally, including the Chancery Division, Commercial Court, arbitral tribunals as well as overseas courts - particularly in the Caribbean, the Channel Islands, the Middle East and the Far East.

42br.com

42BR Barristers is an award-winning chambers, highly ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, comprising more than 125 barristers who specialise in:

• business and property
• employment
• family
• housing
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• inquests 
• animal welfare

With exciting plans for 2024, providing growth and opportunities, there has never been a better time to apply to a successful, friendly, collegiate, multi-disciplinary set of chambers.

7kbw.co.uk

7KBW is a specialist commercial set with members practising across the full breadth of commercial law.

Chambers distinguishes itself by its supportive and inclusive atmosphere, as well as its reputation for the highest quality legal analysis and representation, from the most distinguished silks to the newest juniors.

7KBW places particular emphasis during pupillage on training pupils to become effective commercial barristers. We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment and in all areas of chambers life.

We welcome applications from talented and ambitious candidates, regardless of background, and assess all applicants against the same objective and fair criteria.

9stonebuildings.com

We are a specialist set with proven experience in traditional and commercial chancery. Many members of chambers are recognised as leading practitioners in their fields with particular expertise in respect of corporate and personal insolvency including directors’ misfeasance claims, land and property, probate, trusts, tax and professional negligence matters.

Pupillage

Chambers offers one pupillage per annum and runs a thorough pupillage training programme, with ongoing assessment against the competences in the BSB Professional Statement. The Pupillage Award is £60,000 for 12 months (pupillage commencing October 2025).
We are also offer a limited number of places for mini-pupillage.

atkinchambers.com

A leading set of barristers with an international reputation for providing advocacy and specialist legal advice on commercial disputes, particularly relating to construction and engineering, technology, energy and infrastructure projects

Disputes are extremely varied and include transport, power, shipbuilding and offshore construction, and social infrastructure projects. 
 
Wider commercial and professional negligence work is frequently related to such disputes. The members of Atkin Chambers offer a huge breadth and depth of experience in disputes, which are often complex both in terms of the law, and the technical nature of the underlying dispute. They are recognised as being leaders in their field.

blackstonechambers.com/pupillage

Blackstone Chambers is a barristers chambers in London which enjoys an enviable reputation for its wide range of work covering commercial, public and human rights, employment, EU and public international law.

Based in the Temple, we offer four 12-month pupillages, with an award of £75,000, for pupillages starting in September.

brickcourt.co.uk 

Brick Court Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the UK, having a strong reputation for commercial, competition, public and international/EU law.

We have over 100 members, including 50 KCs, who practise full-time. We also have links in many common law jurisdictions through distinguished door tenants and academics.

An assessed mini-pupillage is an important part of our pupillage selection procedure, even though we are members of Pupillage Gateway. 

Read more about pupillage and mini-pupillage at Brick Court Chambers.

crownofficechambers.com/careers/pupillage/ 

Crown Office Chambers is a leading civil and commercial set with 101 members, including 26 KCs.

We are consistently ranked in the directories in areas including:

• commercial litigation
• professional negligence
• insurance and reinsurance
• construction and energy
• international arbitration
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• health and safety
• inquests and public inquiries

Members of chambers feature regularly in leading cases across all our specialisms, both in UK-based litigation and international arbitration.

We invite applications for pupillage from outstanding law and non-law graduates and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.  All pupillages are offered with a view to tenancy.

dekachambers.com

Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set based in London, with over 100 members including 15 silks, formed upon the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane.

Juniors undertake work in all our main areas (including personal injury, clinical negligence, crime, police and family) during pupillage and the first years of tenancy, providing varied experience and significant court advocacy at an early stage.

Pupils are supervised in civil, crime and family work in their first six and are in court on a daily basis in their second six.

Financial package: £50,000 (part award; part guaranteed earnings). 

devereuxchambers.co.uk/

Devereux is a top multi-specialist set, with members recognised as leaders in their fields by both Chambers UK and Legal 500.
 
As a set, Devereux is friendly, forward-looking, and has an excellent reputation for high quality work. Devereux and its members have won, or been nominated for, numerous awards across multiple practice areas.

The core areas of law are: employment, personal injury, clinical negligence; commercial litigation (including insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence, and telecommunications); advisory and contentious tax. 
 
A pupillage at Devereux will offer you the opportunity to be involved in fascinating, often complex, litigation.

essexcourt.com

Essex Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers’ chambers, specialising in commercial and financial litigation, arbitration, public law and public international law. Chambers has a reputation as a “magic circle” commercial chambers.

Members of Chambers are recognised specialists in all areas of commercial law and handle disputes across the full spectrum of the business and financial world.  Members of Chambers appear as advocates before Courts and arbitration tribunals and have a reputation for exceptional talent, top-class advocacy and a client-oriented approach.

Members are committed to acting in a socially responsible manner and are involved in initiatives that promote the furtherance of equality and diversity and promote access to the legal profession and to the bar. Examples include: extensive work for the Social Mobility Foundation, a mentoring scheme designed for underrepresented groups at the Bar, an annual Student Open Day, pro bono work and various outreach projects. 

Essex Court Chambers was named 'Chambers of the Year' at The Legal Business Awards 2022, The Who’s Who Legal Awards 2022, The Who’s Who Legal Awards 2021, The Legal Business Awards 2020, The Lawyer Awards 2019, the Who’s Who Legal Awards 2019 and the British Legal Awards 2018. Additionally Essex Court Chambers was named ‘Commercial Set of the Year 2022’ and ‘International Arbitration Set of the Year 2021′ at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards.

fivepaper.com 

Five Paper is a leading civil set, with recognised quality across property and commercial law. We pride ourselves on our inclusive and approachable style.

We are offering up to two pupillages starting in October 2025 with a total package of £50,000.00 for the successful applicants, split as £30,000 award and £20,000 guaranteed earnings. 

Pupils will have five different supervisors during their pupillage, with an emphasis on training and feedback to ensure the pupils meet the standard for tenancy. Our pupils are on their feet throughout their second six brilliant opportunity to enhance their advocacy skills. 
 

fountaincourt.co.uk/join-us/pupillage-and-mini-pupillage

Fountain Court Chambers is a leading set with a friendly, progressive and modern outlook. Members of chambers are recognised as leaders in the fields of commercial and regulatory disputes acting for clients both in the UK and overseas.

As part of the ‘magic circle’, and with offices in London and Singapore, Fountain Court has 43 silks and 55 juniors specialising in a range of practice areas.
Chambers & Partners describe members at Fountain Court as “a really superb bunch of barristers”, whilst The Legal 500 comments that the set has “done a huge amount in recent years to promote and recruit women [which has made it] one of the most gender-diverse sets at the commercial Bar.”

fraserchambers.com

Based in the Cheesegrater Building, overlooking the heart of the City, Fraser Chambers specialises in defamation, public law (including inquests) and litigation involving high net worth individuals (including private prosecutions).

We are a modern, professional, and friendly set and are seeking to recruit a pupil to start a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023, and a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023 with a view to tenancy. 
 

gatehouselaw.co.uk

Gatehouse Chambers is a leading commercial chambers which specialises in arbitration, commercial dispute resolution, construction and engineering, insolvency, restructuring and company, insurance, professional liability and property disputes. It also has niche specialisms in clinical negligence, personal injury and private client work.

We are progressive, forward-thinking and at the cutting edge of innovation in the legal market, with members ranked in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 in all our main practice areas.

While legal excellence is at the forefront of all that we do, we pride ourselves on our approachability and inclusivity, and this philosophy follows through to pupillage.
 

guildfordchambers.com

Guildford Chambers is a progressive, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, uniquely positioned to provide high quality advocacy for individuals and businesses in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, London and the Southeast. We operate a system of specialist practice groups which ensures clients receive the best advice and advocacy from their chosen barrister.
 
Guildford Chambers offers two pupillages, one within our family team and one within our civil team. Pupils can expect to benefit from a broad experience within their chosen area, working closely with tenants at all levels of seniority. Chambers prides itself on offering a supportive but challenging environment focused on giving our pupils the best experience possible.

hendersonchambers.co.uk
hendersonpupillage.co.uk

Henderson chambers has unrivalled expertise in product liability (which covers a wide range of commercial work including sale of goods and insurance disputes, multi-party pharmaceutical and medical device claims and regulatory and enforcement proceedings) and is consistently rated as the leading set in this area.  Chambers is also widely recognised for the excellence of its Health and Safety work.  
 
Over the last few decades, chambers has been involved in many of the major commercial and landmark international group actions.  Members are noted for their expertise and experience in banking and finance, consumer credit, employment law; regulatory and disciplinary proceedings, public law, personal injury; property law, technology and construction.

www.keatingchambers.com/recruitment/pupillage

Keating Chambers is a leading commercial set. We are one of the two top construction chambers globally and we are consistently top-ranked, both as a set and for individual members, in construction, energy, international arbitration, professional negligence, procurement and planning. No specialist or technical knowledge of construction or engineering is required or assumed during our pupillage recruitment process and it forms no part of selection for pupillage.

Keating Chambers is fully committed to equality and diversity. We want our chambers to reflect the diversity of the people we serve and seek to serve and we recognise that the best barristers do not all come from the same mould. We participate in various mentoring and outreach programmes, details of which can be found on our website. 

kingschambers.com

Kings Chambers was founded in Manchester in 1946 subsequently opening in Leeds (1996) and Birmingham (2012). Firmly established as a leading civil set, trusted by national and international law firms, public and private sector organisations and individuals who all value the first-class representation, practical and commercial advice that Kings Chambers prides itself on.
 
The set has 120 barristers including 22 King’s Counsel combining advisory work with litigation and advocacy services. Members regularly appear in courts and tribunals nationally, frequently in leading cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Kings Chambers is one of the country’s leading sets ranking highly, as a set and the individual members, in the foremost directories (Chambers UK; Legal 500).

landmarkchambers.co.uk

Landmark is a leading chambers based in London, offering integrated advocacy and advice in planning, environmental, property, public, rating and valuation law.
 
We are ranked as the number one planning, property and environmental chambers in the UK by the top legal directories, and our members have been involved in some of the most significant cases and inquiries in recent years.
 
