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Topic: Pupillage


In the News (Mon 13 Feb 12)

  
  Pupillage - Barristers - LawCareers.Net
Pupillage is the final stage of training to be a barrister.
Pupillage usually takes a year to complete, with the year divided into two six-month periods or 'sixes'.
Pupillage also gives chambers a chance to assess a pupil's prospects for tenancy.
www.lawcareers.net /Barristers/Pupillage.aspx   (786 words)

  
 12 College Place - Pupillage
The Pupillage Secretary is a member of, and is assisted by, the Pupillage Committee; which consists of five members of Chambers of varying seniority.
Pupillages are advertised in the Bar Council Chambers Pupillages and Awards Handbook and the Gti Law Journal, and you should always consult them for up-to-date details of the number of pupillages available and the current level of awards.
Pupillage, however, is still regarded primarily as a time for learning, and you will be expected to spend most of your time with your Pupil Supervisor.
www.12collegeplace.co.uk /about-chambers/pupillage-and-recruitment/pupillage   (1087 words)

  
 5 Essex Court - Pupillage Introduction
We have a well established, tried and tested pupillage programme which ensures the development of the key skills required to succeed at the Bar, and Chambers has a genuinely positive attitude towards the instruction of pupils.
Chambers' policy is to offer two 12 month pupillage commencing in October with a view to a tenancy on completion of a successful pupillage.
Pupillage selection is made by the four members of the Pupillage Committee who read all applications following which agreement is reached on a list of candidates to be called for first interview.
www.5essexcourt.co.uk /102   (404 words)

  
  15 Winckley Square - Pupillage   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chambers are presently members of the OLPAS Scheme (you can visit the Pupillage site at www.pupillage.com) although the question of whether or not to offer a pupillage in any given year is decided upon by a full Chambers Meeting.
All applications for pupillage are considered regardless of age, sex, race, ethnic origin, background, political persuasion, religion, marital status, sexual orientation or physical disability.
For the first three months of pupillage, the pupil will spend the whole of his or her time in and out of Court with the pupil master.
www.15winckleysq.co.uk /pupillage.html   (858 words)

  
  3 Paper Buildings, Pupillage
Many applicants assume that their pupillage should be undertaken in London, but there are considerable advantages in doing it in one of the other centres, and the competition for a place may be less intense.
Pupillages are for 12 months, usually with four months spent with each of three pupil masters.
Successful candidates for pupillage are encouraged to regard themselves as part of Chambers during their year at Bar School.
www.3paper.co.uk /pupillage.php   (715 words)

  
 legaleducation.org.uk - pupillage introduction
Pupillage is the final stage of the route to qualification at the Bar, in which the pupil gains practical training under the supervision of an experienced barrister.
Pupillage is divided into two parts: the non-practising six months during which pupils shadow their approved pupil supervisor and the second practising six months when pupils, with their approved pupil supervisors permission, can undertake to supply legal services and exercise rights of audience.
Chambers offered 711 pupillages in 2002/2003 (766 the previous year) and, although more places may be available in pupillage training organisations in the forthcoming years, competition for places is still likely to be intense.
www.legaleducation.org.uk /Pupillage   (1385 words)

  
 Pupillage in Lamb Building
Pupillages are structured but retain a degree of flexibility to ensure that each pupil gets maximum exposure to work in chambers.
Our present policy is to offer first six month pupillages on the footing that, all things being equal, they will be extended to a second six.
Second six pupils can expect to earn more than that during their second six month pupillage (mainly doing criminal work), but we guarantee that they will receive a minimum of £6,000 during that period.
www.lambbuilding.co.uk /pupil.html   (529 words)

  
 Hobsons Graduate Employment and Training - Get information on pupillage and careers as a barrister
A pupillage is a 12-month period of practical training, under the supervision of an experienced barrister, designed to develop the experience and skills needed to practise as a qualified barrister.
Pupillages must be undertaken with an organisation authorised by the Bar Council, under the strict supervision of a registered pupil-supervisor.
Barristers are self-employed legal practitioners, and after pupillage your aim may be to become a tenant in chambers or to practise at the employed bar.
www.get.hobsons.co.uk /advice/law_pupillage   (1056 words)

  
  A History of Architectural Education in the West | archsoc.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pupillage usually lasted five or six years, and often included attendance at a local arts academy, and perhaps foreign travel.
Winning a competition after a few years in pupillage was the rite of passage which denoted that a young architect was competent to practice by him or herself.
When pupillage was at its height in the late nineteenth century, it was noted at the time that English architectural apprentices came from higher strata than in Germany, where architectural education was taught at technical universities.
www.archsoc.com /kcas/Historyed.html   (4252 words)

  
 CORAM - Pupillage
We are committed to providing education, experience and training by way of pupillage to those who wish to pursue a career at the Bar.
At these reviews, pupils are encouraged to give their feedback and to raise any difficulties that they have encountered or specific requests that they might have.
In deciding on the number of vacancies, the committee consults the senior clerk, the pupillage and recruitment committee and the six most junior members of chambers.
www.coramchambers.co.uk /pupillage.htm   (559 words)

