I grew up in Russia, but I never really thought of it as a disadvantage until someone asked me the question:
“Did you ever get the feeling that your inability to secure pupillage may be influenced by the fact that you’re foreign?”
With a good degree, a major Inns of Court scholarship and lots of legal work experience, I think I have the CV of a typical aspiring barrister. Despite completing the BVC last year, I still haven’t secured a pupillage and haven’t had many interviews either. I know it’s easy to blame someone else for your own misfortune, but I do begin to wonder whether the path to the Bar is more challenging for those with a foreign background.
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