Landmark offers up to three pupillages each year, during which time our pupils benefit from training in all of chambers’ complementary practice areas. We offer a grant of £75,000 per pupil, which includes an optional £30,000 drawdown.

maitlandchambers.com

Maitland is one of the leading sets of barristers' chambers in the UK. Based in London's Lincoln's Inn, we offer legal advice and advocacy of the highest quality both domestically and internationally.

We are consistently ranked as a leading set in all our areas of expertise across:

• commercial litigation and arbitration
• civil fraud
• company and partnership
• insolvency and asset recovery
• offshore and trusts

and related fields, including:

• banking and financial services
• real estate
• media and entertainment
• IP
• cryptoassets
• professional negligence
• tax
• private client
• charities and ADR

We appear across a full range of UK civil courts and tribunals including the Supreme Court and Privy Council as well as in Caribbean, Asian and other jurisdictions.

We have the strength and depth to provide representation and cross-disciplinary expertise across the whole range of matters, from a junior for a relatively modest claim, to a team with the ability and experience to tackle the largest, most urgent and most complex cases in ways which are comprehensive, imaginative, efficient and effective.

monckton.com

Monckton Chambers specialises in public and commercial law and the interface between the two. We are recognised as a leading set within our specialisms, which include: competition and regulatory, administrative and public; commercial, sports, tax and technology; media and communications law.

Our work is carried out in areas of the law that are rapidly growing and fast moving. It is exceptionally demanding, but also highly rewarding.

newsquarechambers.co.uk

New Square Chambers are a leading set of commercial chancery barristers based in Lincoln’s Inn, London. Our 44 members, including five King’s Counsel, offer expertise and experience in a broad range of commercial and chancery work. In addition to our members’ strengths as both advisers and advocates in domestic matters, we are well known for our work in offshore and international jurisdictions.

Nicholas Le Poidevin KC is our Head of Chambers. Senior Clerk Michelle Greene and the rest of the clerking team have been regularly praised in the directories for their excellent and efficient service. 

oeclaw.co.uk 

One Essex Court is a leading commercial litigation and international arbitration set of barristers’ Chambers, specialising in high-value, complex and multi-jurisdictional disputes work.

Our expertise extends across all areas of business and commerce, with a particular focus on arbitration, banking and finance; civil fraud and investigations; company law, competition, energy and climate, construction and infrastructure; investment treaty disputes, intellectual property, and tax.

quadrantchambers.com

Quadrant Chambers is one of the leading international commercial disputes sets. We act as advocates in court proceedings, arbitrations and inquiries, and provide specialist legal advice to clients from around the world. We have a strong sector-driven approach and are recommended as a ‘top tier’ set in the key legal directories.

We feature in the UK Bar, Asia-Pacific, EMEA and Global editions and are recommended for aviation, banking, commercial litigation, commodities, energy, insurance, international arbitration, shipping and travel.

A pupillage at Quadrant Chambers will help you develop the skills, knowledge and sound judgement you need to succeed as a commercial barrister.

radcliffechambers.com

Radcliffe Chambers provides challenging and rewarding pupillages in an inclusive and supportive environment. We have grown significantly over recent years and we are committed to ensuring that every individual member shares in our successes. 
 
We see the achievement of our pupils as essential to chambers’ future success. We recruit pupils who we believe have the potential to become outstanding members and offer as many pupillages as we have vacancies for tenancy.
 
We are a modern chambers with a global reach, and have won numerous awards including: Client Service Set of the Year 2022 at Chambers & Partners UK Bar Awards 2022, Best Chambers for Quality of Work at the Legal Cheek Awards 2021, Chambers of the Year 2019 and Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year 2018 at the UK Legal Diversity Awards, and a Chambers of the Year finalist at The Lawyer Awards 2023.
 
Our members are also individually awarded for their achievements, and ranked year after year by Chambers and Partners and The Legal 500.
 
We are proud of our pupillage and will work hard to ensure it offers you the greatest start to your career.

selbornechambers.co.uk

We offer pupils who have exceptional intellectual ability and commercial awareness the opportunity to work across the commercial chancery spectrum. We offer up to two 12-month pupillages in any given year (commencing in October).

A pupil in Chambers will undertake a structured pupillage encompassing all principal practice areas. It is envisaged that pupils will spend time with 3 or 4 pupil supervisors, each with varying types of practice.

Pupillage at Selborne Chambers equips our pupils with the necessary skills and awareness to face with confidence the various challenges which arise in the second six months of pupillage and the early days of tenancy.

serlecourt.co.uk

Serle Court is a leading set of barristers’ chambers whose barristers have been described as “chancery commercial experts in complex problem-solving”.  It was the Legal 500 Commercial set of the year and the Chambers and Partners Chancery Set of the year in 2022 and is nominated in 7 categories for the Legal 500 2023 Bar Awards.

Members have been instructed in 6 of the Lawyers’ Top 20 cases of 2023 involving (i) proceedings worth well over US$2 billion, acting for the Republic of Mozambique in claims in bribery, conspiracy, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt and deceit against entities in the Credit Suisse Group, (ii) proceedings arising out of the collapse of the BHS group of companies, and (iii) a case raising issues as to the interplay of English property law, Liechtenstein foundation law, and core principles of the Saudi law of inheritance.  
 
Serle Court occupies a flagship building in Lincoln’s Inn; it is expanding with strong lateral hires, additional practice managers and various other staff to ensure that service is seamless. Chambers has a very strong commitment to diverse recruitment and is one of the first sets to hire a Head of People and EDI to drive this agenda forwards. Overall, it is a very dynamic, exciting and friendly place to be with a strong emphasis on a warm and welcoming culture.

southsquare.com

South Square is a highly respected and successful commercial set, involved in complex and high-profile international and domestic commercial litigation. We are the market leader for restructuring and insolvency, and widely recognised for our work in banking and finance litigation with members having acted in some of the most important commercial cases of the last decade – including Lehman Brothers, Madoff, Saad, Galapagos, Primeo, Greensil and Virgin Atlantic.

Chambers UK Bar Guide describes South Square as having “members with unrivalled talent” and “excellent in everything they do”.

South Square looks to recruit up to three high calibre pupils with a strong academic record, and the potential to become an outstanding commercial barrister. Pupils are selected from a broad range of backgrounds and experience. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in recruitment and all areas of chambers’ life. We are proud of our pupillage programme offering a stimulating and inclusive work environment.

Pupillage is not run as a competition between pupils, and chambers’ approach is to recruit all who meet the required standard. Each pupil is given a mentor who can offer support and advice throughout the year. Mentors tend to be barristers who have recently completed pupillage and are not involved in the assessment process. The pupillage award is £75,000.

stjohnsbuildings.com/join-us

An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.

Our values of service - excellence, approachability, community, and agility - define how we behave, collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues. Over the past three years we have offered 18 pupillages across our sites and practice areas.

stjohnschambers.co.uk

St John’s offers the perfect chance to build a stellar career at the Bar while enjoying the great opportunities on offer in one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. We are one of the largest barristers’ sets in the South West, with 8 silks and over 80 barristers attracting high-quality work in all major areas of law. We were voted ‘Set of the Year’ (outside London) by The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022, and ‘Chambers of the Year 2022’ by Bristol Law Society.
 
Successful candidates will have strong academic credentials.  We look for high-calibre recruits who can demonstrate certain key competencies:

• the ability to analyse complex information quickly
• the ability to present arguments succinctly and persuasively
• the ability to communicate effectively with all types of people

We look for people who are determined, resilient and motivated.

tanfieldchambers.co.uk

Tanfield is recommended in the legal directories as a leading property set specialising in all sectors of the property market, including: residential and commercial property, agriculture and rural affairs, infrastructure including telecommunications, natural resources and the environment as well as development.

Members have specialist expertise in service charges, enfranchisement, boundary and party wall disputes, rights to light and insolvency related property litigation as well as emerging areas such as telecommunications and building safety.  

As well as appearing in some of the most significant and precedent shaping cases, Tanfield’s members also write, edit and contribute to leading academic texts. 
 

combar.com 

Combar is the specialist Bar Association for commercial barristers advising the international business community.  Combar represents over 1,600 commercial barristers and 38 member sets providing specialist advice, advocacy, and mediation services in relation to commercial law for businesses, individuals and other organisations.  

A lot of work is heard in the Commercial Court, but Combar members appear as counsel in all the courts of England and Wales as well acting in dispute resolution processes in all forms – litigation, arbitration, and mediation – taking place worldwide.  

Combar members work closely, not just with solicitors in this jurisdiction, but with law firms and co-counsel in every corner of the globe. 

wilberforce.co.uk

Wilberforce is one of the leading commercial chancery sets of chambers in the UK, comprising of 82 specialist barristers, including 37 KCs. Our barristers are involved in some of the most intellectually challenging and legally significant matters undertaken by the Bar today.

We offer a full range of advocacy, advisory, drafting, arbitration and mediation services to a wide variety of clients, both in the UK and across numerous international jurisdictions.

We are the proud winners of the Legal Cheek Best Chambers for Quality of Work (2020) and Legal Cheek Chambers of the Year (2022). We are seeking up to four candidates for pupillage, commencing October 2024.

xxiv.co.uk 

Premier commercial chancery set comprising 10 KCs and 36 junior barristers.  Our rich and diverse practices are united by a specialisation in chancery and commercial advocacy, in a friendly and forward-thinking chambers with a dynamic clerking team.

Today’s pupils are tomorrow’s tenants and the future of chambers. We pride ourselves on our fair and rigorous application process. We aim to recruit the best and invest heavily in our pupils’ training with us to build on our ongoing success. We want to offer the most enjoyable, well-structured and generously-funded pupillage at the Bar.  We hope if your application succeeds you will agree.

1highpavement.co.uk

1 High Pavement Chambers is a leading criminal law set on the Midlands Circuit.  Our advocates specialise in prosecution and defence work. Founded in 1990, members of chambers have appeared in high profile cases across the country.

In the last 32 years, we have produced 12 King's Counsel, 30 Recorders and 16 Circuit Judges. We stand for service, integrity and justice for all, whatever their standing. We are also utterly committed to each other and to our staff. We have developed an exceptional training programme for pupillage and recruit and invest with a view to pupils becoming tenants. 

15nbs.com

15 NBS offers expert advice and representation in criminal law. Case preparation and advocacy of the highest quality has led to members acting in many of the leading criminal trials in the country. 

We offer two pupillages a year, starting in October and April. The pupillage award is £25,000 plus travel expenses and legal courses. 

