Pupillage Interviews.
Practise interview answers, legal analysis and advocacy exercises.
Overview.
Prepare a short brief under time pressure and answer panel questions. Receive feedback on analysis, structure, listening and judgment, using your experience and motivation rather than scripts.
Who it is for
Bar Course students and aspiring barristers preparing for pupillage applications and interviews.
Entry and preparation
No prior advocacy experience is required. Bring an application or examples of your experience for personalised discussion.
Learning outcomes.
Give clear, reasoned answers under time pressure
Structure an advocacy exercise around the strongest points
Reflect on feedback and improve a second performance
Programme structure.
Four proposed weekly sessions, with preparation between meetings. Dates and session length are confirmed before booking.
Preparation and answer structure
Build concise answers from your experience and the role you seek.
Legal and ethical problem solving
Analyse an unfamiliar legal or ethical problem under time pressure.
Advocacy exercise
Deliver an advocacy exercise and respond to panel questions.
Mock panel and feedback
Repeat a mock interview after detailed feedback on structure and judgment.
Practice exercises.
A short civil application with limited preparation time
A professional ethics dilemma
A panel question testing judgment and motivation
Teaching & materials.
Barristers with interview or recruitment experience are the intended faculty. Names and relevant backgrounds will be published before booking.
Participants prepare a case, perform a live task, receive precise feedback and repeat the exercise with a revised approach.
Includes a fictional bundle, brief, preparation questions and feedback sheet. A checklist and reading list are planned.
Advocate, observe and discuss. Peer practice is planned between sessions. Group size, platform, access period and any continuing community access will be confirmed before booking.
Practical details.
Live sessions, digital case papers, small-group exercises and direct verbal feedback.
The same core exercises, with live observation and discussion. Venue and accessibility arrangements are confirmed for each cohort.
The first dates, session times and final duration have not yet been released.
To be confirmed with the format and faculty. Performance time per participant will be made clear before booking.
No payment is taken now. Fees, VAT, payment and cancellation terms, and any format-specific costs are published before booking.
Take away case papers, feedback and a practice plan. Additional materials are confirmed for each cohort.
Training does not guarantee a particular interview, assessment or case outcome. Programme design informed by published guidance.
Your questions.
Will the mock interview match my chambers?
Exercises can reflect your intended practice and selection process. Each provider sets its own interview.
When are the next dates?
Register interest for confirmed cohort dates and times.
Can I attend online?
Online and in-person delivery are planned. Format and location are confirmed for each cohort.
Who will teach the programme?
Tutors and their relevant experience are published before booking.
What is included in the fee?
The offer confirms teaching, materials, feedback, fees, VAT and booking terms.
Register your interest.
Tell us what you need. We will share confirmed cohort details.
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