The number of pupillage positions on offer in 2022/23 hit a new record, exceeding pre-pandemic levels, according to the Bar Council’s new Pupillage Gateway report published last week. 

Middle Temple’s Pupillage Podcast has returned for a second season.

The Bar Standards Board decided last week that despite software problems with the pupillage portal, which left a handful of applicants with incomplete applications, the date from which pupillages could be formally offered would not be deferred.

The Bar Council is moving the timetable of the Pupillage Gateway application system so that it will open in January instead of April from now on, starting in January 2017.

The Pupillage Gateway has opened for browsing on 4 March.

The Pupillage Gateway deadline has been extended until 11:00am on Monday 11 February, due to severe IT problems causing delays for many applicants trying to use the system.

With the Bar Standards Board having to delay BPTC exams until August, concerns have arisen as to whether students will qualify in time to start pupillage in the autumn.

The Bar Standards Board has announced that the minimum award for pupils, starting in September 2011, will go up to £12,000 per year.

If you’re a law student considering a career at the Bar or you’re already studying the Bar course, chances are that you’re applying for pupillage in January 2023. For many of you, this might be the first time you’ll be applying for pupillage, and I thought it would be helpful to write some advice on how to approach the applications. Read on for my top tips!

Pupillage is the final stage of training to be a barrister.

Samuel Linehan, a criminal law pupil, has won £4,000 in the Bar Council’s Law Reform essay competition with his submission, “Putting the wheels back on: a better approach to compensation for miscarriages of justice”.

The minimum award for pupil barristers is set to increase from 1 January 2020, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has announced.

The pupil barristers’ minimum salary will increase from September 2019, with some pupils set for a 50% pay rise when the regulation comes into effect.

A pupil barrister and a trainee solicitor have launched a scheme that will accredit law students to provide advice at law centres

Sam Glover’s journey to the Bar was far from traditional – from leaving school at age seven to pursuing a career in music, Sam’s journey is an exciting read. Learn about the value of mini-pupillages, the lessons to be learned and what being a tax barrister involves in this Meet the Lawyer profile. 

Katy Handley shares her journey and experiences as a barrister, outlining the importance of gaining work experience, her role as a pupil barrister and her initial struggles with interviews and how she overcame them. 

The public now have the chance to choose their favourite ideas from the British Library’s Magna Carta: My Digital Rights project, which marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta and the 25th anniversary of the web by asking young people to think about how the issues of freedom and control associated with Magna Carta apply to the digital age.