Equality Diversity and Inclusion
2TG is committed to promoting equality and diversity in relation to the recruitment and treatment of pupils, tenants and staff and the provision of services to clients, in accordance with the Equality and Diversity Rules in the Bar Standards Board Handbook and the Equality Act 2010.
Members and staff attend Bar Council training sessions at the Bar Council, as well as regular in-house sessions also conducted by the Bar Council.
In accordance with the Bar Standards Boards equality rules, members and staff are given the opportunity to provide diversity data in order for Chambers to publish an anonymous summary of such data.
Our diversity data can be found on our website, and we publish an updated summary of the data every 3 years.
Wellbeing
2TG is committed to improving and promoting the wellbeing of its members and staff. Our Wellbeing and Social Responsibility Working Group regularly provides information and organises activities aimed at promoting wellness and a better quality of life for members and staff. We work in partnership with Health Assured, an organisation which is on hand to provide members and staff with support.
Mentoring
2TG is committed to providing support to members taking parental leave or breaks in their career.
We have a mentoring scheme in place to provide support and advice to those returning from periods of leave and are proud of our levels of retention of members following parental leave.
Access to The Legal Profession
2TG, in partnership with The Times newspaper, has run a national mooting competition for the last five years.
The competition is uniquely accessible and is at the heart of our aim as a chambers to promote access to the Bar for all.
It provides an opportunity for all students in higher education to compete, regardless of their educational institution or background. The committee strives to remove all barriers (economic and geographical) to participation and successfully attracts applications from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Media coverage relating to this year’s competition can be found here.
In addition to the 2TG moot, we regularly work with a number of local schools and charities to promote access to the Bar for those from non-traditional backgrounds.
We participate in the Bar Placement Week organised by the Social Mobility Foundation which allows talented young people from non-traditional backgrounds to gain an insight into the profession.
2TG also has an ongoing partnership with an Academy school in inner London and provides work experience opportunities and advice to students interested in a career at the Bar.
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:
- What attracts you to 2 Temple Gardens? (1000 character limits)
- Why will you make a good barrister? In your answer, please identify any relevant experiences or skills that you believe will help you in your career. You may find it helpful to consider the selection criteria listed on our website. (1000 character limits)
- Tell us about a time you persuaded someone of something. You may find it helpful to follow the STAR approach to structure your answer: situation, task, action, result. (1000 character limits)
- Please provide any additional information which you believe supports your application. (500 character limits)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
Pupillage at 2TG
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.
Our Pupillage Award is £82,500, comprising:-
£20,000 paid as a grant at the start of your BPTC year
£47,500 paid in the first 6 months of pupillage
£15,000 guaranteed earnings in your second six months*
During your pupillage, we ensure through training and assessment that you learn the skills and demonstrate the performance required to secure an offer of tenancy. At regular intervals we monitor your progress through formal reviews with your pupil supervisors and with you, enabling any issues or problems to be resolved at an early stage.
You will have 3 supervisors during your pupillage and will also work for and with other 2TG barristers. You will experience as much of the variety of our work as possible during your pupillage year.
ADVOCACY
Advocacy is one of a barrister's core skills. Training with pupil supervisors is supplemented by advocacy exercises and practical drafting sessions. Our pupils spend a high proportion of their Second Six on their feet in court, running their own cases.
VARIETY
2TG has a wide range of areas of expertise in civil and commercial work. We encourage pupils and new tenants to take advantage of the choice of work and make informed decisions about specialisation with the benefit of practical experience. Some practice areas are interlinked and many barristers practice in more than one area of expertise.
