Pupillage deadlines

Most sets recruit pupils 18 months in advance – i.e. they are recruiting in the 2024/25 academic year for 2026/27 pupillages. Most pupillages can be applied for via the Pupillage Gateway, a dedicated portal run by the Bar Council for barristers applying to sets of chambers, but a handful run their own recruiting timetable.

The timeline for 2024/25 is below.

While the majority do, some sets continue to recruit outside the Pupillage Gateway; of these a few follow the Gateway timetable, but many recruit earlier and a few later. Some smaller and less well-known sets recruit for pupils just a year or a few months in advance. Below is a list of all sets featured in our Chambers Reports, noting whether they're recruiting through the Gateway or outside in 2025.