We are looking for the brightest graduates from any university to fill our pupillage places, and do not exclude anyone on the basis of their class of degree. We look for personality, all-round ability and commitment, as well as considering your academic record.

2bedfordrow.co.uk

2 Bedford Row is a leading set of chambers specialising in:

• Criminal
• Fraud
• Health & safety
• Regulatory
• Sports

Members of chambers practise in the UK as well as all across the world, particularly in multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations.

2 Bedford Row is known for its strength in depth, from the pupils in the magistrates’ court to more senior members appearing in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Our proven track record of success across the board is attributable to chambers’ investment in the professional development of pupils, through in-house advocacy training and lectures. 

2harecourt.com

2 Hare Court is recognised as one of the UK’s leading sets of expert barristers specialising across a range of practice areas including crime, professional discipline and regulatory, financial crime, health and safety, inquests and public inquiries, civil litigation, sports law and contentious tax.

Excellence in advocacy, advice and strategic analysis are at the core of Chambers’ principles. Individuals, professionals and corporate clients instruct chambers via solicitors, professional advisers, or on a public access basis. Members and clerks are highly praised as a progressive team, placing an emphasis on understanding the needs of the client in an ever-changing legal market.

25bedfordrow.com 

Consistently assessed as a centre of excellence, 25 Bedford Row specialises in every aspect of modern defence advocacy. Widely recognised as a leader in our core practice areas, our reputation for excellence is best demonstrated by our involvement in every recent major criminal trial, whether in fraud, organised crime or murder. 
 
Chambers is committed to the future of the Criminal Bar, improving diversity and developing the talents of young advocates. We recognise the need for openness and guidance in the pupillage process.

Please visit our booth where we will provide such guidance, including what a pupillage with us involves.

3pb.co.uk

3PB is the UK’s third largest set, with over 220 members and 50 staff working across six locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Winchester.

Our quality barristers, from KCs to Juniors, conduct cases in all courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas. 3PB’s barristers’ practice across the full range of legal disciplines, with particular emphasis on the following 12 areas of expertise:

• clinical negligence
• commercial
• construction and engineering
• crime
• education
• employment and discrimination
• family
• intellectual property
• mediation
• personal injury
• property and estates
• public and regulatory

5pb.co.uk

5PB - the chambers of Miranda Moore KC and Julian Christopher KC - has been instrumental in shaping criminal law for over 100 years. Members have played parts in some of the most memorable cases known to our legal system, from the Profumo affair and the Great Train Robbery to Blue Arrow and, more recently, Libor and Euribor, the News International phone hacking cases, and Operation Yewtree.

No longer a “pure crime set”, 5PB has specialist teams involved in regulatory work, professional disciplinary tribunals, health and safety/product safety, inquests, courts-martial and public inquiries.

7br.co.uk

7BR is a leading multidisciplinary set of chambers. Our work encompasses a broad range of different practice areas as below. With over 90 leading barristers, 17 of whom are Silks, we remain a collegiate and friendly workplace. Members, both juniors and KCs, are ranked by the Legal Directories as leaders in the fields in which they practice, despite the breadth of our work. 

We offer 12-month pupillages which are truly multidisciplinary. Candidates will have three different supervisors and be exposed to Civil, Criminal and Family work. All pupils who meet our standards during their pupillages will receive an offer of tenancy.
 

9brchambers.co.uk/ 

9BR Chambers is proud of its pupillage programme, and is rightly known for being “extremely nurturing of its junior members”.

From October 2025, Chambers will be offering three criminal pupillages and one extradition pupillage. A Pupil Advocacy Training Programme is provided throughout all stages of pupillage with a curriculum of mock advocacy exercises on all areas of chambers’ practice, mentored by chambers’ senior members.

During our 18-month pupillage, pupils have four supervisors and are exposed to a wide variety of work, to ensure they have as rounded a training as possible and are exposed to the full breadth of chambers’ practice areas.

cps.gov.uk

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecutes criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. 

We offer approximately 40-50 pupillage places each year across England and Wales. We guarantee all pupils a permanent post as a Crown Prosecutor upon successful completion of pupillage.

As the largest prosecuting agency, we are able to offer our pupils unmatched training and access to the full spectrum of criminal work, including more specialist areas such as homicide, extradition, counter terrorism, serious economic and organised crime.

We run an award-winning pupillage scheme with a structured training programme.

dekachambers.com

Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set based in London, with over 100 members including 15 silks, formed upon the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane.

Juniors undertake work in all our main areas (including personal injury, clinical negligence, crime, police and family) during pupillage and the first years of tenancy, providing varied experience and significant court advocacy at an early stage.

Pupils are supervised in civil, crime and family work in their first six and are in court on a daily basis in their second six.

Financial package: £50,000 (part award; part guaranteed earnings). 

doughtystreet.co.uk/pupillage

DSC was set up in 1990, breaking the mould of traditional chambers by moving out of the Inns and setting new standards of professionalism and excellence in the legal world. That desire for justice and excellence remains the driving force behind chambers today.

We provide an outstanding, accessible and sensitive service to a broad range of clients, in accordance with our commitment to the promotion of human rights and civil liberties through the law. We are at the forefront of many cutting-edge domestic and international human rights cases, and operate across civil and criminal law.

fraserchambers.com

Based in the Cheesegrater Building, overlooking the heart of the City, Fraser Chambers specialises in defamation, public law (including inquests) and litigation involving high net worth individuals (including private prosecutions).

We are a modern, professional, and friendly set and are seeking to recruit a pupil to start a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023, and a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023 with a view to tenancy. 
 

goldsmithchambers.com

Goldsmith Chambers is a leading common-law set of more than 100 members. We are a modern, professional and friendly set with a thriving group of junior practitioners. Chambers invites applications for 12-month pupillage commencing October 2024.

Our pupillage is predominantly a criminal pupillage, although there may be opportunities for pupils to experience work in our other practice areas. Our pupils can expect to be in court every day. Every effort is made to prepare pupils fully for life at the Bar, including a programme of advocacy training by members of chambers. Pupillage is offered with a view to chambers considering pupils as prospective tenants.
 

lincolnhousechambers.com/

Chambers’ reputation for excellence is such that Lincoln House has a caseload that includes many of the major criminal and regulatory cases of the day.  

There are 81 members, comprising 18 King’s Counsel and 63 Juniors. A substantial number of the members hold judicial positions. The leading guides identify Lincoln House and its members as those who lead the field. This year Chambers and Partners identified members as class leaders in several practice areas, and the Legal 500 ranked Lincoln House as a Tier 1, leading set. 
 
Please visit our booth where we will provide guidance on applications. 

mountfordchambers.com

Mountford Chambers strives to recruit pupils who demonstrate a genuine interest in criminal and regulatory work. We are looking for individuals who are highly-motivated, with the passion and drive to succeed. We seek strong advocates with ability, charisma and potential.
We provide weekly in-house advocacy training sessions to help prepare our pupils for life at the Bar and we have a strong track record of offering a tenancy upon the completion of pupillage.  

Pupils will be funded through a combination of an award scheme and guaranteed earnings.
 
The overall award is up to £40,000 over the period of pupillage. 

pumpcourtchambers.com

Established 75 years ago, Pump Court Chambers is one of the UK’s premier common law chambers, with deep strength in civil, criminal, family law and International law.

Based in London and the South East and West, Chambers’ breadth of expertise and collaborative approach enable it to provide clients with joined-up, practical solutions across multiple specialisms in law.

Its barristers and clerks are approachable, straightforward and focused on solving problems quickly and cost-effectively.

Pump Court Chambers and its members are recognised by both Chambers & Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession and the Legal 500.

holliswhiteman.co.uk

QEB Hollis Whiteman is regarded nationally and internationally as a leading set of high-quality barristers in the fields of:

• Corporate and financial crime
• Serious and general crime
• Private prosecutions
• Regulatory and professional discipline
• Inquests, inquiries and public law

We offer a wealth of expertise and experience in both advocacy and advisory work at all levels. Chambers' pupils enjoy in-depth advocacy training each week during their first six pupillage delivered by silks and experienced juniors. This culminates in a mock trial at the Central Criminal Court, undertaken with members of chambers and judges.

We pride ourselves on the professional and pastoral support that we provide pupils throughout their training, and on the diverse pool of practitioners available to supervise.
 

reading.gov.uk/work-for-the-council

Pupils are supported by experienced lawyer advocates managing cases at the highest level. Reading Borough Council (RBC) hosts the Joint Legal Team, a shared legal service and recognised centre of excellence for adults, education and childcare law.  

The council supports enthusiastic and committed junior lawyers with opportunities for future career development and specialist practice.  We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is key to our success.

A pupil at RBC will:
•    experience a variety of high-quality work
•    gain advocacy experience throughout their pupillage
•    engage directly with our clients, providing advice on complex legal issues

redlionchambers.co.uk

RLC is an award-winning chambers based in London and Chelmsford.  We specialise in business crime, fraud, general crime, regulatory, health and safety, environmental law, professional discipline, public and international law, and inquiries.  Chambers houses over 100 barristers, including 25 KCs.

We pride ourselves on being friendly and inclusive, committed to the wellbeing of our members. Our structured 18-month pupillage includes comprehensive in-house advocacy training delivered by some of the most experienced advocates at the Bar.  We place great emphasis on developing the potential of pupils, ensuring they enjoy a varied, rewarding pupillage to promote and produce well-rounded, first-class advocates. 
 

stjohnsbuildings.com/join-us

An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.

Our values of service - excellence, approachability, community, and agility - define how we behave, collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues. Over the past three years we have offered 18 pupillages across our sites and practice areas.

stiveschambers.co.uk

St Ives Chambers is a successful common law set situated in the heart of Birmingham, with a national reputation for excellence.

St Ives offers: 
• Thorough, well-structured training to equip pupils with oral and written advocacy skills 
• A dynamic and modern working environment, rooted in proud traditions
• A clear career path, with a number of members having taken silk at St Ives and many going on to judicial appointments
• Skilled and knowledgeable practice managers with a thorough understanding of their clerking areas
• Dedicated professional management support teams, including fees and billing clerks. 
• An inclusive chambers, committed to equality and diversity

criminalbar.com

The Criminal Bar Association exists to represent the views and interests of specialist criminal barristers in England and Wales.

We offer several bursaries to members each year and provide a yearlong calendar of education with speakers from several academic institutions, the Bench and of course, the Bar.  

