Bar students’ prospects of securing pupillages have remained steady for the first time in years, new figures have shown, but senior industry figures believe the number of places on offer needs to increase.
Five hundred and twenty-six students were given pupillages between 1 October, 2006, and 30 September, 2007, compared with 515 in the previous year. The news will be warmly received by students hoping to enter the profession, as it is the first time in recent years that the number has not dropped.
