Pupillage Vacancy Information
The award for the first six months is £17,500, with guaranteed earnings for the second six months of £17,500. Chambers also funds a pupil's attendance on any course that he or she is required to attend by virtue of being a pupil.
If, prior to commencing pupillage, a pupil needs to draw down on their award, this can be discussed with chambers.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Chambers' equality and diversity officer is Suzie Palmer. Please direct any queries to her via clerks@4kbw.co.uk.
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 (1,200 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 (1,200 character limit)
- Please tell us about a recent case that you found interesting, setting out a brief explanation of the case and why you found it interesting. (1,300 character limit)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
4 King's Bench Walk is a common law set in London with around 51 members. Each year we offer two pupillages, and we always aim to recruit our junior tenants from our pupils. We do not take on more pupils than we have spaces for as tenants.
We attach a great deal of importance to training pupils, encouraging them to participate in all aspects of the work and social life of chambers and to discover which areas of law they wish to develop a practice in.
Pupils will generally have three supervisors over their 12 months of pupillage, each supervisor practising in a different area of chambers' work. Pupils will spend time not just with their supervisors but also with other members of chambers, gaining experience in all aspects of chambers' work. They are also allocated a mentor at the junior end to provide more informal support. Once in second six, the priority is given to a pupil's own caseload, with pupils able to be in court most days.
