Pupillage Vacancy Information
About Authorised Education and Training Organisation and Structure of Pupillage
Coram Chambers is a prestigious family set with enviable depth and breadth of legal expertise. Our barristers are experts in family law and we pride ourselves on being one of the most diverse sets in the country with 66% of our members being female.
In the past few years, Coram has led changes to both children and finance law, appearing in precedent-setting cases in the Supreme Court such as In the matter of NY (A Child) [2019] UKSC 49, In the matter of T (A Child) [2021] UKSC 35, G v G [2021] UKSC 9, Villiers v Villiers [2020] UKSC 30 and Hasan v Ul-Hasan [2023] UKSC 22.
Junior barristers at Coram have also enjoyed success at major legal awards ceremonies every year (for example, having won Family Law Young Barrister of the Year 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021; Family Law Junior Barrister of the Year 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 and shortlisted again for 2023).
Individual members of chambers are widely recognised as experts in their fields, writing books, contributing to publications and frequently winning national prizes for their contributions to the development of family law.
Coram Chambers welcomes applications from exceptional candidates from all backgrounds. Our pupils receive practical and theoretical training at the highest level and of the highest quality. Our training is provided by members of chambers at all levels of seniority. We have a mentoring scheme which ensures that legal, practical and pastoral issues or concerns can be raised and addressed appropriately. Pupils have three supervisors throughout the year and will experience the whole range of work undertaken in chambers. This ensures that pupils gain valuable knowledge and experience of leading cases, high-profile and sensitive work, with complicated legal and factual issues. These cases are often at the very forefront of legal developments. From 2020 to 2024, members have been briefed in leading cases in the Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court, Inter-American Court of Human Rights and European Court of Human Rights, as well as in courts as diverse as St Helena and the British Indian Ocean Territory. Pupils are encouraged and supported to undertake speaking or writing commitments of their own, guided by members of chambers who are leading authors of many of the best-known books in family law.
For further details, please see the pupillage page on our website (https://www.coramchambers.co.uk/about-contact/pupillage/) which tells you about the application process and about life as a pupil at Coram.
Financial and Other Support Available
All pupillage-related travel expenses outside central London will be reimbursed.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
At the heart of Coram Chambers’ ethos is absolute commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. Pupils are comprehensively supported with any adjustments required to their working practices. Applicants are encouraged to contact one of the EDO’s via pupillage@coramchambers.co.uk with any enquiries regarding the accessibility of the pupillage recruitment process and of the pupillage year itself.
Coram is also proud to support a number of initiatives championing candidates from under-represented backgrounds in their journey to the Bar, including Bridging the Bar (co-founded by a junior tenant during pupillage) and the 10K Black Interns scheme. Pupils are encouraged both to join existing initiatives and to create their own. Our Equality and Diversity Policy can be viewed via our website pupillage page here:
At all stages of the application process we will make reasonable accommodations for any candidate who requires them. Any questions or requests should be directed to us via our Administrator, Ginny Wilson, at pupillage@coramchambers.co.uk
How to Apply
Details of how to apply can be found at
Any Other Relevant Information
Save for in exceptional circumstances, candidates who did not obtain at least a 2:1 at undergraduate level will not be considered.
Information about mini-pupillage can be found online: https://www.coramchambers.co.uk/about-contact/mini-pupillage/ Please note that applicants for pupillage do not need to have completed a mini-pupillage at Coram.
