Pupillage Vacancy Information
The pupillage award will be £20,000 comprising of £10,000 in the first six months of pupillage and guaranteed earnings of £10,000 in the second six months of pupillage. Pupils can reasonably expect their earnings to exceed the minimum award in their second six.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
We at Devon Chambers recognise that we have not yet fully met our own goals for a diverse Chambers. We actively encourage applications from those from a minority background.
Devon Chambers is committed to ensuring a diverse workforce, with a recruitment process which does not discriminate. Whilst some members of Chambers volunteer for Bridging the Bar and All Bar None, others participate in the Devon Chambers’ Student Forum, which enables potential applicants from all backgrounds to speak to barristers at Devon Chambers, to receive advice and to ask any questions they have prior to the application process.
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 to search for the relevant Pupillage Vacancy and selecting ‘Apply for this pupillage’.
- Why do you want to practise at Devon Chambers? (1250 character limit)
- Tell us about a recent legal decision with which you have disagreed and explain your reasoning for why you disagreed? (1250 character limit)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
Devon Chambers invites applications for two12-month pupillages commencing in October 2023.
Devon Chambers is a friendly and welcoming set based in the historic city of Plymouth, with a reputation for excellence in Crime, Family and Civil Law. This reputation has recently been enhanced since Jo Martin KC was appointed as Leader of the Western Circuit. Devon Chambers has been consistently recommended by the Legal 500 as a Leading Set and more recently, as a Top Tier Set on the Western Circuit.
Devon Chambers is a passionate advocate for the pupillage system. We believe that the recruitment of pupils is central to the growth and stability of Chambers and understand the importance of creating a nurturing environment in which the pupil can flourish at the start of his or her career.
Two of our members (Jason Beal and Piers Norsworthy) deliver training for pupil supervisors on the Western Circuit and, as a consequence, Devon Chambers’ pupils can be assured that their pupillage will be structured in accordance with best practice models.
Our pupillage coordinator (Amy Edinborough) is dedicated to ensuring that every pupil gets the best training possible; she has created a welcoming programme for pupils and is committed to ensuring that pupils are integrated into Chambers from the time that they accept pupillage – this can be particularly useful in helping future pupils in that period between accepting a pupillage offer and beginning pupillage. The pupillage team work closely with the mini-pupillage officer and the Devon Chambers’ Students’ Forum to ensure that Devon Chambers remains at the vanguard of friendly and progressive sets of Chambers.
Please check out our website at http://www.devonchambers.co.uk
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