Pupillage Vacancy Information
Chambers awards £15,000 for the first six months of Pupillage and guarantees earnings of £15,000 for the practising period. Chambers will cover all travel expenses outside of London for the whole of the pupillage. We do not cover the cost of travel within London. We will also cover the costs of compulsory training courses.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Chambers conducts its recruitment process in accordance with the principles of the Equality Act 2010, the Bar Council Fair Recruitment Guide, and the BSB Handbook Equality Rules. Opportunities are open to all qualified candidates and we seek to recruit from the largest possible pool of available talent. We welcome applications from those from non-traditional or disadvantaged backgrounds.
The Accessibility Officer is Emma Gluckstein, who can be contacted at emmag@187fleetstreet.com
How to Apply
Aspiring barristers are invited to apply to chambers between Wednesday 4 January 2023 and Wednesday 8 February 2023 using the Pupillage Gateway application system to search for the relevant Pupillage Vacancy and selecting ‘Apply for this pupillage’.
In addition to the standardised Bar Council questionnaire, candidates will be asked to respond to the following questions from Chambers:
- Why do you believe you will make a good barrister? In your answer, please identify any relevant experiences or skills that you believe may help you in your career (1200 character limit)
- Why do you want to join our chambers? In your answer, please give reasons for your choice of chambers and explain why you are interested in our areas of practice (1200 character limit)
- If you could not be a barrister, what career would you pursue and why? (1000 character limit)
- Describe a situation in which someone has committed a criminal offence, but in your view should not be prosecuted for it. Argue for your proposition. (1200 character limit)
- Barristers conducting publicly funded criminal work should be salaried. Do you agree? (1200 character limit)
- s.28 pre-recorded cross-examination: a step forward or back? (1200 character limit)
- What is your karaoke song and why? (500 character limit)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
187 Chambers is a leading set of chambers specialising in both defence and prosecution in the areas of criminal and regulatory work, providing representation at every level, for both publicly and privately funded instructions. Our set has gained a reputation for excellence in its advocacy and advisory work, offering a first-class service to professional and lay clients alike. Chambers is regularly instructed in high-profile and leading cases and is well equipped to deal with all types of criminal and regulatory matters, in this country and abroad. We have particular expertise in serious fraud and white-collar crime, as well as homicide, terrorism, revenue cases, money laundering and all forms of serious organised crime.
We provide training and assessment for completion of both the non-practising period of pupillage (6 months), and completion of the practising period of pupillage (6 months), in accordance with the Professional Statement Competencies and Bar Qualification Manual.
Any Other Relevant Information
When selecting pupils we look for highly motivated candidates with strong analytical ability, demonstrable interest in the field of criminal law, sound practical and ethical judgement and the potential to be an outstanding advocate.
We recruit pupils with the aim of their successfully applying for tenancy at Chambers. Most of our pupils over the years have become tenants. Upon satisfactory completion of the 12 month pupillage, pupils are invited to complete a six month probationary tenancy in Chambers to further develop their skills before applying for tenancy. The tenancy application involves an application to the Management Committee, supported by references, reports from the clerks and pupil supervisors, a written advocacy exercise and a live advocacy exercise and interview.
