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Pupillage applications from an undergraduate

2 April 2012

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Is it worth a third year law undergraduate making pupillage applications?

I am in the final year of my law degree and I am thinking of making some pupillage applications this year. What are Chambers attitude to such applications? Anyone have any experience of doing this? Is there variation between different practice areas? I don’t want to spoil my chances for subsequent applications, but I would like to get on the “pupillage hunt” as soon as possible.

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  • Anonymous | 3-Apr-2012 12:45 pm

    The answer to your question entirely depends on whether you have gained legal work experience, particularly mini-pupillages, during your first two years.

    Do you have any work experience? If you do, (and it appears that is usually best to have several mini pupillages as well as placements with solicitor, on top of industry experience), then I don't see why applying in your 3rd year should pose much of a problem, especially if you are willing to pay for the BPTC yourself, or hoping for sponsorship and have good reason to justify why you should be getting sponsored.

    It also depends on where you are applying, your grades, etc... it is a very wide question - but essentially I don't see any direct problem with applying in your 3rd year.

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