11KBW welcomes applications for pupillage from exceptional candidates from all backgrounds and academic disciplines.

Chambers was founded in 1981 by ten practitioners led by Alexander Irvine QC and has grown to its present strength of 48 tenants largely by recruitment from those undertaking pupillage. Accordingly, our pupils are very important to us and we aim to make pupillage at 11KBW a rewarding and challenging experience.

Chambers offers two or three fully funded twelve-month pupillages each year. We select only those pupils whom we consider to have a reasonable prospect of joining Chambers as tenants. Each pupil is assessed on their own merits, not by competition with their fellow pupils. During pupillage, you will experience a wide variety of work at all levels in our three core areas – employment, public and commercial law. We expect pupils to demonstrate the ability to deal with complex legal problems, express their thoughts clearly and succinctly and demonstrate the strategic thinking, teamwork and practical skills essential for the modern advocate.

The successful completion of an assessed mini-pupillage with Chambers is strongly recommended for applicants for a full pupillage. Candidates are selected solely on merit without regard to ethnic origin, gender, disability, religious belief or sexual orientation.

Areas of Practice

Members of Chambers practise principally in three areas: employment law, public law and commercial law, including EU and Human Rights aspects of these areas.

Pupillage Awards

Chambers usually takes two or three funded pupils in October of each year for twelve-month pupillages. The Chambers award for funded pupils in 2010 is £40,000, of which up to £10,000 is available during the BVC year.