Pupillage Vacancy Information
Interest free loans of up to £600 can be arranged for the purpose of purchasing a laptop. Such arrangements must be agreed such that the laptop is available for use from the outset of Pupillage. The exact terms would be agreed with you depending on your individual circumstances.
Pupils are entitled to reimbursement for the following expenses: travel from chambers (including train tickets, and mileage at a rate of 45p per mile), parking tickets, course expenses, and travel for training provided by the Inns of Court that is compulsory during pupillage.
Pupils will also be paid a monthly sum of £40 to cover subsistence at court or other professional commitments outside of Chambers.
Consideration will be given, in the event of any financial difficulty, for funds to be paid in advance.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Guildford Chambers is committed to providing equality of opportunity regardless of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, citizenship, sex, gender re-assignment, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, religion or belief, political persuasion, pregnancy or maternity.
If you have any queries about accessibility, please contact Chambers’ Equality and Diversity Officer, Christine Julien, at: cjulien@guildfordchambers.com.
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:
- 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 (1200 character limit)
- 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 (1200 character limit)
- What personal advocacy experience do you have? Please give an example of your advocacy experience. The advocacy need not be in a legal context. (1200 character limit)
- How would your friends describe you? In your answer, please tell us how you think your friends would describe you if asked. (1200 character limit)
- What is the greatest challenge you have faced so far? Please use only one example, which need not be related to the law. (1200 character limit)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
Guildford Chambers has dedicated civil and family teams and is uniquely positioned to provide competitive and effective advocacy on behalf of individuals and businesses in Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, London and the South East.
We are currently offering a single pupillage within each team. This vacancy is for the Civil team.
Each pupillage is for twelve months, subject to a continuous review of progress. The pupil will be allocated to a specific supervisor and will be rotated to other members to ensure exposure to the various areas of law covered by Guildford Chambers.
Towards the end of the first six, we will ensure that the pupil has spent some time with junior members of chambers to prepare them for the type of work they will typically undertake during their second-six.
During second six pupils will be kept busy, undertaking their own cases to gain the relevant experience required to complete pupillage successfully. Pupils appear in the lower courts and receive instructions to prepare written work.
Typically, the successful civil applicant will gain experience in a range of civil work, including within our areas of specialist practice (Chancery, Commercial, Personal Injury) as well as a variety of small claims, Stage 3 and interlocutory hearings.
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