  
 4 New Square
In the 2nd 6 months of pupillage, pupils can expect to be in court on their own.
Further, at the end of the 1st 6 months in pupillage, the Chairman of the Pupillage Committee gathers in reports from all pupil supervisors.
Where a pupil is not offered a tenancy, his/her pupil supervisors and the Pupillage Committee work hard to help in finding a tenancy or a third six month pupillage elsewhere.
www.4newsquare.com /Pupillage/default.asp   (1066 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Barrister   (Site not responding. Last check: )
However, from 2008, only those who have successfully completed pupillage will be entitled to be called to the bar.
The online pupillage application system, OLPAS enables applicants to submit their details to up to twelve barristers chambers.
Pupillage consists of a period of twelve months, where the pupil serves an apprenticeship (known as a "pupillage") to a barrister of at least five years experience.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Barrister   (2789 words)

  
 Albion Chambers Bristol
Our pupillage training procedures have been developed in accordance with the Bar Council's Code of Conduct and are subject to annual audits.
Pupillages secured through OLPAS will attract an award of £7,500 which is paid in monthly instalments during the first six months of pupillage.
Applicants who are exempt from the Pupillage Funding and Advertising Requirements 2003 are not excluded from OLPAS and should usually apply for pupillage using the OLPAS procedure.
www.albionchambers.co.uk /pupillage.htm   (630 words)

  
 Devereux Chambers - Recruitment - Pupillage
We participate in the OLPAS scheme and applications for pupillage should be made through OLPAS (www.olpas.co.uk) only, unless there is some exceptional reason for not doing so.
All pupils are also encouraged to join the Free Representation Unit as soon as they start their pupillage (if they have not already done so) as this provides valuable forensic experience from an early stage.
Should the award-holder fail Bar Finals or for any other reason fail to take up his/her pupillage (or should he/she chose not to complete the full term of the pupillage) all parts of the award already paid will be liable to be repaid on demand.
www.devchambers.co.uk /recruitment_pupillage.html   (861 words)

  
 Pupillage | Doughty Street Chambers
Second-six pupils will be billing work from the start of their pupillage and, with graduated fees, can expect to receive payment within the first month of their pupillage.
Prior to your pupillage you will be invited to meet with your proposed supervisors and each of you will assess whether you're happy to work together.
A comprehensive pupillage policy has been agreed by chambers and details the obligations on chambers, on the supervisor and on the pupil.
www.doughtystreet.co.uk /pupillage/questions_answers.cfm   (1822 words)

  
 COMBAR ~ Pupillage
Typically, pupils will spend their time with a number of different pupil supervisors in the course of the year to expose them to a variety of chambers’ work: it is not unusual for pupils to change supervisor every three months, though in some chambers there are more frequent rotations and, in others, less frequent.
During the course of their pupillages, pupils will be expected to complete the Bar Council pupillage checklist used by their chambers (in many Combar chambers, this will be the Commercial Pupillage checklist).
The purpose of pupillage is to give pupils a broad but thorough training in the types of work done by their chambers.
www.combar.com /Default.aspx?sID=722   (939 words)

  
 8 New Square - Pupillage Policy
Pupillages are for 12 months with a review at six months.
Each year pupils who are to be considered for a tenancy receive a pupillage award of £15,000 for the first six months together with an income guarantee of £15,000 for the second six months.
Pupillage at 8 New Square is structured to provide practical education and training as recommended by the Bar Council's Education and Training Department.
www.8newsquare.co.uk /Pupillage/Policy.htm   (364 words)

  
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For pupillages commencing in October 2008 Chambers is offering up to 4 twelve month Pupillages currently funded at £37,500.A proportion of the pupillage award may be paid during the BVC year.
Application for pupillage should be made in writing to the Pupillage Secretary at 3-4 South Square by post or by-mail with a covering letter enclosing a full CV including details of two references, one of whom should be an academic referee.
Applications for unfunded mini-pupillages should be by CV and covering letter and be addressed to the Pupillage Secretary, clearly stating you are applying for an unfunded mini-pupillage.
www.southsquare.com /pupillage.html   (959 words)

  
 legaleducation.org.uk - pupillage faqs
If you commenced the vocational stage of training on or after 1 September 1998, you must start pupillage within five years of passing the BVC (or Aptitude Test or VCC as the case may be).
The first six months of pupillage must be served in a continuous period, save with the permission of the Qualifications Committee.
Pupillage is governed by the Consolidated Regulations of the Inns of Court.
www.legaleducation.org.uk /Pupillage/pfaqs.php   (1579 words)

  
 No5 Chambers ~ Pupillage
During the third to sixth months of pupillage, pupils will spend more time with other members of chambers and especially with more junior tenants to gain an insight into the work they will receive in their second six months.
Once the second six months of pupillage begins, pupils can expect to appear frequently in court (four or five times a week) and may receive some paperwork instructions in their own name.
Each pupillage is closely monitored and the pupil attends regular meetings to discuss and assess progress.
www.no5.com /Default.aspx?sID=801&lID=0   (578 words)

