When I decided to become a barrister, I remember worrying about whether I’d done enough work experience to put on my CV. But having completed eleven mini-pupillages, I’m now slightly concerned about whether I’ve done too much.
Some people say that having a large number of mini-pupillages on your CV looks desperate, but I disagree. I learnt something from them all. Chambers can be very different. I really liked some and disliked others. A few of the smaller sets, for example, didn’t seem to have many resources – something which I’d have never known otherwise. And I didn’t like the idea of there being just one room shared by all the tenants, or not having a subscription to services such as Westlaw.
