Pupillage Vacancy Information
Chambers offers an award of £12,500 per Pupil for the first six months and guarantees receipts of £12,500 in the second six months. This guarantee operates on a month by month basis, so that in any single month where gross receipts are less than £2,083.34 the balance is made up by Chambers. There is no “clawback” if receipts in other months exceed £2,083.34
Further, Chambers will pay the costs of attending compulsory courses as required by the BSB and those additional courses that Chambers wishes the Pupils to attend. Off-circuit expenses will in any event be reimbursed by Chambers upon production of the relevant receipt.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
It is our policy to treat everyone equally and fairly regardless of their racial group, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, religion or political persuasion.
We have as policy statement on equality which is available on our website at https://derestreet.co.uk/about/client-care/equality-and-diversity/.
How to Apply
We run our own application scheme.
The link to the form will be published on our website at www.derestreet.co.uk on 28.11.22 for submission between 10am 4.1.23 and 10am 8.2.23.
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
We are a set with a difference.
We are a modern, innovative and forward thinking multi-disciplinary set of approximately 100 barristers including Silks and Junior Counsel. Our Head of Chambers is John Elvidge KC.
We offer specialist advocacy, advisory and drafting expertise across a wide spectrum of practice areas and at every level of seniority. Our aim is to provide the highest standards of service and to anticipate and respond to our clients’ needs. With state of the art clerked premises in Newcastle, Middlesbrough and York we are committed to delivering a high level of expertise to meet the needs of professional clients across the North Eastern Circuit and nationally.
Our suite of rooms at ‘Haylofts’ on St Thomas Street, Haymarket, are situated in a smart, modern, purposefully renovated facility and augment our existing premises providing generously proportioned workspace and state of the art conference facilities moments away from the Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre.
We are proud of our heritage and our track record of developing talent through managed organic growth. Generally, we provide up to four pupillages each year, both specialist and common law. We also encourage applications from new and established practitioners, including those who wish to transfer from the solicitors’ profession, to join each of our practice groups – ADR, civil/employment, crime, family and regulatory.
In the increasingly competitive market for legal services, Dere Street stands out as one of the leading barristers’ chambers in the country with many members of Chambers ranked in the major legal directories.
During the first period the pupil will work almost exclusively for his or her supervisor. After Christmas, and increasingly as the year goes on, the pupil will also work for other members of Chambers of all levels of seniority. A pupil’s working hours and holidays are arranged with his or her supervisor and will generally be consistent with the Bar Council’s recommendation that pupils should work a minimum of 35 hours per week and have a minimum of 20 days holiday per year. Pupils are also encouraged to work for FRU and to undertake FRU cases before starting pupillage. During pupillage Pupils are expected to carry out work for their Pupil Supervisor, any Member of Chambers with whom they are placed for any period and for other Members of Chambers, particularly during the latter stages of pupillage. No payment is permitted in respect of any such work. Paid devilling work may be available to junior tenants but not Pupils.
Chambers makes every effort to place each individual Pupil with a Pupil Supervisor best able to provide training suited to the individual needs of that Pupil. Chambers will also take into account any expression of interest by a Pupil in particular practice areas when allocating a Principal Pupil Supervisor.
The purpose of Pupils spending time with members other than their Pupil Supervisor is to enhance the training offered and to maximise the breadth of the Pupil’s experience of differing types and methods of work at the Bar. This also ensures that the Pupil’s work is seen and reported upon by a variety of Members of Chambers. During the last month or so of the first six months, so far as feasible, Pupils will accompany the very junior Members of Chambers to Court so that they can gain experience of the type of work they will be expected to perform during their second six months.
Although any Member of Chambers with whom a Pupil is placed will be expected to perform the duties of the Pupil Supervisor, the Principal Pupil Supervisor retains overall responsibility for the Pupil and remains available to offer advice and assistance throughout the pupillage.
Any Other Relevant Information
We are looking for candidates who have intellectual ability;
an analytical mind; the ability to express ideas clearly and persuasively, both orally and in writing; the ability to think under pressure; an absolute commitment to hard work; an organised approach to work and good interpersonal skills.
