One of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in England, we combine excellence in advocacy and advisory work with a modern, client-focussed service.
“Crown Office Chambers is distinguished by the quality of its members. From its outstanding silks down to its leading juniors, excellence runs through the set.”
One of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in England, we combine excellence in advocacy and advisory work with a modern, client-focussed service.
“Crown Office Chambers is distinguished by the quality of its members. From its outstanding silks down to its leading juniors, excellence runs through the set.”
With over 100 barristers working in specialist areas, our multi-discipline chambers has strong expertise in commercial and general insurance.
The ‘outstanding’ clerks are ‘commercial and willing to consider cases on innovative fee structures – not something seen at some of the more traditional sets’.
As a strong commercial set, our dedicated staff provide extensive support to help maintain Crown Office as a leading chambers.
Pupillage
At Crown Office Chambers, we offer a well-structured and rewarding pupillage that will give you experience across a range of practice areas and prepare you for a career at the Bar. Pupillage will be undertaken in a friendly and supportive environment. Our members take a real interest in your progress.
Pupils sit with two pupil supervisors in their first six months and one in their second, but are likely to work with a number of different members of chambers practising in different fields of work over the course of the year. Pupils appear in court regularly during their second six, generally handling applications and small trials in the county courts, affording ample opportunity to develop advocacy skills. Chambers also organises a series of advocacy training sessions.
Read Douglas James’ account of his pupillage experience here.
Chambers offers up to 3 pupillages per year, each with an award of £65,000 (£55,000 plus £10,000 guaranteed earnings in your second six) part of which may be drawn down during the BPTC year.
Crown Office Chambers strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity amongst its staff, members, pupils and mini-pupils. We therefore encourage and welcome applications from women, people of minority ethnic origin, people with disabilities and those who are LGBTQ+, as well as candidates from other groups which are underrepresented in the legal sector. We are happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable disabled candidates to demonstrate their suitability for the job. Further information about our Diversity Policy and Data can be found here.
Please follow the links on the left to learn more about what we offer. We hope that these pages answer any questions you may have about pupillage with us, but if you have any questions please contact the Pupillage Secretary Maurice Holmes.
Application Form
Applications for pupillage commencing in October 2022, and “year early” applications (for October 2023) are now closed.
Please find links to the following forms: