Pupillage Vacancy Information
About Authorised Education and Training Organisation
Three New Square Intellectual Property specialises in intellectual property law. Pupils should expect to be exposed to the core areas of the work undertaken in chambers. The core areas are patents, registered trade marks, registered designs, design rights, copyright, confidential information and trade secrets and passing off. Pupils may be exposed to other work depending on circumstances during pupillage, such as cases involving information technology, computer contracts, media and entertainment law, scientifically complex litigation, arbitration, franchising, and related areas of European and UK competition law. Structure of Pupillage Pupils will be assessed in line with the threshold standard and competences specified in the Professional Statement issued by the Bar Standards Board. A single twelve month pupillage of two six month stages (reviewable after the first six months) is available. Chambers looks for the following in its pupils:
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Financial and Other Support Available
Chambers’ pupillage is funded. The award is £75,000 for the year, divided into a grant of £40,000 for the first 6 months and an income guarantee of £35,000 for the second 6 months. The pupil’s travel expenses (apart from normal travel between home and chambers) will be paid (or reimbursed) by Chambers. Chambers will also cover any expenses reasonably incurred by the pupil on attendance at courses required to be attended as part of pupillage. |
Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Chambers is committed to equality and diversity. It recruits pupils and tenants, and provides pupillage, in accordance with its obligations under the BSB Handbook (in particular Core Duty 8, Rule C12 and the Equality and Diversity rules making up rules C110-C112), the Authorisation Framework promulgated by the BSB, including the Curriculum and Assessment Strategy, and the Bar Qualification Manual. Acting Accessibility Officer for Three New Square is Geoffrey Pritchard. Applicants can contact him if desired prior to making an application. |
How to Apply
Aspiring barristers are invited to apply to chambers between 2 January 2025 and 6 February 2025 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. (200 words)
- 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. (200 words)
- Intellectual property cases often involve scientific or technical subject matter. Please set out why you will be able to deal with such material. In your answer, please identify any relevant experiences or skills. (300 words)
- Please identify an intellectual property case decided by the UK Courts in the last twenty-four months that you find interesting and explain why. (200 words)