Student membership is welcome, and those with in interest in criminal law are invited to consider our ‘shadowing scheme’, the details of which are on the website under Social Mobility. 

2hb.co.uk

Two Harcourt Buildings is a specialist criminal set, deeply rooted in principles of excellence and forward thinking. With thirty-five barristers, including five King’s Counsel, our diverse and talented members are experienced in both prosecution and defence at all levels, and the size and culture of our chambers enables members to tailor their practice to best meet their goals.

With experience in the most serious, complex and demanding criminal cases, we are committed to advancing all aspects of our profession through the quality of our work and our conduct. We offer a friendly and relaxed environment in which to complete pupillage.

1hc.com

1 Hare Court Chambers is an award-winning matrimonial finance set, and its members are recognised as leaders in their fields by both Legal 500 and Chambers UK.

Chambers has been consistently ranked in the legal directories as the leading matrimonial finance set, with members of chambers having been involved in almost all of the leading cases in this area. Chambers has the greatest number of financial remedy silks at the bar (14) and numerous junior barristers ranked in the legal directories as leading juniors.

Members of chambers regularly appear in the most high-profile and high-value matrimonial finance cases.

1kbw.co.uk

1KBW is a leading chambers specialising in family law, with a pre-eminent reputation in this field both nationally and internationally.  1KBW is consistently ranked by the legal directories in the top tiers of leading sets for family law.  

1KBW barristers have been at the cutting edge on the development of family law and have been in most of the ground-breaking cases over the last two decades.  1KBW also has one of the most innovative and experienced dispute resolution teams in the country. The set is widely acknowledged to have an unrivalled breadth of talent, with leading and junior practitioners at every level of seniority.
 

3djb.co.uk

3DJB is a friendly and diverse specialist set of family and civil law barristers offering a family law pupillage for 2024.

Chambers covers all aspects of family law with members of chambers recognized in the leading legal directories and appearing in leading cases. Members of chambers are very approachable, supportive and willing to assist. 

Our pupils are trained in all areas of family law, including:

• public children and private children
• domestic abuse injunctions
• matrimonial finance 
• cohabitation

We highly value pupils in chambers, and are committed to ensuring that they become the best barristers that they can be. 

3pb.co.uk

3PB is the UK’s third largest set, with over 220 members and 50 staff working across six locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Winchester.

Our quality barristers, from KCs to Juniors, conduct cases in all courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas. 3PB’s barristers’ practice across the full range of legal disciplines, with particular emphasis on the following 12 areas of expertise:

• clinical negligence
• commercial
• construction and engineering
• crime
• education
• employment and discrimination
• family
• intellectual property
• mediation
• personal injury
• property and estates
• public and regulatory

42br.com

42BR Barristers is an award-winning chambers, highly ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, comprising more than 125 barristers who specialise in:

• business and property
• employment
• family
• housing
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• inquests 
• animal welfare

With exciting plans for 2024, providing growth and opportunities, there has never been a better time to apply to a successful, friendly, collegiate, multi-disciplinary set of chambers.

7br.co.uk

7BR is a leading multidisciplinary set of chambers. Our work encompasses a broad range of different practice areas as below. With over 90 leading barristers, 17 of whom are Silks, we remain a collegiate and friendly workplace. Members, both juniors and KCs, are ranked by the Legal Directories as leaders in the fields in which they practice, despite the breadth of our work. 

We offer 12-month pupillages which are truly multidisciplinary. Candidates will have three different supervisors and be exposed to Civil, Criminal and Family work. All pupils who meet our standards during their pupillages will receive an offer of tenancy.
 

becket-chambers.co.uk 

Becket Chambers, currently numbering some 26 members and 1 pupil, was established in 1993.  Family is our largest practice group, with 25 members specialising in this area.

We are proud of our reputation for excellence in all areas of advocacy and advisory work, which continues to grow throughout Kent and the South East. 

Although predominantly based in Canterbury, we have a further 4 annexes throughout the South East. The team of experienced clerks offer the highest standards of customer service to our clients. 

We remain committed to applying an equality and diversity policy in all aspects of our business operations.

dekachambers.com

Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set based in London, with over 100 members including 15 silks, formed upon the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane.

Juniors undertake work in all our main areas (including personal injury, clinical negligence, crime, police and family) during pupillage and the first years of tenancy, providing varied experience and significant court advocacy at an early stage.

Pupils are supervised in civil, crime and family work in their first six and are in court on a daily basis in their second six.

Financial package: £50,000 (part award; part guaranteed earnings). 

goldsmithchambers.com

Goldsmith Chambers is a leading common-law set of more than 100 members. We are a modern, professional and friendly set with a thriving group of junior practitioners. Chambers invites applications for 12-month pupillage commencing October 2024.

Our pupillage is predominantly a criminal pupillage, although there may be opportunities for pupils to experience work in our other practice areas. Our pupils can expect to be in court every day. Every effort is made to prepare pupils fully for life at the Bar, including a programme of advocacy training by members of chambers. Pupillage is offered with a view to chambers considering pupils as prospective tenants.
 

guildfordchambers.com

Guildford Chambers is a progressive, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, uniquely positioned to provide high quality advocacy for individuals and businesses in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, London and the Southeast. We operate a system of specialist practice groups which ensures clients receive the best advice and advocacy from their chosen barrister.
 
Guildford Chambers offers two pupillages, one within our family team and one within our civil team. Pupils can expect to benefit from a broad experience within their chosen area, working closely with tenants at all levels of seniority. Chambers prides itself on offering a supportive but challenging environment focused on giving our pupils the best experience possible.

harcourtchambers.co.uk 

We are a leading family law chambers, and home to a highly respected team of specialist advocates, including 6 KCs and more than 50 barristers practising in all areas of family law.  We look to attract and develop the strongest emerging legal talent, and pride ourselves on our approachability, commitment and integrity.  

Pupillage at Harcourt offers a varied, stimulating, and well-supported 12 months, and where possible we look to offer tenancy to every pupil who meets our threshold rather than encourage competition between pupils from the outset.  

Our pupillage award is currently £34,000 PA plus earnings in the second six.

ipsea.org.uk

IPSEA is widely recognised as the leading organisation in England providing free independent legal information, advice, and casework support to families with children and young people, aged 0-25, with SEND.  All our free advice services are delivered by a network of around 100 volunteers who are at the heart of IPSEA’s work. 

We also provide training to parents, carers and SEND professionals as well as work to influence local and national SEND policy. 

lincolnhousechambers.com/

Chambers’ reputation for excellence is such that Lincoln House has a caseload that includes many of the major criminal and regulatory cases of the day.  

There are 81 members, comprising 18 King’s Counsel and 63 Juniors. A substantial number of the members hold judicial positions. The leading guides identify Lincoln House and its members as those who lead the field. This year Chambers and Partners identified members as class leaders in several practice areas, and the Legal 500 ranked Lincoln House as a Tier 1, leading set. 
 
Please visit our booth where we will provide guidance on applications. 

newcourtchambers.com

We are a specialist set of family law barristers, offering clients our expertise with public and private children law disputes, adoption matters, financial remedies after relationship breakdown, and in the Court of Protection. Members of chambers regularly appear in high profile and complex cases, and you can find information about recent cases we've been involved with on our social media.

We predominantly work across London, the Midlands, and the South East but increasingly are appearing in courts across England and Wales.

We generally recruit two 12-month pupillages each year and offer a competitive pupillage award for each. We view every pupil as a potential tenant and invest in our recruits accordingly. We pride ourselves on our friendly and inclusive atmosphere.

pumpcourtchambers.com

Established 75 years ago, Pump Court Chambers is one of the UK’s premier common law chambers, with deep strength in civil, criminal, family law and International law.

Based in London and the South East and West, Chambers’ breadth of expertise and collaborative approach enable it to provide clients with joined-up, practical solutions across multiple specialisms in law.

Its barristers and clerks are approachable, straightforward and focused on solving problems quickly and cost-effectively.

Pump Court Chambers and its members are recognised by both Chambers & Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession and the Legal 500.

reading.gov.uk/work-for-the-council

Pupils are supported by experienced lawyer advocates managing cases at the highest level. Reading Borough Council (RBC) hosts the Joint Legal Team, a shared legal service and recognised centre of excellence for adults, education and childcare law.  

The council supports enthusiastic and committed junior lawyers with opportunities for future career development and specialist practice.  We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is key to our success.

A pupil at RBC will:
•    experience a variety of high-quality work
•    gain advocacy experience throughout their pupillage
•    engage directly with our clients, providing advice on complex legal issues

spirebarristers.co.uk

We are a thriving set based in Leeds. We specialise in family and public law covering the whole of the North Eastern Circuit and beyond.

The training and opportunities we provide ensures that our pupils move seamlessly into tenancy with busy and successful practices, having been nurtured in a warm and supportive chambers environment. 

Paraphrasing a recent pupil: "Attending Chamber’s events before starting helped me build a rapport with everyone. In my first six, I saw a wide range of cases and received unwavering support from my pupil supervisor, mentors and staff. Continuing into my second six, my diary has been busy with both interesting and challenging cases. I’d absolutely recommend pupillage at Spire Barristers."

stjohnsbuildings.com/join-us

An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.

Our values of service - excellence, approachability, community, and agility - define how we behave, collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues. Over the past three years we have offered 18 pupillages across our sites and practice areas.

stjohnschambers.co.uk

St John’s offers the perfect chance to build a stellar career at the Bar while enjoying the great opportunities on offer in one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. We are one of the largest barristers’ sets in the South West, with 8 silks and over 80 barristers attracting high-quality work in all major areas of law. We were voted ‘Set of the Year’ (outside London) by The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022, and ‘Chambers of the Year 2022’ by Bristol Law Society.
 
Successful candidates will have strong academic credentials.  We look for high-calibre recruits who can demonstrate certain key competencies:

• the ability to analyse complex information quickly
• the ability to present arguments succinctly and persuasively
• the ability to communicate effectively with all types of people

We look for people who are determined, resilient and motivated.

stiveschambers.co.uk

St Ives Chambers is a successful common law set situated in the heart of Birmingham, with a national reputation for excellence.

