Pupillage Vacancy Information
About AETO and structure of pupillage
Chambers has maintained its Top Tier status in this year’s Legal 500 Bar rankings as well as our Top Ranked status by Chambers & Partners. We have been shortlisted for a range of awards throughout the year including “Set Outside London of the Year” at the Legal 500 Bar Awards and “Regional Set of the Year” at Chambers & Partners’ UK Bar Awards. St Philips offers a challenging, structured and rewarding pupillage, that provides an excellent foundation for a successful career alongside market-leading colleagues, supported by supportive and experienced clerking and administrative teams. We are renowned for our friendly and approachable culture, and we take pride in supporting our junior members and pupils as they settle into Chambers and develop their practice. We are meticulous in our selection of pupils, looking beyond academic excellence and advocacy potential to qualities such as judgement, resilience, and integrity. If you embody these attributes, we would be delighted to receive your application, whatever your background.
Structure of Pupillage
We offer specialist pupillages in (i) Business and Property, (ii) Family, (iii) Crime/regulatory and (iv) Employment/Personal Injury/Clinical Negligence. Our 12-month pupillage offers a blend of education, encouragement and independence, designed to be both stimulating and enjoyable. During your first Six, your pupil supervisor will make sure that you experience different areas of the specialist area of work and the contrasting styles of our members. You will attend court and conferences with members, be involved in legal research, and collaborate on cases in a tailored programme designed to build your knowledge and experience. During your second Six you will be able to do your own advisory and advocacy work in order to gain invaluable experience in Court and learn the skills that will allow you to build a successful practice as one of our tenants. With all St Philips’ practice groups, we only offer a pupillage if tenancy is available at the end of it, and we will do everything we can to support you to get there.
Financial and other support available
Pupils receive a £25,000 award in their First Six, and receive a billing guarantee of £25,000 during their Second Six.
Equality diversity and inclusion
Chambers is committed to equal opportunities for its barristers and staff, and its diversity data is available at https://st-philips.com/about/. Chambers goes far above and beyond the minimum requirements for equality, diversity and inclusion. It was one of the first sets in the country to obtain a Certificate of Recognition from the Bar Council in recognition of the work of its Wellbeing Committee; it has signed up to the 10,000 Black Interns programme, and has published its own Anti-Racist Statement.
How to apply
Direct to St Philips Chambers via an application form on the St Philips Chambers website.
