Pupillage Vacancy Information
Each pupillage is currently funded in the sum of £22,000 per annum, in the form of a grant of £10,000, payable during the first six months and guaranteed earnings of £12,000 in the second six months.
Chambers has in place a flexible system of making available drawdowns form the guaranteed earnings for pupils during their six months period so that potential cashflow difficulties are met.
Reasonable expenses incurred by a pupil whilst shadowing their pupil supervisor or any other member of Chambers (which include travelling expenses) will be met by Chambers.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Chambers is committed to increasing equality and diversity. For more details or if you have any queries please contact pupillage@civitaslaw.com
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.
1.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 (max 1200 characters)
2. Why do you want to join Civitas Law? In your answer, please give reasons for your choice of chambers and explain why you are interested in our areas of practice (max 1200 characters)
3. What do you think makes an effective advocate and why? In your answer please identify any advocacy that you have seen or have experience of and why you think those particular attributes are effective. (max 1200 characters)
4. Tell us about a recent legal issue that you have read about, why it interested you and its significance in legal terms. In your answer please identify a particular issue which has interested you: it could be a matter which has been in the media, or a matter in which you have had direct involvement. (max 1200 characters)
5. Tell us about an area of law where the law in Wales is different (or will be different) from that in England. (max 1500 characters)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
Civitas Law is Wales leading civil and public law specialist barrister’s chambers. Members of chambers practise in a range of specialist areas of law. This includes, Personal Injury, Clinical Negligence, Planning, Housing, Employment, Regulatory Law, Company, Commercial and Insolvency, Immigration, Asylum and Nationality, Wills, Trusts and Probate.
Chambers is staffed by a specialist clerking team and has bespoke flexible working arrangements. Civitas Law was the first truly agile working environment in Wales.
All members of chambers, including pupils have access to a 21st century working environment including online library resources and the most up to date ways of digital working.
The aim of pupillage is to provide all pupils with direct experience of work undertaken in chambers i.e.: Chancery, business and consumer law, ADR and arbitration, Employment, Personal Injuries and clinical negligence, Public law, planning and regulatory work
The standard pattern of work is two periods of six months. Each pupil is under the supervision of one pupil supervisor throughout each six month period. In the instance of a pupil indicating a preference to experience particular work but not others the structure of the pupillage may be altered accordingly after discussion between the pupil and the Head of Pupillage.