Applications

Today’s the day! At 11.00am on 7 January 2019, the Pupillage Gateway goes live
and candidates across the country will start drafting their applications.
In this episode, we talk to barristers who, between them, have read thousands of
pupillage applications – and who remember how difficult it was to write their own. We
talk to members of Gateway and non-Gateway chambers to hear about standard
application forms, the challenges of covering letters and application processes that
include assessed mini-pupillages. They told us how to demonstrate your written
advocacy ability and warned us of some common pitfalls to avoid. They also gave us
a rare insight into what happens in chambers when the pile of pupillage application
forms arrives.