Pupillage Vacancy Information
2 King's Bench Walk
2 King's Bench Walk is a thriving set of chambers whose areas of practice include criminal, family, civil, regulatory, employment, licensing and immigration law. Whilst we have now grown to 80 members of chambers, we remain true to our heritage of being a warm and friendly set. Pupillage is of the utmost importance to us, as we aspire to help train the next generation of first class barristers.
In criminal law, we undertake instructions from the prosecution and defence and appear in the most high-profile cases across London, the Southeast and Midlands. The two pupillages being offered will be exclusively within our crime team, offering an excellent opportunity to be trained by some of the best criminal practitioners on the circuits.
During the first six months, pupils will spend time with their supervisors in court on a daily basis. They will receive advocacy training and undertake research and written work for members of chambers.
During the second six months, pupils will receive instructions in their own name and can expect to be in court on a daily basis. Whilst there will be some magistrates work, the majority of instructions will be in the crown court. Chambers has a proud history of offering pupils regular, good quality crown court work from the outset. Supervisors and other members of chambers are always available to offer help and guidance to ensure pupils can start their careers with confidence.
Chambers offers £18,000 award during the first six months and £22,000 by way of guaranteed earnings during the second six months.
Travel expenses will be reimbursed for non fee earning attendances at court.
2 KBW is committed to achieving equality of opportunity and to ensuring at all times that no-one should be discriminated against on the grounds of their race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origins), sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership, gender or gender reassignment, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, disability, gender reassignment (the protected grounds under the Equality Act 2010).
2 KBW abides by the rules and guidance set out in the Bar Standards Board (‘BSB’) Handbook Equality Rules and has adopted its contents.
2 KBW aims to ensure that no direct (including combined) or indirect discrimination, discrimination arising from disability, victimisation or harassment takes place on any of the protected grounds contained in paragraph 1.
2 KBW aims to ensure that reasonable adjustments are made in accordance with the Reasonable Adjustments Policy.
If you have any questions about this, or wish to make enquiries regarding accessibility, please contact Grace Ong via crime@2kbw.com
Aspiring barristers are invited to apply to chambers between 2 January 2025 and 6 February 2025 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:
2. 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)
3. What do you believe will be your greatest challenge during pupillage? In your answer, please identify any factors which you believe may pose a difficulty during pupillage. (1200 character limit)
4. In recent years, there has been a significant expansion in the type and number of court hearings where advocates appear remotely via video-link. Is this good or bad for the art of advocacy? (1200 character limit)