  
 Pupillages and tenancy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In addition to the training received during pupillage, the Bar Council requires all pupils to attend advocacy training run by their Inn or circuit and an ‘advice to counsel’ course which offers practical help with managing a practice, including advice on financial issues.
As well as spending time in chambers or a pupillage training organisation, all or part of the practising six months may be satisfied by any, or a combination, of various forms of external training, provided Bar Council approval is obtained beforehand.
Although pupillage is the principal means by which chambers take on junior tenants, even a glowingly successful pupillage is no guarantee of a tenancy.
www.lcan.org.uk /cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Pupillages_and_tenancy/p!elpiFL   (1314 words)

  
 Drew & Napier: Pupillage Training and Experience
Pupillage is the first step in your practice of law.
At this early stage in your legal career, we believe you should be given the opportunity to be exposed to a wide variety of exciting work.
Lawyers are encouraged to pursue further studies abroad and to gain experience of the practice of law in other parts of the world.
www.drewnapier.com /pupilage2.htm   (520 words)

  
 Yeo-Leong & Peh LLC
As our corporation can only be as good as its lawyers and staff, we take pupillage very seriously and only offer pupillage to a handful with the intent of retaining every pupil as an associate in our corporation once that pupil has been admitted to the Singapore Bar.
Depending on our needs and requirements, our pupils are able to choose from and rotate through 2 areas of practice during the course of their 6 months of pupillage where they will obtain exposure, insight and experience into numerous challenging aspects of the various areas of practice.
In addition, and depending on our needs and requirements, we encourage each and every one of our pupils to be part-called so that our pupils can have the benefit and advantage of being able to appear in court in non-contested chamber hearings.
www.ylp.com.sg /html/jobopp_pupillage.jsp   (533 words)

  
 Pump Court Tax Chambers: Pupillages
The deadline for applications for pupillages beginning in October 2008 was 19 February 2007.
Applications for unassessed mini-pupillages should be made to the Pupillage Secretary by either post or email (pupils@pumptax.com) by means of a full CV indicating preferred dates.
All enquiries relating to pupillages and mini-pupillages should, where possible, be made by e-mail to pupils@pumptax.com.
www.pumptax.com /pupillages.asp   (1903 words)

  
 Trinity Chambers - Pupillage - Barristers in Newcastle upon Tyne and Middlesbrough
Unless otherwise specified, pupillages are only offered where there is the potential for the pupil to be taken on as a tenant in Chambers at the conclusion of the pupillage (subject of course to the pupil’s performance during pupillage).
Chambers pupillage officer is Rachel Hudson; the assistant pupillage officer is Simon Goldberg.
Queries relating to pupillage should be made to Simon Goldberg (s.goldberg@trinitychambers.co.uk) in the first instance.
www.trinitychambers.co.uk /pupillage.php   (275 words)

  
 7 Bedford Row ~ Pupillage
We believe that out pupillage award should reflect the value we place on our pupils and our status as one of the Country’s leading common law sets.
We are well aware of the heavy financial burden on applicants to the Bar, and we are adamant that this should not prevent the most able individuals from achieving their ambitions.
A further £10,000 that may be drawn down either in the BVC year or during pupillage.
www.7br.co.uk /Default.aspx?sID=760&lID=0   (247 words)

  
 Board of Legal Education: Outline > C2. Pupillage
A qualified person shall, during his period of pupillage, be known as a pupil and a person with whom a pupil serves his period of pupillage or any part thereof shall be known as a master.
Where a pupil attends the PLC concurrently with his period of pupillage, the period spent in attendance at the PLC shall not be counted for the purpose of paragraph (2).
For the purposes of pupillage, “legal officer” includes a legal officer of the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore or of such other statutory board or authority as the Minister may prescribe.
www.lawsoc.org.sg /ble/c2_pupillage.htm   (1023 words)

  
 Pupillage
Up to four 12 month pupillages available with an award of up to £40,000.  Those who are offered pupillage will be entitled to an advance of £12,500 towards the BVC year.
Chambers invites applications for pupillage starting in October 2008.  All applications are to be made through OLPAS in the 2007 summer season.
Pupils are normally allocated four supervisors in the course of their 12-month pupillage, to ensure that each pupil sees a variety of work in Chambers.
www.keatingchambers.com /joinus/pupilage/default.aspx   (602 words)

  
 Pupillages.com
Please note that technical support is provided from 9.00 to 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday and all queries will be dealt with during these hours.
It is packed with information from chambers offering pupillages as well as handy hints on identifying the right chambers for you.
If you are unable to find the information you require at either of these sites you can email careers@barcouncil.org.uk for general careers queries or pupillage@barcouncil.org.uk for pupillage careers queries.
www.pupillages.com   (305 words)

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