Pupillage Vacancy Information
Up to £20,000 of the Grant may be drawn down early, upon prior agreement with Chambers.
Chambers will be flexible and will consider any request for part of the pupillage to be conducted remotely.
If further support is required, please let Chambers know and all reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate this.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
As a result of Gough Square's relatively small size, it does not have a formalised individual outreach process but encourages accessibility, equality and diversity by supporting existing programmes organised by others, in particular the Inns of Court.
Chambers has taken part in outreach events organised by the Inns and has provided experience to students through the Bar Placement Scheme.
Chambers also encourages members to get involved with other Inn led activity and a number of members do so, attending Inn welcome evenings as well as taking part in Inn mentoring
schemes, Inn application and interview workshops and scholarship interviewing.
For more information, please contact Sabrina Goodchild (one of our two Equality and Diversity Officers) at: sabrina.goodchild@goughsq.co.uk
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’.
In addition to the standardised Bar Council questionnaire, candidates will be asked to respond to the following questions from Chambers:
1. 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. You may want to consider Chambers' recruitment criteria, available on our website. (2000 character limit)
2. Why do you want to join Gough Square Chambers? (2000 character limit)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
Gough Square Chambers specialises in all aspects of consumer law. This is a diverse field that encompasses almost any interaction between retail businesses and the public and it is difficult to exaggerate the scope and day-to-day impact of consumer law.
Pupils in Chambers see the full spectrum of consumer law, from technical consumer finance and banking cases to criminal trading standards jury trials. Pupils will ordinarily have between 2 and 3 pupil supervisors over the course of the pupillage and will have plenty of opportunity to get on their feet and begin building a practice in second six. Once in tenancy, members have the option of focussing on their preferred areas.
Chambers has long been considered the country’s leading set in consumer law and is ranked as the sole top tier set for consumer law by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. Chambers is also ranked as a leading set in financial services and banking.