St Ives offers: 
• Thorough, well-structured training to equip pupils with oral and written advocacy skills 
• A dynamic and modern working environment, rooted in proud traditions
• A clear career path, with a number of members having taken silk at St Ives and many going on to judicial appointments
• Skilled and knowledgeable practice managers with a thorough understanding of their clerking areas
• Dedicated professional management support teams, including fees and billing clerks. 
• An inclusive chambers, committed to equality and diversity

stmarysfamily.co.uk

We are one of the very few specialist family law sets outside of London. Our prime objective is to offer clients a modern, forward-thinking set of legal experts able to deliver specialist family advocacy and advice with the highest level of service.

We strive to be recognised as one of the leading family law sets in England.

From our Midlands roots, St. Mary’s has continued to grow, attracting an increasing number of clients that recognise the value of specialist family advice delivered with genuine care.

trinitychambers.com 

Trinity Chambers celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022.

We are a thriving and friendly set with an excellent reputation across the South-Eastern circuit. Based in Chelmsford, our members practise in family and civil law.
At Trinity Chambers, we are committed to providing our pupils with excellent professional training and a broad introduction to life at the Bar, whilst holding true to our belief that pupillage should be an enjoyable experience.

Chambers has a track record of recruiting from its pupils, who, in addition to their first-six pupillage award, will typically earn upwards of £35,000 during their practising six months.
 

placecampbell.com

Place Campbell’s relationship with the Bar goes back 60 years and we now act for over 2,500 barristers and 70 chambers. Our depth of experience makes us the preeminent barrister-specialist firm of Chartered Certified Accountants. 

From the newly qualified barrister undertaking pupillage, to the KC taking judicial appointment, we understand the pressures facing members of the Bar so our aim is simple: to make dealing with your financial affairs straightforward and effective so that you can concentrate on your practice.

We believe that the way to do this is by having a close working relationship, which is why each client has their own manager who will work with them. This enables us to provide a complete range of services, from VAT compliance to financial planning that reflects their individual needs.

silverlevene.co.uk 

Silver Levene LLP are chartered certified accountants based in Warren Street, London.
 
We have over 60 years’ experience providing professional accounting, taxation and business advice to businesses and individuals.
 
We have a specialist barrister division within the practice, which looks after the accounts, VAT and tax affairs of over 2,000 barristers, ranging from pupils to KCs.
 
The division is headed up by three partners: Peter Grossmark, Mason Bloom and Jackie Streat. Our partner-led service is tailored to meet your requirements at whatever stage you are in your career.

1cor.com

1 Crown Office Row, the chambers of Richard Booth KC, is recognised as one of the leading sets in the UK, particularly in the fields of civil and public law. This encompasses clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries, and professional discipline.

Our commitment to excellence has led to an equally dedicated and diverse client base, including entrepreneurs, small businesses, large corporations, NGOs and the government.

Our barristers run the popular UK Human Rights Blog, Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR), and the podcast Law Pod UK. 

11kbw.com

11KBW are a specialist civil law set providing high quality advice and advocacy to a wide range of private and public sector clients, both claimants and defendants.

Pupils can expect to gain a range of experience across the areas of:

• public law and human rights
• employment and discrimination law
• commercial law
• retained EU law
• data protection and information law
• media and data privacy
• public procurement
• professional discipline and regulatory law 
• sports law

The great majority of tenants are recruited from those who have done a 12-month pupillage here.

2tg.co.uk 

2TG is regarded as one of the leading commercial and civil law barristers’ chambers. We specialise in professional negligence, property damage, insurance and personal injury and also has significant practices in employment, technology, product liability, sport and clinical negligence, alongside strength in private international law.  

We offer some of the best funded, best structured and most enjoyable pupillages at the Bar to up to three candidates each year. We offer pupillage only to those we think have real potential to become 2TG tenants. There is no quota, so you are not in competition with your fellow pupils for tenancy.

3harecourt.com/join-us/pupillage

3 Hare Court is a prominent commercial and civil set of chambers, with over 40 specialist barristers providing a wide range of advocacy and advisory services in the UK and internationally. Known for our commercial litigation, personal injury, travel, and Privy Council work, we also have a wealth of expertise in international arbitration, civil fraud, financial services, public law, employment, and insolvency.

We offer two pupillages a year, each awarded £65,000, and a number of mini-pupillages. Our pupils are very important to us; we see the achievement of our pupils essential to the future of 3 Hare Court. As such, we are committed to providing excellent training to ensure our pupils have the skills, knowledge, and judgment to succeed at the modern Bar.

3djb.co.uk

3DJB is a friendly and diverse specialist set of family and civil law barristers offering a family law pupillage for 2024.

Chambers covers all aspects of family law with members of chambers recognized in the leading legal directories and appearing in leading cases. Members of chambers are very approachable, supportive and willing to assist. 

Our pupils are trained in all areas of family law, including:

• public children and private children
• domestic abuse injunctions
• matrimonial finance 
• cohabitation

We highly value pupils in chambers, and are committed to ensuring that they become the best barristers that they can be. 

3pb.co.uk

3PB is the UK’s third largest set, with over 220 members and 50 staff working across six locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Winchester.

Our quality barristers, from KCs to Juniors, conduct cases in all courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas. 3PB’s barristers’ practice across the full range of legal disciplines, with particular emphasis on the following 12 areas of expertise:

• clinical negligence
• commercial
• construction and engineering
• crime
• education
• employment and discrimination
• family
• intellectual property
• mediation
• personal injury
• property and estates
• public and regulatory

42br.com

42BR Barristers is an award-winning chambers, highly ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, comprising more than 125 barristers who specialise in:

• business and property
• employment
• family
• housing
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• inquests 
• animal welfare

With exciting plans for 2024, providing growth and opportunities, there has never been a better time to apply to a successful, friendly, collegiate, multi-disciplinary set of chambers.

5essexcourt.co.uk

5 Essex Court is acknowledged as one of the leading sets for inquests, public inquiries and police law and with recognised expertise in human rights, public law, information and employment law.  

Members are often involved in high profile cases, public inquiries and inquests, such as the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Post Office Inquiry, the Manchester Arena Bombing Inquiry, the inquest into the death of Caroline Flack, the Fishmongers’ Hall Inquest and London Bridge terrorist attacks Inquest.

Chambers prides itself on offering our pupils a friendly, collaborative and constructive environment in which to learn and begin their practices.

7br.co.uk

7BR is a leading multidisciplinary set of chambers. Our work encompasses a broad range of different practice areas as below. With over 90 leading barristers, 17 of whom are Silks, we remain a collegiate and friendly workplace. Members, both juniors and KCs, are ranked by the Legal Directories as leaders in the fields in which they practice, despite the breadth of our work. 

We offer 12-month pupillages which are truly multidisciplinary. Candidates will have three different supervisors and be exposed to Civil, Criminal and Family work. All pupils who meet our standards during their pupillages will receive an offer of tenancy.
 

dacbeachcroft.com/en/expertise/services/advocacy

8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (8DB) is the dedicated in-house barrister and advocacy service at DAC Beachcroft LLP. Having an in-house chambers model enables us to offer clients a complete solution for litigation, advice and dispute resolution. Our resident team deliver the expertise and services of an external chambers, with the benefit of a streamlined in-house function and resource of an international law firm. The model supports greater collaboration and cohesion between clients, solicitors and counsel. 
 
An employed pupillage with 8DB gives candidates an opportunity to grow and develop their skills and practice within an innovative, supportive and collegiate environment. 

becket-chambers.co.uk 

Becket Chambers, currently numbering some 26 members and 1 pupil, was established in 1993.  Family is our largest practice group, with 25 members specialising in this area.

We are proud of our reputation for excellence in all areas of advocacy and advisory work, which continues to grow throughout Kent and the South East. 

Although predominantly based in Canterbury, we have a further 4 annexes throughout the South East. The team of experienced clerks offer the highest standards of customer service to our clients. 

We remain committed to applying an equality and diversity policy in all aspects of our business operations.

blackstonechambers.com/pupillage

Blackstone Chambers is a barristers chambers in London which enjoys an enviable reputation for its wide range of work covering commercial, public and human rights, employment, EU and public international law.

Based in the Temple, we offer four 12-month pupillages, with an award of £75,000, for pupillages starting in September.

brownejacobson.com/services/barristers   

Browne Jacobson Barristers offers an in-house chambers model of barristers providing expert advice and advocacy to the full range of clients of the firm.  

As a leading social mobility employer, we invest heavily in the recruitment and training of our pupils with a commitment to providing a pupillage which takes the highlights of the self-employed Bar and sets it within a full service UK and Ireland law firm. 

Working hand-in-glove with our solicitor colleagues, we provide trusted representation to our clients  in a diverse range of proceedings: from High Court commercial litigation to coroners’ inquests. 

cpba.org.uk/about

The Court of Protection Bar Association is a professional association for barristers who specialise in cases in the Court of Protection.  Cases are heard in the Court of Protection or (sometimes) in the inherent jurisdiction of the High Court.  Whilst there is a vast range of such cases, the one thing almost all have in common is that one or more litigants lacks the capacity to make their own decisions.

crownofficechambers.com/careers/pupillage/ 

Crown Office Chambers is a leading civil and commercial set with 101 members, including 26 KCs.

We are consistently ranked in the directories in areas including:

• commercial litigation
• professional negligence
• insurance and reinsurance
• construction and energy
• international arbitration
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• health and safety
• inquests and public inquiries

Members of chambers feature regularly in leading cases across all our specialisms, both in UK-based litigation and international arbitration.

We invite applications for pupillage from outstanding law and non-law graduates and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.  All pupillages are offered with a view to tenancy.

dekachambers.com

Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set based in London, with over 100 members including 15 silks, formed upon the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane.

Juniors undertake work in all our main areas (including personal injury, clinical negligence, crime, police and family) during pupillage and the first years of tenancy, providing varied experience and significant court advocacy at an early stage.

Pupils are supervised in civil, crime and family work in their first six and are in court on a daily basis in their second six.

Financial package: £50,000 (part award; part guaranteed earnings). 

devereuxchambers.co.uk/

Devereux is a top multi-specialist set, with members recognised as leaders in their fields by both Chambers UK and Legal 500.
 
As a set, Devereux is friendly, forward-looking, and has an excellent reputation for high quality work. Devereux and its members have won, or been nominated for, numerous awards across multiple practice areas.

The core areas of law are: employment, personal injury, clinical negligence; commercial litigation (including insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence, and telecommunications); advisory and contentious tax. 
 
