Vacancies

Beckett Chambers – 12 Months – October 2025

Pupillage Vacancy Information

Becket Chambers is the largest set of independent barristers’ chambers in Kent, and as we turn 30 years old in 2023, it is also the oldest. We have a firmly established reputation as a vibrant, sociable common-law set, and our members benefit from experienced clerking staff and our facilities in Canterbury, Dartford, Brighton, Maidstone (King’s Hill) and Tunbridge Wells.

We specialise in Family and Civil law. We cover all aspects of family law, including public and private law children’s cases, injunctions, parental removal and abduction, divorce, and financial remedies, whilst key areas within civil law include contract disputes, property matters, landlord and tenant and personal injury.

 We are noted for our intellectual excellence and for providing our clients a first-class, fully accountable service. In addition, we pride ourselves on taking a team-based approach to ourwork.

We provide each Pupil with exposure to a wide range of Chambers’ work during their pupillage. They will benefit from bespoke mentoring and put their skills to the test during in-house advocacy exercises. We also aim to involve our Pupils in Chambers’ everyday life, including representation at local legal events, thus illustrating what is expected of a Becket Chambers barrister in day-to-day practice.

We offer an appealing combination of high-quality work and a good quality of life whilst providing the opportunity to live and work in attractive areas of Kent or Sussex.

At Becket Chambers, there is the scope for significant earnings rivalling many London sets but

underpinned by a more pleasant and enjoyable pace of life. No pupil at Becket Chambers has

ever failed to earn significantly more than the basic pupillage award, even though the pupillage

award is in line with Bar Council minimum requirements. In recent years, pupils have earned in excess of £75k pa in their first year. of tenancy, with earnings expected to increase further.

You will receive a well-supported, challenging and broad pupillage experience at Becket Chambers. Our structure aims to provide all our Pupils with expert and practical training to fully prepare them for their role as a qualified barrister. Ultimately, it is the intention of Chambers to offer pupillages with the clear potential for a tenancy to be awarded at the end of the pupillage.

In a modern, multicultural society, it’s essential that the justice system reflects the diversity of the society it serves. The principles of non-discrimination and equality of opportunity apply to all Becket Chambers’ staff, members of Chambers, applicants, visitors, clients, suppliers and former staff members. We remain committed to applying an Equality and Diversity Policy in all aspects of our business operations and are accredited by the Law Society and Bar Standards Board to provide continuing professional development.

Read more about our equality and diversity policy

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.