Pupillage Open Day
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11/01/2025
Pupillage Open Day
Spire Barristers is hosting an open day in Chambers in Leeds for future pupils or legal professionals seeking a practice at the Family and Public Law bar. As the Pupillage Application window approaches, take advantage of this opportunity to discover more about us, our specialist areas of practice, and what we can offer you. Explore our BTC and Undergrad Pupillages, what’s involved and how they work.
When: Saturday 22 November 2025, 9.30am-2.00pm
Where: Spire Barristers, Ambler House, Trevelyan Square, Leeds, LS1 6AE
Pupillage at Spire Barristers
Visit Spire Barristers chambers in Leeds to discover what a Family and Public Law pupillage looks like and what it takes to achieve a successful practice in Family Law and Public Law.
Application Tips
Meet and greet with members of the Pupillage Committee, plus past and present pupils and discuss tips for a successful application.
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Should you have any questions or require further information, please do not hesitate to contact pupillages@spirebarristers.co.uk
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Chambers will be inviting applications for two different Pupillages when the Pupillage Gateway opens in January 2026.
The first is a 12 month Pupillage which will start in September 2026 and the second is a 12 month Pupillage starting in September 2027. The requirements for each are different..
- Bar School PupillageThe Pupillage starting in 2026, requires that the applicant has completed, or will complete before the start date, the Bar Professional course and achieve a mark of at least 70% at first sitting (e.g. 70 D 1).
- Undergraduate PupillageThis Pupillage, starting in 2027, requires that the applicant will start the Bar Professional course in 2026, complete it and achieve a mark of at least 70% at first sitting (e.g. 70 D 1). before the start date in 2027.It is primarily designed for those students who want to have a career at the Family Bar but want the security of an offer of pupillage before finally committing to enrolling in Bar School.
Details on how to apply for each Pupillage can be found in the Handbook as well as a more in depth guide to our Pupillage Handbook.
Training Programme
During the BTC training course year, the successful candidate will receive mentoring and support from chambers, will be invited to chambers events and will be encouraged to make major contributions to chambers online Family and Court of Protection Newsletters.
Our specialist and bespoke pupillage training programme is designed to ensure that by the end of their training, chambers’ pupils are able to securely satisfy all the competencies set out in the Bar Professional Statement, such that on commencement of pupillage itself our pupils work with a wide range of practitioners, so that they can be assessed widely across chambers, whilst being allocated one overall pupil supervisor.
The training and opportunities provided are of the highest quality, which ensures that pupils may move seamlessly into tenancy with busy and successful practices; having been nurtured in a warm and welcoming chambers’ environment. All pupils have access to the best specialist clerking services to ensure the right exposure to instructing solicitors, as well as full administrative support.