Award Pupillage
For the 2011/2012 season we expect to take up to three pupils for full pupillages of twelve months duration and it is from these pupils that we make our tenancy decisions in the summer of each year.
Each award will be for £60,000, in the form of a first six month award of £40,000, renewable for a second six months of £20,000. It would be exceptional not to renew the award. The awards are payable monthly in advance during pupillage. The pupillage year runs from October to September. Those accepted for tenancy may also have opportunities to do some work in the last three months of their pupillage year.
Those accepted for tenancy may also have opportunities to do some work in the last three months of their pupillage year.
We recognise a responsibility towards those not offered tenancies, and the prospects of a tenancy either with us or in other chambers doing similar work are good.
What are we looking for?
In selecting our pupils we will be looking to assess academic and intellectual abilities, skills in oral and written communication, and an understanding of and interest in our work. Successful applicants tend to have a First Class degree.
Fountain Court welcomes applications from law and non-law graduates alike. Awards are generally given to pupils of high academic achievement whom we consider to have the potential to be tenants at Fountain Court and who will wish in due course to be considered for tenancy here.
How do I apply?
Applications should be made through the Pupillage Portal System which is designed to enable students to apply for pupillage through a central clearing house.
The scheme requires applicants to complete a single standard application form listing their choice of chambers for pupillage. Applicants should, however, arrange for their references to be sent direct to Natalie Davis at Fountain Court Chambers, Fountain Court, Temple, London EC4Y 9DH.
How will my application be processed?
The Bar Council has published the Pupillage Portal timetable. Summer season applications under the Pupillage Portal scheme will open on Tuesday 30th March. First round applications will be considered from Tuesday 4th May.
Upon receiving your application we might invite you for a first interview, and you should make yourself available for interview shortly after submitting your application. Thereafter, we plan to invite a shortlist of applicants for second, more formal interviews.