Pupillage Vacancy Information
About Authorised Education and Training Organisation
3 Hare Court is a leading commercial and civil law chambers with a reputation for high-quality advocacy and a friendly, approachable outlook. We are well known for our expertise in commercial disputes, Privy Council appeals, personal injury and travel work, and our strong links to the Caribbean. Ranked by the leading legal directories, our members are recognised as leaders in their fields.
We are committed to providing first-class training, ensuring that our pupils develop the skills, knowledge, and judgment needed to thrive at the modern Bar.
Our members have expertise across a range of practice areas including appeals to the Privy Council, arbitration, aviation, banking and finance, civil fraud, commercial & company constitutional law, derivatives & financial product litigation, employment, insolvency, personal injury, professional negligence, property, public & administrative, public inquiries, sports and travel & cross-border claims.
We also take part in the Public Access scheme that allows members of the public to instruct a barrister directly.
Structure of Pupillage
We have a long-established history of recruiting from our own pupils, having offered tenancies to 10 out of the last 10 pupils. We aim to provide the highest quality pupillage training in a friendly and supportive environment. This includes the provision of an advocacy training programme specifically designed to prepare pupils for the type of cases that they are likely to be dealing with in their formative years. During pupillage itself, pupils will be mentored by up to seven different pupil supervisors (in seven-week ‘seats’). This allows pupils to experience a wide range of work in each of our core practice areas.
Pupils have monthly appraisals and a formal assessment at the end of each ‘seat’. These are designed to provide pupils with consistent and transparent guidance on their progress and development.
Why 3 Hare Court?
- High quality training and exposure to a variety of work
Pupils will experience a broad range of work across all of our main practice areas.
- Inclusive culture
We aim to provide the highest quality pupillage training in a friendly and supportive environment.
- Excellent practice managers and professional support
We provide our members with support and advice to build a sustainable and thriving practice.
Financial and Other Support Available
Award of £80,000 per year split into two parts, £70,000 in the first six months, and guaranteed earnings of £10,000 in the second six months (with the potential to earn more).
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
We are committed to the promotion of equality and diversity at the Bar, and to providing equality of opportunity and a fair and inclusive working environment so that pupils can flourish regardless of their background. We encourage and welcome applications from all groups that tend to be underrepresented in the legal profession.
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AI policy
Candidates must not submit material in their applications that has been written by AI.
How to Apply
Aspiring barristers are invited to apply between 5 January 2026 and 22nd January 2026. Use the Pupillage Gateway to search for the relevant Pupillage Vacancy and select ‘Apply for this pupillage’.
Shortlisting and invitation to interview normally take place in March.
In addition to the standardised Bar Council questionnaire, candidates will be asked to respond to the following questions from Chambers.
1. Please give three reasons why you are interested in joining 3HC? (250 word limit)
2. Identify a recent (past 12 months) decided case within one of 3 Hare Court’s main practice areas and explain why you find it interesting (250 word limit)
3. Please identify any experiences / skills gained that you believe may help you in your career at the Bar? (250 word limit)
4. Please provide an example of an occasion on which you tried to change someone's mind about something. Please briefly explain the situation, what you did/said, and the result that it had. (250 word limit)
5. Please give an example or illustration demonstrating your ability to work independently, including, where appropriate, devising and managing your own task or project. (250 word limit)
