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Pupillage offers hit new record exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Bar Council report finds
The number of pupillages offered has hit a new record — exceeding pre-pandemic levels, the Bar Council’s 2024 Pupillage Gateway report has shown.
A total of 638 positions were advertised through the Pupillage Gateway, the Bar Council’s recruitment portal. There were almost 150 more pupillages on offer this year than in 2019/20 (489).
The report uses data from the Pupillage Gateway, a recruitment portal owned by the Bar Council, used to advertise vacancies and recruit aspiring barristers for pupillage at the Bar.
The key points to emerge from the report are:
In response to the findings, Bar Chair, Sam Townend KC, said:
'I am delighted to see that the number of pupillages offered on the Gateway has hit a new record, surpassing the numbers seen before the pandemic. The encouraging increase in pupillage awards shows that the Bar overall is doing well with chambers having confidence in the future of the profession. I hope aspiring barristers and those who have already begun their careers at the Bar find the contents of this report useful. It offers insight into the trends emerging at the recruitment stage of the profession.'
The number of pupillages offered has hit a new record — exceeding pre-pandemic levels, the Bar Council’s 2024 Pupillage Gateway report has shown.
A total of 638 positions were advertised through the Pupillage Gateway, the Bar Council’s recruitment portal. There were almost 150 more pupillages on offer this year than in 2019/20 (489).
The report uses data from the Pupillage Gateway, a recruitment portal owned by the Bar Council, used to advertise vacancies and recruit aspiring barristers for pupillage at the Bar.
The key points to emerge from the report are:
In response to the findings, Bar Chair, Sam Townend KC, said:
'I am delighted to see that the number of pupillages offered on the Gateway has hit a new record, surpassing the numbers seen before the pandemic. The encouraging increase in pupillage awards shows that the Bar overall is doing well with chambers having confidence in the future of the profession. I hope aspiring barristers and those who have already begun their careers at the Bar find the contents of this report useful. It offers insight into the trends emerging at the recruitment stage of the profession.'
Pupillage offers hit new record exceeding pre-pandemic levels, Bar Council report finds
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