Pupillage is the apprenticeship-like year spent by would-be barristers in a work-based environment, after they have completed the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) and before they enter tenancy.
Providers include sets of chambers in independent practice and bodies offering employed pupillages, such as the Government Legal Service, the Crown Prosecution Service and commercial firms and companies’ in-house legal departments. All pupillages are advertised on the Bar Council’s website, www.pupillages.com.
