As pupillage application season is upon us, Twitter has been full of helpful tips @MayersSpeaks, @conniepurdy and @ThemisWomen to name a few.
⭐️I’m adding my two cents with this thread, mostly aimed at aspiring family barristers.⭐️
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⭐️I’m adding my two cents with this thread, mostly aimed at aspiring family barristers.⭐️
@pupillageadvice @pupillagehub #pupillage
Know what you’re getting into
Know the good and the bad so you can explain how you would deal with it. E.g. legal aid work, while your aged debt grows your bank balance does not at the same speed, instructions come late requiring working evenings/weekends despite prep days.
Know the good and the bad so you can explain how you would deal with it. E.g. legal aid work, while your aged debt grows your bank balance does not at the same speed, instructions come late requiring working evenings/weekends despite prep days.
Showcase your work experience
Have you worked as a paralegal/legal assistant? Explain what practical skills this has left you with. E.g. able to work your way through a bundle effectively, starting from what’s relevant when time is limited (often the last order).
Have you worked as a paralegal/legal assistant? Explain what practical skills this has left you with. E.g. able to work your way through a bundle effectively, starting from what’s relevant when time is limited (often the last order).
USP
Cheesy as it is, we all have a unique selling point. Do you speak languages that could help? Family law clients have varied backgrounds and often solicitors look through barristers’ profiles to find someone who speaks the same language especially if the client is vulnerable.
Cheesy as it is, we all have a unique selling point. Do you speak languages that could help? Family law clients have varied backgrounds and often solicitors look through barristers’ profiles to find someone who speaks the same language especially if the client is vulnerable.
USP continued...
Are you particularly tech-savvy (key in remote hearings and going paperless)? Have you written articles? Are you able to exemplify multitasking in your daily life?
Are you particularly tech-savvy (key in remote hearings and going paperless)? Have you written articles? Are you able to exemplify multitasking in your daily life?
Why the Family Bar?
Speak to junior juniors about what a day in their life looks like (multiple hearings on the same day, travelling across the country for courts, doing last minute ex-parte hearing) – can you imagine yourself doing that – and what makes you ready for this.
Speak to junior juniors about what a day in their life looks like (multiple hearings on the same day, travelling across the country for courts, doing last minute ex-parte hearing) – can you imagine yourself doing that – and what makes you ready for this.
Know your chambers
Do not use the same answer for all family sets. Look beyond reported cases, look at the socials they are hosting or topics of seminars they are providing, this is a good indication of the work that chambers already does and work it wants to do.
Do not use the same answer for all family sets. Look beyond reported cases, look at the socials they are hosting or topics of seminars they are providing, this is a good indication of the work that chambers already does and work it wants to do.
What family law would you change?
You don’t have to suggest something outrageous but know that if it is a suggestion that is already in the news – your panel will know more about it. Choosing something more obscure and detailed allows you for at least a few minutes be in charge.
You don’t have to suggest something outrageous but know that if it is a suggestion that is already in the news – your panel will know more about it. Choosing something more obscure and detailed allows you for at least a few minutes be in charge.
Being in charge
Let's be honest, no one feels in charge in an interview situation. But I found I did better in interviews where I was able to take charge of an answer and captivate the room as the confidence lingered. I also did the superman stance in chambers waiting room...
Let's be honest, no one feels in charge in an interview situation. But I found I did better in interviews where I was able to take charge of an answer and captivate the room as the confidence lingered. I also did the superman stance in chambers waiting room...
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