Pupillage Vacancy Information
The pupillage award for a 12-month pupillage is
£75,000 (reviewed annually). Up to £20,000 of the pupillage award may
be used to pay living expenses during the BPTC year.
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion are extremely important to the members and staff of South Square and we are passionate about promoting access to the legal profession and in particular to the Bar. We recognise that our recruitment and pupillage process plays a critical role in furthering our diversity and inclusion ambitions and our Pupillage Committee and Diversity and Inclusion Committee work closely with external organisations including the Bar Council, 10,000 Black Interns, the Black Talent Charter, and Rare Recruitment, whilst also using Rare's Contextual Recruitment System, to ensure we remain at the forefront of developments in fair recruitment.
For more information, please contact Admissions Manager Anthony Kaye and Director of Chambers William Mackinlay.
anthonykaye@southsquare.com
williammackinlay@southsquare.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)
- Please identify any experiences/skills gained that you believe may help you in your career? (1200 character limit)
- In your opinion, which skills and characteristics are the hallmarks of a good advocate? (1200 character limit)
- What is the greatest challenge you have faced so far and how do you believe it has shaped the person you are today? (1200 character limit)
About AETO and Structure of Pupillage
South Square is a highly respected and successful commercial set involved in complex and high-profile international and domestic commercial litigation. Members are recognised as leaders in their fields in all the key legal directories and have acted in some of the most important commercial cases of the last decade – including Lehman Brothers, MF Global, Madoff, Saad, Carilion BHS, Debenhams, Virgin Atlantic and Caffe Nero. Chambers UK Bar Guide describes South Square as having “members with unrivalled talent” and “excellent in everything they do”
Pupils are welcomed into all areas of chambers’ life and
are provided with a structured programme designed to train and equip them for
practice in a dynamic and challenging environment. Pupils sit with a number of
supervisors for periods of six to eight weeks to experience a range of practices
and work. There are six assessments throughout the year with feedback given at the end of every six to eight week (seat). Pupillage is not run as a competition between pupils and chambers’ approach is to recruit all pupils as tenants who meet the required standard.