Mini-pupillages
A mini-pupillage at Essex Court Chambers offers the prospective applicant for pupillage an excellent introduction to life at the Commercial Bar. It gives a far better impression of Chambers' work, and of life as a pupil or junior tenant, than any brochure or presentation.
Chambers offers mini-pupillages principally during June and July of each year, although a few are also available during the Christmas and Easter university vacations, in exceptional circumstances. We offer mini-pupillages of between 1 and 3 days at the applicant's option. Mini-pupils are paid a fixed sum to cover travelling and other expenses. Applicants will not be considered unless they will, by the time of their mini-pupillage, have completed at least one year of a law degree or have passed, or be in the course of studying for, the Common Professional Examination or Diploma in Law.
Mini-pupils will usually spend time with at least two members of Chambers (one in the earlier years of practice, and one senior junior) in order to be exposed to a variety of work. If a mini-pupil wishes particularly to experience work in a specialist area, such as international arbitration, company law / insolvency, employment / discrimination / human rights law, immigration or EU law, this can usually be accommodated, subject to the workload of the members of Chambers concerned.
Mini-pupillages do not form part of the pupillage selection procedure. However those wishing to be considered for pupillage are expected to undertake a mini-pupillage with us save in exceptional circumstances. All candidates who are offered an interview for pupillage will be offered a mini-pupillage if they have not already undertaken one with us.
The deadline for applications for mini-pupillages in Summer 2010 has now passed. Details of the window during which applications for June and July 2011 (or, where exceptional circumstances exist, Christmas 2010 or Easter 2011) may be made will be published here in the near future.
