Duties as a pupil

• Recruitment
• Introduction from Mukul Chawla QC
• Education
• Mini-pupillage
• The Pupillage Committee
• Selection of twelve-month pupils through OLPAS
• Obligations of pupil supervisors
• Applications for third six pupillage
• Recruiting Tenants from the pool of pupils
• What happens when you start a pupillage in Chambers
• After pupillage
• Rights and entitlements of a pupil at 9-12 Bell yard
• Duties as a pupil
• Useful telephone numbers

General

You are required to shadow your pupil supervisor, to attend court with him or her or at his or her direction and to carry out paperwork assigned to you.

You are required to be punctual and well turned out. It is expected that whether you are in court, in Chambers or socialising after hours that you will behave with discretion and will not bring discredit to Chambers.

Confidentiality

The duty of client confidentiality in accordance with the Bar Council Code of Conduct [paragraph 801] is paramount. This encompasses information you learn while following your pupil supervisor or other members of Chambers as well as in respect of your own practice. Court work You may be required to conduct a noting brief during your first six. In respect of your work in your second or third six, there is an expectation that immediately on finishing your hearing you will telephone the clerks to tell them you are available for work and any adjourned dates. You will despatch an attendance note to your instructing solicitors the same day and telephone your solicitor or his or her secretary if required.

Working for other members of Chambers

If a member of Chambers other than your pupil supervisor asks you to do some work, it is the responsibility of that person to obtain clearance from your pupil supervisor in advance of that work commencing.

Registration

You are required to register your pupillage with the Bar Council. This applies to twelve- month pupils and those doing third or further six-month pupillages.

Pupillage return

The Bar Council regulates and monitors pupillages provided by all chambers. As part of that process you are required to submit a pupillage checklist to the Bar Council together with a certificate certifying satisfactory completion of your pupillage at its conclusion

Library rota

Pupils work in the Chambers' library and are required to join the library rota and between them keep the library in good order.

Saturday court rota

When you start a second or third six you must join the Saturday court rota. You must not swap places on the rota less than three days in advance and the clerks must be informed of any changes by that deadline. Failure to inform the clerks in good time will result in the wrong pupil being telephoned by solicitors and will create a poor and unprofessional impression in the eyes of our professional clients.

Data protection

Any pupil who undertakes work in his or her own right has a duty under the Data Protection Act 1988 to "notify" the Information Commissioner. There is an annual charge for this of £35. Contact Keith Secker (Chambers' Administration and Facilities Manager) regarding notification. Notification is mandatory and Chambers will pay the £35 fee for the first year.

Leaving Chambers

Pupils are required to give one month's notice before leaving Chambers.