Pupillage Vacancy Information
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
Cobden House Chambers is delighted to announce that it is now recruiting for a fully funded 12 month pupillage in our Personal Injury Department.
Please note that it is Chambers’ policy to offer pupillage with a view to tenancy.
Owing to a continuing growth and success of the department, we have decided to offer a dedicated pupillage opportunity in Personal Injury in our 2025 recruitment process.
The Personal Injury pupillage will cover all aspects of personal injury from the most modest claims involving the small claims track and MOJ portal through to the Fast track and Multi-track, including an introduction to catastrophic injury claims.
Within the team we have practitioners who deal with the full spectrum of personal injury and there will also be opportunities to gain experience in inquest work and clinical negligence work.
We ensure that the individual sees a broad range of work and styles of advocacy both written and oral.
Within the first six months the chosen individual will be asked to draft pleadings and advices as exercises to allow us monitor progress.
There will be experience gained from attendance at conferences and consultations with solicitors, lay clients, and experts.
In the second six months the individual will be able to work as an advocate but will be expected to follow their Pupil Supervisor or another member of chambers on any days or half days when not booked in their own right.
The aim of the pupillage is to provide full and appropriate training for the expected demands of commencing practice on the Northern Circuit and beyond.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
We welcome applications from ANY suitably qualified candidate irrespective of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or social background. All applications are anonymised prior to assessment and our recruitment process is conducted in accordance with the Bar Council guidelines.
Our Accessibility Officers are Stefanie Cochrane and Nick Flanagan who are available to answer any queries. In the first instance please direct your enquiry to Martin Leech ( Martin.Leech@cobden.co.uk ), our Director of Clerking, who will arrange for one of our Accessibility Officers to contact you directly.
How to Apply
Application is by Chambers’ own Application Form. This can be downloaded from Chambers’ website at www.cobden.co.uk. Submission details can be found on the website. If replying by post, please note that you must mark your envelope ‘Pupillage Application’.
Any Other Relevant Information
Chambers will consider a flexible starting date to accommodate the successful candidate according to their personal circumstances.
