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Commencing pupillage
All pupils commencing pupillage from 1 September 2013 must register their pupillage by completing a 2013-2014 pupillage registration form. They are also asked to complete a confi dential survey – via http://svy.mk/16Xf556 – the results of which help the Bar Standards Board (BSB) monitor access to the legal profession.
Those who have successfully registered their pupillage will receive a confi rmation email, which also outlines the requirements of the compulsory pupils’ courses, as well as a copy of the pupillage handbook.
Completing pupillage
For those pupils completing pupillage and wishing to take up a 3rd six, tenancy, squatting or a position as an employed
barrister, they will need to be issued with a full qualifi cation certifi cate, certifying completion of pupillage, as well as a Full Practising Certifi cate from the Bar Council Records Office.
In order to be issued with a full qualifi cation certifi cate, pupils must submit to the BSB:
Signed certificates and completed checklists should be sent to: Karen Bayley, Bar Standards Board, 289-293 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HZ (DX 240 LDE). Pupils are encouraged to submit a signed scanned version of these documents by email to pupillagerecords@barstandardsboard.org.uk
Pupils must also ensure that the compulsory pupils’ courses have been satisfactorily completed during pupillage and that the BSB has been notifi ed of any changes in pupil supervisors by submitting a notifi cation of material change form.
If you have any queries about completion of pupillage, please contact the Compliance Team on 0207 611 1444 or by email
pupillagerecords@barstandardsboard.org.uk
Those who have successfully registered their pupillage will receive a confi rmation email, which also outlines the requirements of the compulsory pupils’ courses, as well as a copy of the pupillage handbook.
Completing pupillage
For those pupils completing pupillage and wishing to take up a 3rd six, tenancy, squatting or a position as an employed
barrister, they will need to be issued with a full qualifi cation certifi cate, certifying completion of pupillage, as well as a Full Practising Certifi cate from the Bar Council Records Office.
In order to be issued with a full qualifi cation certifi cate, pupils must submit to the BSB:
Signed certificates and completed checklists should be sent to: Karen Bayley, Bar Standards Board, 289-293 High Holborn, London WC1V 7HZ (DX 240 LDE). Pupils are encouraged to submit a signed scanned version of these documents by email to pupillagerecords@barstandardsboard.org.uk
Pupils must also ensure that the compulsory pupils’ courses have been satisfactorily completed during pupillage and that the BSB has been notifi ed of any changes in pupil supervisors by submitting a notifi cation of material change form.
If you have any queries about completion of pupillage, please contact the Compliance Team on 0207 611 1444 or by email
pupillagerecords@barstandardsboard.org.uk
Commencing pupillage
All pupils commencing pupillage from 1 September 2013 must register their pupillage by completing a 2013-2014 pupillage registration form. They are also asked to complete a confi dential survey – via http://svy.mk/16Xf556 – the results of which help the Bar Standards Board (BSB) monitor access to the legal profession.
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