How I landed a pupillage: what every aspiring barrister should know

<p>The Legal Cheek Podcast is proudly independent. Thanks to our sponsor Simpson Thacher, home of the private equity training contract, for making that possible: <a href="https://ukearlycareers.stblaw.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://ukearlycareers.stblaw.com/</a></p><p>Last year 3,912 aspiring barristers applied for pupillage. Only 287 got it.</p><p>Entry to the bar has never been more competitive, so what can aspiring barristers do to improve their odds?</p><p>Applying for pupillage takes more than a strong CV: candidates need knowledge, grit, and a healthy dose of luck. So, what should first-time applicants (or those going again) bear in mind?</p><p><em>Legal Cheek</em>’s Lydia Fontes is joined by fellow <em>LC</em> writer and future pupil barrister Saul Agar-Ward, who talks through his own path to pupillage: what worked, what didn’t, and the advice he’d give to anyone else taking the plunge.</p><p>--------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><strong>📣 Meet 40 top chambers at our Virtual Pupillage Fair on Thursday 8 October (2-5pm)! Sign up now: </strong><a href="https://www.legalcheek.com/fair/the-legal-cheek-virtual-pupillage-fair-series/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://www.legalcheek.com/fair/the-legal-cheek-virtual-pupillage-fair-series/</strong></a><strong></strong></p>