The Pupillage Fair

The date and venue of the Pupillage Fair 2019 will be
announced shortly.
2018 Event map and programme: Click here
Venue: King's College London, Bush House, The Strand, London,
WC2B 4BG
Aspiring barristers:
Click here for more information.
Exhibitors:
Click here for more information.
Enquiries: pupillagefair@barcouncil.org.uk
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The Pupillage Fair is the only recruitment fair run by the Bar,
for the Bar of the future, and is free to attend. It forms a key
part of the Bar's commitment to fair access and to a meritocratic
culture, regardless of background. The 2018 event was attended by
over over 70 chambers, employed Bar organisations and Bar
affiliated organisations; and by over 400 barristers. Over 2000
students registered to attend.
The Bar Council is grateful to the King's College London
Dickson Poon School of Law, which hosted the event. Its
Bush House Buildings provide world class facilities, including a
395 seat auditorium, lecture theatres, teaching rooms and a rooftop
suite with unparalleled views across London.
The Bar Council is equally grateful for the support of the
following Specialist Bar Associations: The Chancery Bar
Association ('ChBA'), the Commercial Bar Association ('COMBAR'),
the Criminal Bar Association ('CBA'), the Family Law Bar
Association ('FLBA'), the Employment Law Bar Association ('ELBA')
and the Technology and Construction Bar Association ('TECBAR').
Their support enabled us to tailor exhibitor space according to
practice area, and to run targeted panel sessions on specific areas
of law.
Event Programme - The number of sessions
at last year's Fair almost doubled on previous years - we delivered
and filmed the following sessions:
- 'Meet the Young Bar', run by the Young Barristers'
Committee
- 'The Application Clinic'
- 'Exploring Different Practice Areas'
- 'Life at the Chancery and Commercial Bar', run by the ChBA and
COMBAR
- 'Funding and Support from the Inns of Court', run by the Inns
of Court
- 'Life at the Criminal Bar', run by the CBA
- 'How to Get Pupillage - Insider Tips on Making a Successful
Application', run by 5 Essex Court (Legal Cheek Best Chambers for
Training 2018)
- 'Life as a Civil Law Barrister' - supported by the Bar Human
Rights Committee and ELBA
- 'Life at the Employed Bar' - run by the Bar Council Employed
Barristers' Committee
- 'Life at the Family Law Bar' - run by the FLBA
- 'I am the Bar' - run by the Bar Council's #IamtheBar Social
Mobility Advocates
- 'Mature Students and Career Changers'
- 'Applicants with a Disability' - run by Matrix Chambers
- 'Pupillage: What is and is Not Changing' - run by the Bar
Standards Board.
