Pupillage Vacancy Information
About Authorised Education and Training Organisation
Enterprise Chambers is ranked amongst the leading sets at the Chancery Commercial Bar in fields spanning from insolvency and company law to real property litigation and general commercial-chancery practice. Chambers has a strong bias towards litigation, and its barristers (from the most junior to the most senior) tend to have a firmly court-centred practice. New tenants have the opportunity to become experts in those fields of litigation, without overly narrowing the breadth of their practice or being forced to choose just one limited field from the outset. Chambers values the ability of its members to approach problems in a manner which is both intellectually rigorous and practically grounded, and prides itself on its unstuffy and client-friendly reputation.
We aim to recruit our junior tenants from our pupils. We therefore look to offer pupillage to those candidates who have the potential to succeed as life-long tenants in Chambers. Applications are invited from candidates with a minimum 2.1 degree or equivalent.
Structure of Pupillage
12 Months Pupillage
Financial and Other Support Available
Chambers offers the option to drawn down up to £20,000 from the Pupillage Award in the year before starting.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Enterprise welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or physical ability and we encourage applications from candidates from backgrounds that are underrepresented at the bar. Chambers is a keen supporter of Women at the Bar and takes part in the 10,000 Black Interns scheme run by the Bar Council.
How to Apply
Aspiring barristers are invited to apply to chambers between 3 January and 7 February 2024 using the Pupillage Gateway application system to search for the relevant Pupillage Vacancy and selecting 'Apply for this pupillage'.
In addition to the standardised Bar Council questionnaire, candidates will be asked to respond to the following questions from Chambers:
1. Why do you wish to become a barrister? (1250 characters)
2. 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. (1250 characters)
3. Why do you want to join our chambers? In your answer, please give reasons for your choice of chambers and explain why you are interested in our areas of practice. (1250 characters)
4. What areas of practice are you interested in and why? (1250 characters)
5. Please provide a breakdown of your degree results here. (1250 characters)
6. Please identify any experience or skills that you have gained which will help you to cope with the demands of life at the bar? Please give specific examples. (1250 characters)
7. What is the greatest challenge you have faced so far? (1250 characters)
