is it hard to get work as a barrister?

[Marg0]

Once you've qualified? What does it take to get a place in chambers? What's the application/place ratio?

[leyenda]

dunno marge but i heard from a little bird that youre just the person to see about a kebab?
sad really mate.
but if thats waht floats your boat continue.
But the games up.

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Cos it fukin helped me.



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[Marg0]

oh no, are you saying I'm donnakebab now? legend, I'm not, get off my case, and leave that cr@p to chatterbank anyway.

[Barmaid]

Once you have completed your bar finals and been called to the bar you apply for pupillage. That is extremely competetive. I think if you look on the Bar Council's website there are some statistics. I seem to recall that there are something like 16 applications for every pupillage place. Whilst many large chambers will sometimes take on up to 6 pupils a year, they very often take only 1 or 2 tenants on, if that. So even if you successfully complete pupillage (and trust me, that is the most god awful year of your whole life), the competition for a place in chambers is enormous. It helps if you have a specialist area and it particularly helps if you have a first class degree and a grading of outstanding on the bar finals course. Out of the thousands who start bar finals only a very small few make it to a tenancy. Even when you get tenancy the battle is not over since then you need to build up a practise - if you have a good clerk and you are dedicated though, half the battle is won.

[Marg0]

Thanks, Barmaid!

[Miss Random]

Hi Barmaid!!

You still here?

Missy
xx

[Barmaid]

Hiya Missy

Yeah, I'm stil around! How you doing?

BM

[Miss Random]

Hi BM, great to hear from you.

I don't get on here very often, but often wonder if you are okay.

Why don't you go onto the Chatterbanker site on Facebook and add me (Debbie) would love to stay in touch.

Missy
x

[Barmaid]

I tried to join Missy. Got an email asking a certain question and got no response to my reply so took the view that I wasn't welcome (being a member of the other site and all that!!) So I am officially outcasted. lol

Now look we have hijacked Marg0's thread. Sorry Marg.

[Miss Random]

I'm sure Marg0 won't mind, he's cool.

Will have a word with the Admin for you. I'm sure it has nothing to do with you being on the other side, you have always visited us over here and been lovely.
I never get on the computer often enough to stay on the other side, it kicks you off if you go too long without posting.

Add me to FB anyway (debbie forster) white top on, cheesy grin! lol

Missy
xx

[RevFunk]

It's easy

You just have do do an NVQ level 2 in Hard Law Things and buy a wig

[Barmaid]

love it RevFunk. Wish it was it THAT easy!!!