Pupillage application process
Each year East Anglian Chambers offers up to two funded 12 month
pupillages.
On this scheme each pupil receives an award of £9,000 in their first six and
a guaranteed fee income of at least £9,000 in their second six. We would
expect applicants to have a commitment to the fields in which members
practise. Pupils are allocated to pupil supervisors on the basis of their
interests ( whether in crime, civil or family work), but pupillages are
organised so as to give pupils experience in all areas. We would not
normally consider applications from people who have not begun the Bar
Professional Training Course, though we may do so in exceptional
circumstances.
Chambers employs a three-stage process to determine the award of its
12-month pupillages :
• Stage 1 – application forms and the selection of candidates to
form a ‘list’
• Stage 2 – ‘list’ interviews and the selection of candidates to form a
‘short list’ if in the circumstances it is not possible to select a candidate
or candidates for pupillage following the first interview
• Stage 3 – if a ‘short ist’ is formed, submission of written work and
‘short list’ interviews, leading to offers of pupillage
Stage 1
Applications for 12-month pupillages at East Anglian Chambers must be
made on the application form, a copy of which may be downloaded from
this website or obtained by contacting the Head of Administration, Yvonne
May, at our Ipswich address. Please note that, although we have premises
across the region, all applications are considered by our Pupillage
Committee centrally and you should therefore submit just the one
application.
Candidates are encouraged to submit their completed application in
typed form and to use bullet points and/or headings where appropriate.
All application forms will be assessed according to set criteria, a copy of
which is available as a download on this website. East Anglian Chambers
will offer up to 24 first round interviews to those with the highest scores.
Due to the high volume of application received by Chambers we are unable
to respond to those not being called for an interview.