A pupillage at Devereux will offer you the opportunity to be involved in fascinating, often complex, litigation.

doughtystreet.co.uk/pupillage

DSC was set up in 1990, breaking the mould of traditional chambers by moving out of the Inns and setting new standards of professionalism and excellence in the legal world. That desire for justice and excellence remains the driving force behind chambers today.

We provide an outstanding, accessible and sensitive service to a broad range of clients, in accordance with our commitment to the promotion of human rights and civil liberties through the law. We are at the forefront of many cutting-edge domestic and international human rights cases, and operate across civil and criminal law.

expresssolicitors.co.uk

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence.

Based in Manchester, but serving clients nationwide, the business is not only ranked 93rd in The Lawyer’s Top 200 UK Law Firms, but also sits in the top ten for Best Companies’ Best Law Firm to Work For in the UK.

The firm’s Advocacy department, incepted in 2016, boasts over 50 years of post-qualification experience combined.  

With a growing reputation for giving talented advocates the ability to work on an employed basis, Express Solicitors is thrilled to be a BSB-authorised pupillage provider.

fraserchambers.com

Based in the Cheesegrater Building, overlooking the heart of the City, Fraser Chambers specialises in defamation, public law (including inquests) and litigation involving high net worth individuals (including private prosecutions).

We are a modern, professional, and friendly set and are seeking to recruit a pupil to start a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023, and a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023 with a view to tenancy. 
 

goldsmithchambers.com

Goldsmith Chambers is a leading common-law set of more than 100 members. We are a modern, professional and friendly set with a thriving group of junior practitioners. Chambers invites applications for 12-month pupillage commencing October 2024.

Our pupillage is predominantly a criminal pupillage, although there may be opportunities for pupils to experience work in our other practice areas. Our pupils can expect to be in court every day. Every effort is made to prepare pupils fully for life at the Bar, including a programme of advocacy training by members of chambers. Pupillage is offered with a view to chambers considering pupils as prospective tenants.
 

gov.uk/glp 

The work of government lawyers is interesting, varied and often headline news. Whether the government is creating new laws, helping to develop new policies or defending its decisions in court, it needs significant levels of legal advice on a wide range of complex issues.

The government departments which offer pupillages are the Government Legal Department and HM Revenue & Customs. As a legal trainee you will be given early responsibility. You can expect to have your own casework, client base and experience a broad and interesting range of work. You will be provided with high quality supervision, support and training.
 

landmarkchambers.co.uk

Landmark is a leading chambers based in London, offering integrated advocacy and advice in planning, environmental, property, public, rating and valuation law.
 
We are ranked as the number one planning, property and environmental chambers in the UK by the top legal directories, and our members have been involved in some of the most significant cases and inquiries in recent years.
 
Landmark offers up to three pupillages each year, during which time our pupils benefit from training in all of chambers’ complementary practice areas. We offer a grant of £75,000 per pupil, which includes an optional £30,000 drawdown.

lpc-law.co.uk/careers/self-employed-advocates/

LPC Law is a specialist firm of solicitors, focused on providing a high-quality advocacy service to clients throughout England & Wales. We have a nationwide network of advocates, solicitors, solicitor-advocates and barristers allowing us to appear in all types of hearings and trials in every county court and the High Court.

We are seeking Bar graduates to work with the country’s most prestigious law firms and financial institutions, attending a large variety of civil hearings including mortgage possessions, bankruptcies, summary judgment applications and small claims trials. 
 

monckton.com

Monckton Chambers specialises in public and commercial law and the interface between the two. We are recognised as a leading set within our specialisms, which include: competition and regulatory, administrative and public; commercial, sports, tax and technology; media and communications law.

Our work is carried out in areas of the law that are rapidly growing and fast moving. It is exceptionally demanding, but also highly rewarding.

nmc.org.uk 

The NMC is the independent regulator for nurses and midwives in the UK, and nursing associates in England. We are the largest healthcare regulator in the UK.

We offer one pupillage each year, with the successful candidate based within the largest legal team in the organisation in London. This team reviews, prepares and presents fitness to practise cases before the NMC’s practise committees, so there is plenty of opportunity to develop oral and written advocacy within a regulatory setting.

We have an excellent supervision setup, as well as a 100% retention rate post-pupillage completion in recent years.  

oldsquare.co.uk

The defining quality of Old Square Chambers is excellence. We specialise in various areas of law including employment, professional discipline, personal injury and clinical negligence. We are a diverse, forward thinking set and pride ourselves on offering well rounded training to prepare our pupils for tenancy. Our Pupillage Committee and staffing team are dedicated to supporting you throughout your pupillage

pumpcourtchambers.com

Established 75 years ago, Pump Court Chambers is one of the UK’s premier common law chambers, with deep strength in civil, criminal, family law and International law.

Based in London and the South East and West, Chambers’ breadth of expertise and collaborative approach enable it to provide clients with joined-up, practical solutions across multiple specialisms in law.

Its barristers and clerks are approachable, straightforward and focused on solving problems quickly and cost-effectively.

Pump Court Chambers and its members are recognised by both Chambers & Partners Guide to the UK Legal Profession and the Legal 500.

ropewalk.co.uk

Ropewalk Chambers offers up to three full pupillages per year of 12 months. We offer an award of £40,000 per pupil. This is made up of £20,000 for the non-practising period and guaranteed receipts of £20,000 in the practising period.

We are looking to recruit pupils who will carry forward our core values of excellence, service and integrity. In return, we will make a significant investment, both financially and in training and guidance.

stjohnsbuildings.com/join-us

An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.

Our values of service - excellence, approachability, community, and agility - define how we behave, collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues. Over the past three years we have offered 18 pupillages across our sites and practice areas.

stiveschambers.co.uk

St Ives Chambers is a successful common law set situated in the heart of Birmingham, with a national reputation for excellence.

St Ives offers: 
• Thorough, well-structured training to equip pupils with oral and written advocacy skills 
• A dynamic and modern working environment, rooted in proud traditions
• A clear career path, with a number of members having taken silk at St Ives and many going on to judicial appointments
• Skilled and knowledgeable practice managers with a thorough understanding of their clerking areas
• Dedicated professional management support teams, including fees and billing clerks. 
• An inclusive chambers, committed to equality and diversity

tgchambers.com

TGC is a thriving set with 77 members, including 15 KCs. We are recognised by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 as a leading set in the fields of personal injury, costs, health and safety, inquests and inquiries, administrative and public law, extradition and motor insurance fraud.

The majority of our junior tenants are former pupils, and we are dedicated to providing high quality training and support to both pupils and junior tenants.

trinitychambers.com 

Trinity Chambers celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022.

We are a thriving and friendly set with an excellent reputation across the South-Eastern circuit. Based in Chelmsford, our members practise in family and civil law.
At Trinity Chambers, we are committed to providing our pupils with excellent professional training and a broad introduction to life at the Bar, whilst holding true to our belief that pupillage should be an enjoyable experience.

Chambers has a track record of recruiting from its pupils, who, in addition to their first-six pupillage award, will typically earn upwards of £35,000 during their practising six months.
 

1cor.com

1 Crown Office Row, the chambers of Richard Booth KC, is recognised as one of the leading sets in the UK, particularly in the fields of civil and public law. This encompasses clinical negligence, inquests and inquiries, and professional discipline.

Our commitment to excellence has led to an equally dedicated and diverse client base, including entrepreneurs, small businesses, large corporations, NGOs and the government.

Our barristers run the popular UK Human Rights Blog, Quarterly Medical Law Review (QMLR), and the podcast Law Pod UK. 

2bedfordrow.co.uk

2 Bedford Row is a leading set of chambers specialising in:

• Criminal
• Fraud
• Health & safety
• Regulatory
• Sports

Members of chambers practise in the UK as well as all across the world, particularly in multi-jurisdictional criminal investigations.

2 Bedford Row is known for its strength in depth, from the pupils in the magistrates’ court to more senior members appearing in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Our proven track record of success across the board is attributable to chambers’ investment in the professional development of pupils, through in-house advocacy training and lectures. 

2tg.co.uk 

2TG is regarded as one of the leading commercial and civil law barristers’ chambers. We specialise in professional negligence, property damage, insurance and personal injury and also has significant practices in employment, technology, product liability, sport and clinical negligence, alongside strength in private international law.  

We offer some of the best funded, best structured and most enjoyable pupillages at the Bar to up to three candidates each year. We offer pupillage only to those we think have real potential to become 2TG tenants. There is no quota, so you are not in competition with your fellow pupils for tenancy.

3pb.co.uk

3PB is the UK’s third largest set, with over 220 members and 50 staff working across six locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Winchester.

Our quality barristers, from KCs to Juniors, conduct cases in all courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas. 3PB’s barristers’ practice across the full range of legal disciplines, with particular emphasis on the following 12 areas of expertise:

• clinical negligence
• commercial
• construction and engineering
• crime
• education
• employment and discrimination
• family
• intellectual property
• mediation
• personal injury
• property and estates
• public and regulatory

5pumpcourt.com

5 Pump Court is a progressive, diverse multidisciplinary set with specialist teams in civil, family and criminal law. We treat our pupils as future tenants from day one; we are looking for exceptional candidates with strong advocacy and people skills, and who are looking to build their career with us. 

For October 2025 we are offering one common law pupillage and one specialist family pupillage. We offer varied and interesting work; a bespoke training package in first six; fantastic opportunities for advocacy and a supportive working environment. Our retention rates are excellent. 

7br.co.uk

7BR is a leading multidisciplinary set of chambers. Our work encompasses a broad range of different practice areas as below. With over 90 leading barristers, 17 of whom are Silks, we remain a collegiate and friendly workplace. Members, both juniors and KCs, are ranked by the Legal Directories as leaders in the fields in which they practice, despite the breadth of our work. 

We offer 12-month pupillages which are truly multidisciplinary. Candidates will have three different supervisors and be exposed to Civil, Criminal and Family work. All pupils who meet our standards during their pupillages will receive an offer of tenancy.
 

dekachambers.com

Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set based in London, with over 100 members including 15 silks, formed upon the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane.

Juniors undertake work in all our main areas (including personal injury, clinical negligence, crime, police and family) during pupillage and the first years of tenancy, providing varied experience and significant court advocacy at an early stage.

Pupils are supervised in civil, crime and family work in their first six and are in court on a daily basis in their second six.

