Pupillage Vacancy Information
3TG is a leading crime set which has developed a first-class reputation for providing high quality advocacy and excellent advice. Our barristers are well accustomed to difficult and challenging cases and our criminal law expertise has seen our members appear in many high-profile cases both recent and historic. We are frequently instructed in cases involving homicide, complex fraud, drug conspiracies, sexual offences and all other areas of general crime. Members also practice in additional areas as set out on our website including extradition, disciplinary and regulatory matters.Chambers is ranked in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners, recognising both for our barristers and clerking team. Our primary areas of work are in Crime, Extradition, Professional Regulation. We are now based in modern premises in Bridge House, Blackfriars which are well equipped to deal with the demands of the modern Bar. We are looking to recruit up to four pupils in this recruitment window for starts in October 2026, April 2027 and October 2027
Structure of Pupillage
Pupils are allocated three supervisors throughout the 12 months to ensure they are able to view and experience a broad range of Chambers’ work and benefit from different skills and styles. Pupils will also have the opportunity to shadow and complete work for other members of chambers. Prior to starting the second six-months pupils will be given time to shadow the probationary and junior tenants in order to gain experience in the Magistrates’ and Youth Courts.Chambers strives to ensure pupils always feel supported during their pupillage. Pupils will also be assigned a junior mentor (a member of chambers who has taken tenancy within the last three years) for additional support.Pupils will be afforded sufficient time to complete all compulsory courses as part of their pupillage and will be reimbursed for any such courses. Chambers also runs an in-house training program which pupils will participate in during the first six-months. This program is designed to give pupils experience in situations most commonly experienced in the early days of practice.During the second six-months of pupillage pupils can expect to be in court daily, undertaking all types of hearings. Pupils will have their own cases and will also be expected to cover work for other members of Chambers. Pupils will be expected to work hard and show one-hundred percent commitment. In return, Chambers undertakes to make pupillage a rewarding, enjoyable and challenging experience to equip pupils for life at the Bar.Chambers is proud of its reputation as a friendly and approachable set. Pupils are encouraged to get involved in all aspects of Chambers life, including social and professional events. Chambers is very active in organising and delivering lectures, seminars and other events for professional clients and external agencies. Pupils are not only welcome to attend but are often invited to participate in these events. At the end of the 12-month period pupils can apply for a full practising certificate.
Financial and Other Support Available
Chambers offers up to four12-month pupillages per year; two starting each April and October. The pupillage award is £28000 made up of £14,000 during the first six months and £14,000 in guaranteed earnings during the second six months. This is subject to review on an annual basis in correspondence with the guidance provided by the BSB on funding. Pupils are expected to earn in excess of their guaranteed earnings in the 2nd six. Pupils do not pay rent or clerks’ fees and will be reimbursed any essential travel to court outside of zone 6. Chambers will also fund pupils’ membership of the CBA and access to training materials for the ethics exam.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Chambers will not discriminate on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion/ belief or gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnership. Chambers will monitor the same for all individuals who are interviewed and awarded pupillage. The recruitment process and assessment criteria will be reviewed by the Pupillage Committee on an annual basis in order to ensure the entire process is achieving the aim of supporting accessibility to the profession. At the conclusion of each annual round of recruitment the Pupillage Committee, together with the Equality and Diversity Committee, will review the available information to assess to what extent we have achieved and to what extent we can improve: wide and fair access to training pathways; removing barriers to entry for those who are currently under-represented within the Bar. The Pupillage Committee will have responsibility for liaising directly with the Equality and Diversity Committee to ensure these policies are enforced for pupils. During the second six months of pupillage all work will be distributed amongst pupil in accordance with the Equality and Diversity Policy.
AI Policy
Candidates should not used AI in their application for pupillage to 3TG
How to Apply
Aspiring barristers are invited to apply to Chambers between 5 January 2026 and 22 January 2026 using the Pupillage Gateway application system to search for the relevant Pupillage Vacancy and selecting ‘Apply for this pupillage’.
Candidates will be asked to respond to the following questions from Chambers:
1.Over and above the information you have already provided in your application; why should we invite you to interview? (200 words)
2.You represent a client due to attend the Crown Court at a pre-trial review. Before the hearing your solicitor tells you that your client has not been living at the address he was bailed to and is in breach of his bail conditions. The hearing is listed at 10am. Your client is not present at 10am but arrives at 12.45. The Judge puts the case back to 14.00 and remands your client into custody over lunch. At 13.30 you go down to the cells to see your client and ask where he has been living and why he was late. He removes a telephone from his underwear which he clearly hid from the cell staff when he was searched after being taken into custody. He tells you to call his friend to discuss the situation, telling you his friend can explain everything. Set out the steps you would take when presented with this situation? (200 words)
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