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Mini-Pupillage
Applications for 2025 mini-pupillages are now closed. Applications for 2026 will open in September 2025.
Come and Meet Us
This year, whilst members of QEB Hollis Whiteman will be present at the Bar Council Pupillage Fair helping with the CV clinic, we will not have a Chambers stand. Instead, we invite those interested in pupillage at QEB Hollis Whiteman to two tailored events where you will have an opportunity meet both junior and senior members of Chambers, learn more about QEB Hollis Whiteman and receive top tips on how to obtain pupillage. If you are intending on applying for pupillage with us then you are welcome at either, or both, events.
Open Evening - 6-8pm, Tuesday 26 November 2024: This event is now full, but please do still apply to our Q&A session, details below.
Virtual Q&A - 6pm, Tuesday 10 December 2024: A number of our most junior tenants will be online to answer those burning questions you might have about the pupillage application process and life as a pupil at QEB Hollis Whiteman in an informal environment. To register your interest, please send an email titled ‘QEB Virtual Q&A' with your full name to pupillageevents@qebhw.co.uk. We will send you an email with the link to the session a few days before the event. Spaces at this event are unlimited. We will respond to your email with the link to the event.
Please note, if you are applying to attend both events, please send separate application emails for each.
Mini-Pupillage
We offer non-assessed five day mini-pupillages to those who are interested in joining the bar to practice in the areas of work that QEB Hollis Whiteman covers.
We hope that exposure to the work that our barristers undertake on a day-to-day basis will assist you in making an informed decision about whether you want to pursue a career at the bar.
Please note that we do not require potential pupils to have completed a mini-pupillage with us prior to applying for a pupillage. The process of selection for mini-pupillage is entirely separate from the pupillage process and acceptance/rejection of an application for mini-pupillage is not an indication of the likely outcome of any application for pupillage. Please do not, therefore, be deterred from applying for pupillage if you are unsuccessful in obtaining a mini-pupillage with us.
Expenses and Financial Assistance
Our mini-pupillages are not funded. Each mini-pupil will be expected to pay for their own travel (and, if necessary, accommodation) expenses incurred in attending the mini-pupillage.
We do, however, offer financial assistance up to £150 per mini-pupil to those that require it if they meet the following criteria:
A: Have attended a state school/college, and are able to demonstrate high academic achievement.
AND
B: Meet one or more of the following criteria:
- Neither of applicant’s parents attended higher education
- Applicant’s family were in receipt of income support
- Applicant has caring responsibilities for others
- Applicant brought up in the state’s care
- Applicant has a disability
We will consider applications made in other circumstances at our discretion. If you wish to apply for financial assistance, please indicate in the appropriate section of the application form.
Equality & Inclusion
QEB Hollis Whiteman is strongly committed to promoting and advancing equality and diversity in all aspects of Chambers’ life. Please check our Equality & Inclusion page for further details.
Confidentiality
At the start of the week each mini-pupil is asked to sign an undertaking to maintain confidentiality in respect of all the sensitive and confidential information they may hear or read about during the mini-pupillage. You should be aware that, as a criminal chambers, our work includes dealing with serious and violent crime and it is likely that you will be exposed to material pertaining to such offences.