Pupils

Beginning pupillage is a significant milestone in your journey to practice at the Bar. Once you have registered your pupillage, the Inn will support you to build the skills, knowledge, and support network needed to succeed in your early legal career.

Registering pupillage

You must register your pupillage with the Inn and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) before you start your first six.

• Submit the Inn’s Pupillage registration form using the form below
• Submit the Bar Standards Board registration form (visit the BSB website)

• Register your pupillage

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  Pupillage Registration Form

  Congratulations on obtaining pupillage!

  Please submit the below Pupillage Registration Form to register your pupillage with the Inn. If you need to notify us regarding changes or about a second or third six, please add to the comment box at the end of the form.

  You must also register your pupillage separately with the  Bar Standards Board. You must register with the BSB before you start your first six but may commence pupillage pending receipt of confirmation of registration.

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  Your Details

  First name*

  Surname*

  Email*

  Member Number*

  Pupillage details

  Pupillage start date*

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  Duration of your First Six*

  Six Months

  Other - I have a reduced 1st Six Pupillage

  If the duration is not six months, please specify the duration*

  Chambers / Organisation*

  Employment type*

  Employed

  Self employed

  Circuit*

  South Eastern (London)

  South Eastern

  Western

  Midland

  Western

  Northern

  North Eastern

  If you are undertaking pupillage on the South Eastern Circuit in London, you will be automatically enrolled onto the Gray’s Inn Pupil Advocacy Course. Those on circuit should contact their circuit administrator to find out more about the courses and support available.

  Area/s of Practice*

  Civil

  Crime

  Family

  Common

  Mixed

  Other

  We will aim to enrol you onto the relevant course pathway. If you are undertaking a mixed practice pupillage but have a specific pathway you wish to follow, please detail below.

  Please specify your area/s of practice:*

  Further information

  If you need to tell us about your second or third six, please do so here.

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  Confirmation*

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Pupil Advocacy course (PAC)

The BSB requires all pupils to complete a Pupil Advocacy Course before commencing their second six.  As you are required to undertake the training alongside your first six, most courses are designed for a September/October start and March/April finish. If your pupillage falls outside of this traditional timeline, please contact the Education Department to discuss what options are available to you.

If you are taking pupillage in London you will be automatically booked onto the Gray’s Inn  Pupil Advocacy Course  once you register your pupillage with us. You will be contacted in early autumn with further details regarding the course

If you are taking pupillage on Circuit (outside of South Eastern Circuit/London) you are required to attend advocacy training on circuit. You should contact your circuit administrator to find out more details about the courses available to you.

If you are taking pupillage in the South Eastern Circuit, but not in London, you have the option to attend the pupil course with us but you must be able to commit to the travel requirements needed to attend each stage in full. Depending on your location, it may be easier for you to attend training with your circuit.

Professional Ethics Assessment

You are also required to sit the BSB’s centralised assessment in Professional Ethics before you can complete your pupillage. You must be in an active ongoing pupillage which is registered with the BSB on the day of the exam.

You are responsible for booking on to and preparing for this assessment. The PAC does not include any guidance or tutoring for this assessment.

GIBC Pupil Mentoring Scheme

The GIBC (Gray’s Inn Barristers’ Committee) Pupil Mentoring Scheme can be a valuable source of support as you go through pupillage. Whether you have an issue that you would feel more comfortable discussing with someone outside of Chambers or your training organisation, or you are in need of guidance about your options following completion of pupillage, it can be a real help to have a mentor from the Inn.

Education Committee Hardship Fund

The Gray’s Inn Education Committee Hardship Fund supports students and pupil barristers who are experiencing short-term financial hardship due to unforeseen circumstances, which could jeopardise their completion of the Bar Course or Pupillage. If you feel that you require this financial support you can request for an application.

READ MORE ON THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE HARDSHIP FUND