Gaining a pupillage when you qualify is immensely difficult and you will need some work experience before you do this. This is known as a mini pupillage and is 3 days to 1 week shadowing barristers in chambers, in the summer of your penultimate year, or a year earlier in some cases. You should look to do 3 or 4. Some mini pupillages are assessed – where your performance is formally judged and then taken into consideration when you apply for a pupillage there. The following firms offer mini pupillages. Many are open to students in their first year of university also.
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