Financial package: £50,000 (part award; part guaranteed earnings). 

doughtystreet.co.uk/pupillage

DSC was set up in 1990, breaking the mould of traditional chambers by moving out of the Inns and setting new standards of professionalism and excellence in the legal world. That desire for justice and excellence remains the driving force behind chambers today.

We provide an outstanding, accessible and sensitive service to a broad range of clients, in accordance with our commitment to the promotion of human rights and civil liberties through the law. We are at the forefront of many cutting-edge domestic and international human rights cases, and operate across civil and criminal law.

expresssolicitors.co.uk

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence.

Based in Manchester, but serving clients nationwide, the business is not only ranked 93rd in The Lawyer’s Top 200 UK Law Firms, but also sits in the top ten for Best Companies’ Best Law Firm to Work For in the UK.

The firm’s Advocacy department, incepted in 2016, boasts over 50 years of post-qualification experience combined.  

With a growing reputation for giving talented advocates the ability to work on an employed basis, Express Solicitors is thrilled to be a BSB-authorised pupillage provider.

fraserchambers.com

Based in the Cheesegrater Building, overlooking the heart of the City, Fraser Chambers specialises in defamation, public law (including inquests) and litigation involving high net worth individuals (including private prosecutions).

We are a modern, professional, and friendly set and are seeking to recruit a pupil to start a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023, and a 12-month pupillage with us commencing in October 2023 with a view to tenancy. 
 

gov.uk/glp 

The work of government lawyers is interesting, varied and often headline news. Whether the government is creating new laws, helping to develop new policies or defending its decisions in court, it needs significant levels of legal advice on a wide range of complex issues.

The government departments which offer pupillages are the Government Legal Department and HM Revenue & Customs. As a legal trainee you will be given early responsibility. You can expect to have your own casework, client base and experience a broad and interesting range of work. You will be provided with high quality supervision, support and training.
 

kingschambers.com

Kings Chambers was founded in Manchester in 1946 subsequently opening in Leeds (1996) and Birmingham (2012). Firmly established as a leading civil set, trusted by national and international law firms, public and private sector organisations and individuals who all value the first-class representation, practical and commercial advice that Kings Chambers prides itself on.
 
The set has 120 barristers including 22 King’s Counsel combining advisory work with litigation and advocacy services. Members regularly appear in courts and tribunals nationally, frequently in leading cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Kings Chambers is one of the country’s leading sets ranking highly, as a set and the individual members, in the foremost directories (Chambers UK; Legal 500).

matrixlaw.co.uk

Matrix was set up in 2000 in response to the changing face of the legal landscape. Our actions are guided by our core values, which outline our principles as an organisation and govern how we work.

We pride ourselves on our reputation as a professional and approachable set where diversity, accessibility and client care are widely championed. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from candidates which are underrepresented in the legal sector. 

Matrix has 104 members with varying years of experience. Our wide range of practice areas makes our members uniquely placed to assist with legal issues that intersect multiple areas of law. Legal 500 (2022) described Matrix as “a first-rate set” with “a significant number of people at the absolute top of their game.”

oldsquare.co.uk

The defining quality of Old Square Chambers is excellence. We specialise in various areas of law including employment, professional discipline, personal injury and clinical negligence. We are a diverse, forward thinking set and pride ourselves on offering well rounded training to prepare our pupils for tenancy. Our Pupillage Committee and staffing team are dedicated to supporting you throughout your pupillage

reading.gov.uk/work-for-the-council

Pupils are supported by experienced lawyer advocates managing cases at the highest level. Reading Borough Council (RBC) hosts the Joint Legal Team, a shared legal service and recognised centre of excellence for adults, education and childcare law.  

The council supports enthusiastic and committed junior lawyers with opportunities for future career development and specialist practice.  We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is key to our success.

A pupil at RBC will:
•    experience a variety of high-quality work
•    gain advocacy experience throughout their pupillage
•    engage directly with our clients, providing advice on complex legal issues

stjohnsbuildings.com/join-us

An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.

Our values of service - excellence, approachability, community, and agility - define how we behave, collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues. Over the past three years we have offered 18 pupillages across our sites and practice areas.

tgchambers.com

TGC is a thriving set with 77 members, including 15 KCs. We are recognised by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 as a leading set in the fields of personal injury, costs, health and safety, inquests and inquiries, administrative and public law, extradition and motor insurance fraud.

The majority of our junior tenants are former pupils, and we are dedicated to providing high quality training and support to both pupils and junior tenants.

thefru.org.uk

The Free Representation Unit is a pro bono legal charity. We provide one of the few opportunities to deliver advocacy in real legal cases prior to qualification. 

FRU volunteers represent clients in social security, employment and criminal injuries compensation appeal tribunals. Our volunteers are trainined and  supported by a team of paid legal officers to take ownership of all aspects of case preparation and advocacy at the tribunal hearing.

FRU volunteers gain experience in case strategy, client care, legal research, drafting of witness statements, schedules of loss and submissions, case file preparation, settlement negotiation and oral advocacy. 
 

12kbw.co.uk

12KBW is a leading civil set of chambers. We have an outstanding reputation for excellence in personal injury, clinical negligence, costs, employment, industrial disease and international travel claims. We have many other rapidly expanding specialist practice groups related to these core practice areas. Our barristers also act in public inquiries and inquests.

Chambers has been ranked Band 1 for Personal Injury by the legal directories over the past 14 years. We are five-time winners of Personal Injury Set of the Year, confirming our pre-eminence in this area of law.

12KBW benefits from highly ranked members across all our core areas including 15 silks. Our Practice Management Team is consistently recommended for exceptional clerking in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.

3harecourt.com/join-us/pupillage

3 Hare Court is a prominent commercial and civil set of chambers, with over 40 specialist barristers providing a wide range of advocacy and advisory services in the UK and internationally. Known for our commercial litigation, personal injury, travel, and Privy Council work, we also have a wealth of expertise in international arbitration, civil fraud, financial services, public law, employment, and insolvency.

We offer two pupillages a year, each awarded £65,000, and a number of mini-pupillages. Our pupils are very important to us; we see the achievement of our pupils essential to the future of 3 Hare Court. As such, we are committed to providing excellent training to ensure our pupils have the skills, knowledge, and judgment to succeed at the modern Bar.

3pb.co.uk

3PB is the UK’s third largest set, with over 220 members and 50 staff working across six locations: London, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Oxford and Winchester.

Our quality barristers, from KCs to Juniors, conduct cases in all courts and tribunals both in the UK and overseas. 3PB’s barristers’ practice across the full range of legal disciplines, with particular emphasis on the following 12 areas of expertise:

• clinical negligence
• commercial
• construction and engineering
• crime
• education
• employment and discrimination
• family
• intellectual property
• mediation
• personal injury
• property and estates
• public and regulatory

42br.com

42BR Barristers is an award-winning chambers, highly ranked in both Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, comprising more than 125 barristers who specialise in:

• business and property
• employment
• family
• housing
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• inquests 
• animal welfare

With exciting plans for 2024, providing growth and opportunities, there has never been a better time to apply to a successful, friendly, collegiate, multi-disciplinary set of chambers.

7br.co.uk

7BR is a leading multidisciplinary set of chambers. Our work encompasses a broad range of different practice areas as below. With over 90 leading barristers, 17 of whom are Silks, we remain a collegiate and friendly workplace. Members, both juniors and KCs, are ranked by the Legal Directories as leaders in the fields in which they practice, despite the breadth of our work. 

We offer 12-month pupillages which are truly multidisciplinary. Candidates will have three different supervisors and be exposed to Civil, Criminal and Family work. All pupils who meet our standards during their pupillages will receive an offer of tenancy.
 

dacbeachcroft.com/en/expertise/services/advocacy

8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (8DB) is the dedicated in-house barrister and advocacy service at DAC Beachcroft LLP. Having an in-house chambers model enables us to offer clients a complete solution for litigation, advice and dispute resolution. Our resident team deliver the expertise and services of an external chambers, with the benefit of a streamlined in-house function and resource of an international law firm. The model supports greater collaboration and cohesion between clients, solicitors and counsel. 
 
An employed pupillage with 8DB gives candidates an opportunity to grow and develop their skills and practice within an innovative, supportive and collegiate environment. 

blackstonechambers.com/pupillage

Blackstone Chambers is a barristers chambers in London which enjoys an enviable reputation for its wide range of work covering commercial, public and human rights, employment, EU and public international law.

Based in the Temple, we offer four 12-month pupillages, with an award of £75,000, for pupillages starting in September.

crownofficechambers.com/careers/pupillage/ 

Crown Office Chambers is a leading civil and commercial set with 101 members, including 26 KCs.

We are consistently ranked in the directories in areas including:

• commercial litigation
• professional negligence
• insurance and reinsurance
• construction and energy
• international arbitration
• personal injury
• clinical negligence
• health and safety
• inquests and public inquiries

Members of chambers feature regularly in leading cases across all our specialisms, both in UK-based litigation and international arbitration.

We invite applications for pupillage from outstanding law and non-law graduates and particularly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.  All pupillages are offered with a view to tenancy.

dekachambers.com

Deka Chambers is a common law (mixed practice) set based in London, with over 100 members including 15 silks, formed upon the merger of 9 Gough Chambers and 1 Chancery Lane.

Juniors undertake work in all our main areas (including personal injury, clinical negligence, crime, police and family) during pupillage and the first years of tenancy, providing varied experience and significant court advocacy at an early stage.

Pupils are supervised in civil, crime and family work in their first six and are in court on a daily basis in their second six.

Financial package: £50,000 (part award; part guaranteed earnings). 

devereuxchambers.co.uk/

Devereux is a top multi-specialist set, with members recognised as leaders in their fields by both Chambers UK and Legal 500.
 
As a set, Devereux is friendly, forward-looking, and has an excellent reputation for high quality work. Devereux and its members have won, or been nominated for, numerous awards across multiple practice areas.

The core areas of law are: employment, personal injury, clinical negligence; commercial litigation (including insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence, and telecommunications); advisory and contentious tax. 
 
A pupillage at Devereux will offer you the opportunity to be involved in fascinating, often complex, litigation.

elba.org.uk

Employment Law Bar Association (ELBA) represents and supports UK barristers working in employment law. Formed in 1994, we are involved in government, and other, consultations as well as supporting our members through meetings, dinners and other events.

essexcourt.com

Essex Court Chambers is a leading set of barristers’ chambers, specialising in commercial and financial litigation, arbitration, public law and public international law. Chambers has a reputation as a “magic circle” commercial chambers.

