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Pupillage Applications

Pupillage Applications

Recruitment for all pupils of Kings Chambers is carried out via the Bar Council Pupillage Gateway scheme. Full details of our vacancies and awards are published on the Pupillage Gateway website.

Please click here for more details.

The published timetable on the Pupillage Gateway is;

  • 25th November 2024, 12.01pm Advertisements are available
  • 2nd January 2025, 11.00am: Applications open
  • 6th February 2025, 11.59pm: Applications close
  • 9th May 2025, 9.30am: Offers made
  • 16th May 2025, 9.30am: Deadline for accepting initial offers

We expect to conduct interviews on the following dates:

1st Round Interviews –           Thursday 13th and Friday 14th March 2025
2nd Round Interviews –           Thursday 3rd and Friday  4th April 2025

We are offering the following specialist pupillages all commencing September 2026:

  • Business & Property
  • Court of Protection
  • Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence
  • Planning

Our recruitment process and the remuneration package we offer are intended to ensure that we attract the best pupils in each year. We are wholeheartedly committed to the Bar Council’s Equality and Diversity Code.

Our pupillage package for those commencing Pupillage in 2026 totals £75,000. We provide an award of £50,000 in the first six months of pupillage and guarantee our pupil’s earnings in the second six months up to £25,000.

Up to £25,000 of this 1st six month’s award is available to draw down in the BPTC year upon receipt of the signed pupillage contract and accompanying paperwork. Chambers is committed to selecting the best candidates irrespective of their personal circumstances.

We do not currently accept unfunded pupils.

Any queries regarding the pupillage application or selection process, please email [email protected]

If candidates are in hardship and need assistance in travelling to interview, they should contact us and we will pay reasonable travel expenses.

A copy of our Privacy Notice can be downloaded here.

For information about Equality & Diversity and the assessment process for applications please click here.

Manchester

36 Young Street,
Manchester,
M3 3FT

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Telephone: 0161 832 9082

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Leeds

5 Park Square,
Leeds,
LS1 2NE

DX:
Telephone: 0113 242 1123

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Birmingham

Embassy House,
60 Church Street,
Birmingham,
B3 2DJ

DX:
Telephone: 0121 200 3570

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Manchester,
36 Young Street
Greater Manchester
M3 3FT
Telephone: 0161 832 9082

Leeds,
5 Park Square,
Leeds,
Yorkshire
LS1 2NE
Telephone: 0113 242 1123

Birmingham,
Embassy House,
60 Church Street,
Birmingham,
B3 2DJ
Tel: 0121 200 3570

Hours: 8:30am-6:00pm Mon-Fri,
closed Sat, Sun

Out of hours (Emergency Treatment Cases Only):
Stephen Loxton: 07971 176 422

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