Pupils must have written agreements from May – Legal Futures
‘Written pupillage agreements will become compulsory from 1 May 2020, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 4th February 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Category: pupillage
Minimum pupillage award from 1 January 2020 announced – Bar Standards Board
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today announced that the rate for the minimum pupillage award that will apply from 1 January 2020 will be £18,866 per annum for pupillages in London and £16,322 per annum for pupillages outside London.’
Bar Standards Board, 20th November 2019
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Solicitors “need to get out more” to boost profession’s image – Legal Futures
Posted November 13th, 2019 in legal education, legal profession, news, pupillage, solicitors by sally
‘Sixteen-year-olds have been invited to compete in a competition aimed at educating them about the work of a solicitor and testing their aptitude, with the winner receiving financial support to become one.’
Legal Futures, 13th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Aspiring barristers “not told reality of obstacles facing them” – Legal Futures
Posted October 3rd, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, legal education, news, pupillage, women by tracey
‘Students aspiring to careers at the Bar are not always told clearly the difficulties they will face with obtaining a pupillage and funding their studies, according to a retired High Court judge.’
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Pupillage advice: where to get it – Counsel
‘I’ve not met anyone who found the pupillage application process easy. Even the most brilliant candidates agonise over their applications and worry about how best to prepare for that curveball interview question. So, how do you maximise the chances of success? Even before that, how do you pick the right area of law?’
Counsel, September 2019
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
Bar delays ‘anti-abuse’ written contracts for pupils – Law Society’s Gazette
Posted September 17th, 2019 in barristers, codes of practice, contracts, delay, news, pupillage, standards by tracey
‘The bar regulator has delayed the introduction of compulsory written pupillage agreements which could tackle the “abusive” treatment of pupils.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th September 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BSB delays introduction of written pupillage agreements – Legal Futures
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has delayed plans to require chambers to enter into written agreements with pupils, which were due to come into force in just two months’ time.’
Legal Futures, 13th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Written pupillage agreements may help counter “shocking abuse” – Legal Futures
Posted August 5th, 2019 in barristers, legal education, news, pupillage, quality assurance, standards by tracey
‘Requiring chambers to enter into written agreements with pupils may help to counter “shocking” instances of abusive treatment, the Bar Council has said.’
Legal Futures, 5th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
White students still way out ahead in race for pupillages – Legal Futures
Posted July 4th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, legal education, news, pupillage, statistics, universities by sally
‘White students are significantly more likely to obtain pupillage than those from BAME backgrounds, with the gap widest among those who have not achieved the highest results, new figures have shown.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court refuses employed lawyer pupillage exemption – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has a rejected a challenge to a decision by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) refusing to grant an exemption from the first non-practising stage of pupillage.’
Legal Futures, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Written pupillage agreements to reduce “inappropriate behaviour” – Legal Futures
Posted May 9th, 2019 in advertising, barristers, codes of practice, consultations, equality, harassment, news, pupillage, standards, statistics, women by tracey
‘Making written pupillage agreements compulsory could reduce the risk of pupil barristers being subjected to “inappropriate behaviour”, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.
It signalled the move in an informal consultation that also proposes to make it compulsory for chambers and other training providers to bring their pupillage recruitment timetables into line with the Pupillage Gateway.’
Legal Futures, 9th May 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BSB seeking views on pupillage recruitment and advertising timetable – Bar Standards Board
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is writing to key stakeholders to ask whether it should be made mandatory for Chambers and other Authorised Education and Training Organisations (AETOs) providing the pupillage / work-based learning component of Bar training to bring their recruitment timetable into line with the Pupillage Gateway. Currently, the gateway timetable is between November and May. All pupillages must currently be advertised on the Gateway but the BSB believes that obliging all those offering pupillage to recruit to the same timetable would make recruitment fairer for all candidates.’
Bar Standards Board, 7th may 2019
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Pupil recruitment system “not virtue signalling”, QC says – Legal Futures
Posted March 27th, 2019 in barristers, diversity, equality, legal education, news, pupillage by sally
‘The first chambers to use a recruitment system which provides ‘contextual’ information to improve diversity is not “virtue signalling”, the head of its pupillage committee has said.’
Legal Futures, 27th March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Barrister apprentices on way as training reforms are approved – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the new training regime for barristers that will open up four routes to qualification, including an apprenticeship.’
Legal Futures, 1st March 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
LSB gives green light to bar training reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
Posted March 1st, 2019 in barristers, inns of court, legal education, Legal Services Board, news, pupillage by tracey
‘Oversight regulator the Legal Services Board (LSB) has approved the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB) proposals for changing the training regime for aspiring barristers, which includes reforms to pupillage but retains the roll of the Inns of Court.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th February 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
BSB reviews pupillage recruitment practice at the Bar – Bar Standards Board
Posted January 24th, 2019 in advertising, barristers, diversity, equality, press releases, pupillage, recruitment, statistics by tracey
‘New research published today presents the Bar Standards Board’s (BSB’s) review of the way in which pupillages were advertised in 2018 and in the selection criteria used by barristers’ chambers.’
Bar Standards Board, 21st January 2019
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk
Mini-pupillages could “indirectly discriminate”, BSB review finds – Legal Futures
‘Unpaid mini-pupillages could “indirectly discriminate” against would-be barristers from poorer backgrounds, a review by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has found.’
Legal Futures, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
BSB seeks views on how to recover costs for overseeing new Bar training rules – Bar Standards Board
Posted December 7th, 2018 in barristers, consultations, costs, fees, legal education, press releases, pupillage by tracey
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today launched a consultation seeking views on the charging model it proposes to introduce for organisations providing Bar training. These organisations are known as Authorised Education and Training Organisations (AETOs).’
Bar Standards Board, 6th December 2018
Source: www.barstandardsboard.org
Bar considers responses on future of pupillage – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to assess the future of pupillage after the deadline for chambers to respond to a consultation on reforms passed on Sunday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 1st October 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Barrister suspended for High Court advocacy before and during pupillage – Legal Futures
Posted August 24th, 2018 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, McKenzie friends, news, pupillage by sally
‘A barrister has been suspended for six months by a Bar disciplinary tribunal for acting as an advocate in the High Court before and during his pupillage.’
Legal Futures, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