Members of Chambers are recognised specialists in all areas of commercial law and handle disputes across the full spectrum of the business and financial world.  Members of Chambers appear as advocates before Courts and arbitration tribunals and have a reputation for exceptional talent, top-class advocacy and a client-oriented approach.

Members are committed to acting in a socially responsible manner and are involved in initiatives that promote the furtherance of equality and diversity and promote access to the legal profession and to the bar. Examples include: extensive work for the Social Mobility Foundation, a mentoring scheme designed for underrepresented groups at the Bar, an annual Student Open Day, pro bono work and various outreach projects. 

Essex Court Chambers was named 'Chambers of the Year' at The Legal Business Awards 2022, The Who’s Who Legal Awards 2022, The Who’s Who Legal Awards 2021, The Legal Business Awards 2020, The Lawyer Awards 2019, the Who’s Who Legal Awards 2019 and the British Legal Awards 2018. Additionally Essex Court Chambers was named ‘Commercial Set of the Year 2022’ and ‘International Arbitration Set of the Year 2021′ at the Chambers and Partners UK Bar Awards.

expresssolicitors.co.uk

Established in 2000, Express Solicitors is an award-winning law firm specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence.

Based in Manchester, but serving clients nationwide, the business is not only ranked 93rd in The Lawyer’s Top 200 UK Law Firms, but also sits in the top ten for Best Companies’ Best Law Firm to Work For in the UK.

The firm’s Advocacy department, incepted in 2016, boasts over 50 years of post-qualification experience combined.  

With a growing reputation for giving talented advocates the ability to work on an employed basis, Express Solicitors is thrilled to be a BSB-authorised pupillage provider.

farrarsbuilding.co.uk

Farrar’s Building provides excellent opportunities for pupils to obtain a broad range of experience during their training. Our predominant practice areas are personal injury, clinical negligence and employment.

Pupillage is organised in three four-month periods. The second four months is focused on assisting pupils in making the transition from the initial non-practising training and mentoring phases of their career, onto managing their own practice from their second six.

During this period pupils will be in court with junior members of chambers on a regular basis, experiencing the type of work they will be expected to undertake as soon as they are ‘on their feet’. Pupils are also provided opportunities to immerse themselves in high value and high-profile cases shadowing our senior juniors and KCs in conferences, settlement meetings and trials.

The funding is £70,000 per pupillage, which will consist of a £35,000 award and a further £35,000 in guaranteed earnings.

guildfordchambers.com

Guildford Chambers is a progressive, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, uniquely positioned to provide high quality advocacy for individuals and businesses in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, London and the Southeast. We operate a system of specialist practice groups which ensures clients receive the best advice and advocacy from their chosen barrister.
 
Guildford Chambers offers two pupillages, one within our family team and one within our civil team. Pupils can expect to benefit from a broad experience within their chosen area, working closely with tenants at all levels of seniority. Chambers prides itself on offering a supportive but challenging environment focused on giving our pupils the best experience possible.

kingschambers.com

Kings Chambers was founded in Manchester in 1946 subsequently opening in Leeds (1996) and Birmingham (2012). Firmly established as a leading civil set, trusted by national and international law firms, public and private sector organisations and individuals who all value the first-class representation, practical and commercial advice that Kings Chambers prides itself on.
 
The set has 120 barristers including 22 King’s Counsel combining advisory work with litigation and advocacy services. Members regularly appear in courts and tribunals nationally, frequently in leading cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Kings Chambers is one of the country’s leading sets ranking highly, as a set and the individual members, in the foremost directories (Chambers UK; Legal 500).

stjohnsbuildings.com/join-us

An award-winning, tier-1 ranked, multi-disciplinary set of barristers, providing exceptional advocates and national coverage from Chambers in Manchester, Chester, Liverpool and Sheffield.

Our values of service - excellence, approachability, community, and agility - define how we behave, collectively and individually, to clients and to colleagues. Over the past three years we have offered 18 pupillages across our sites and practice areas.

stjohnschambers.co.uk

St John’s offers the perfect chance to build a stellar career at the Bar while enjoying the great opportunities on offer in one of the UK’s most vibrant cities. We are one of the largest barristers’ sets in the South West, with 8 silks and over 80 barristers attracting high-quality work in all major areas of law. We were voted ‘Set of the Year’ (outside London) by The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022, and ‘Chambers of the Year 2022’ by Bristol Law Society.
 
Successful candidates will have strong academic credentials.  We look for high-calibre recruits who can demonstrate certain key competencies:

• the ability to analyse complex information quickly
• the ability to present arguments succinctly and persuasively
• the ability to communicate effectively with all types of people

We look for people who are determined, resilient and motivated.

tgchambers.com

TGC is a thriving set with 77 members, including 15 KCs. We are recognised by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 as a leading set in the fields of personal injury, costs, health and safety, inquests and inquiries, administrative and public law, extradition and motor insurance fraud.

The majority of our junior tenants are former pupils, and we are dedicated to providing high quality training and support to both pupils and junior tenants.

bpp.com/courses/law

With over 25 years’ experience, we are proud to be one of the UK’s leading law schools. We have unrivalled connections across the legal profession, from the Magic Circle to high street practice, chambers to charities.

Our courses focus entirely on employability, and developing the practical skills you need as a lawyer, giving you the edge to secure pupillage.

We invest heavily in technology and educational platforms to provide the most effective and dynamic learning experience, with our innovative approach ensuring our teaching provides you with the latest skills you need to succeed in a modern legal environment.
 

cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics/courses/law/professional-programmes

Cardiff University has delivered high quality training for the Bar since 1997 and is the only Russell Group university to offer the training required to become a barrister.

We offer the Bar Training Course at Pg Dip and LLM level, both meet the Bar Standards Board (BSB) requirements for the vocational component of Bar training. We are a BSB Authorised Education and Training Organisation.

graysinn.org.uk

ntu.ac.uk/studyatnls

With nearly 60 years’ experience supporting students, Nottingham Law School is one of the UK’s largest and most established law schools. Delivering first-class teaching, fantastic facilities and flexible courses, we support legal professionals at every stage of their careers.
 
We pride ourselves on our dynamic and personal Law School community, creating many fantastic opportunities for our students. Our unique and multi-award winning teaching law firm NLS Legal is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. The firm provides outstanding opportunities for you to work in a real life practice environment. Most recently, the centre was named ‘Law Firm of the Year’ at the 2022 LexisNexis Legal Awards, adding to an impressive list of accolades awarded to the centre during the last two years alone. 

city.ac.uk/about/schools/law

The City Law School offers a comprehensive range of academic and professional courses, including legal training programmes such as the Bar Vocational Studies for aspiring barristers, and the Solicitors' Practice Programme if you would like to pursue the solicitor route. 

We also provide the option to convert your current degree with our nationally renowned Graduate Diploma in Law which is our fast-track programme. Our Master of Laws (LLM) programmes will allow you to choose from specific areas of law and gain a named LLM degree. We are based near legal London, with state-of-the-art facilities.
 

lincolnsinn.org.uk/becoming-barrister/

There are four Inns of Court (Gray's Inn, Inner Temple, Lincoln's Inn and Middle Temple) and you must be a member of one of the Inns before beginning the vocational component of becoming a barrister.

The Inns of Court provide a lot of information and resources for prospective barristers. Additionally, the Inns are a major source of financial assistance to students interested in a career at the Bar.

innertemple.org.uk/becoming-a-barrister

The Inner Temple is one of the four Inns of Court. It has a global membership that is ever progressive in strengthening and promoting the rule of law and a vibrant, diverse, legal community.

Led and shaped by the profession for the profession, we are dedicated to attracting the best candidates and ensuring that everyone, at each stage of their career, has access to excellent education and training resources so they can develop and thrive.

Our Outreach Team is happy to speak to you about pursuing a career at the Bar and joining the Inn, including scholarships.

middletemple.org.uk

icca.ac.uk/icca-bar-course/

With 97% of our 2021 graduates having secured pupillage, and with the highest BSB centrally set assessment pass rates of all Bar training providers, the ICCA Bar Course is designed to enable you to achieve your ambition to become a barrister.

The Inns of Court College of Advocacy attracts students and career changers from over 50 universities in a diverse and supportive community. We look forward to welcoming you to the innovative two-part ICCA Bar Course, and to training the judges and barristers of the future.  

Applications open Monday 16 October 2023  to Monday 15 January 2024 for courses commencing in September 2024 and January 2025.

law.ac.uk 

The University of Law are the largest provider of legal education in the UK (HESA 2020/21). We can trace our origins to 1876 with the formation of tutorial firm Gibson & Weldon, and with our rich heritage and a reputation for innovation and contemporary teaching practices, we continuously focus on developing the best legal and business minds.

Speak to us today about our Bar Practice Course, and give yourself the best chance to secure pupillage and prepare for life as a barrister with our high quality tutoring, designed and delivered by qualified practitioners with unparalleled experiences in delivering advocacy.

weareadvocate.org.uk

Advocate is the Bar’s national pro bono charity.

We match members of the public who need free legal help with barristers who are willing to donate their time and expertise in deserving cases for those who are unable to obtain legal aid and cannot afford to pay. We cover all areas of law, and work in all courts and tribunals.

Over 4500 barristers, from pupils all the way to KCs, have signed up to volunteer to work on pro bono cases with Advocate. Barristers can sign up after their second six and operate under Advocate’s direct access licence. 

ipsea.org.uk

IPSEA is widely recognised as the leading organisation in England providing free independent legal information, advice, and casework support to families with children and young people, aged 0-25, with SEND.  All our free advice services are delivered by a network of around 100 volunteers who are at the heart of IPSEA’s work. 

We also provide training to parents, carers and SEND professionals as well as work to influence local and national SEND policy. 

thefru.org.uk

The Free Representation Unit is a pro bono legal charity. We provide one of the few opportunities to deliver advocacy in real legal cases prior to qualification. 

FRU volunteers represent clients in social security, employment and criminal injuries compensation appeal tribunals. Our volunteers are trainined and  supported by a team of paid legal officers to take ownership of all aspects of case preparation and advocacy at the tribunal hearing.

FRU volunteers gain experience in case strategy, client care, legal research, drafting of witness statements, schedules of loss and submissions, case file preparation, settlement negotiation and oral advocacy.