How I landed a pupillage: what every aspiring barrister should know

The Legal Cheek Podcast is proudly independent. Thanks to our sponsor Simpson Thacher, home of the private equity training contract, for making that possible: https://ukearlycareers.stblaw.com/Last year 3,912 aspiring barristers applied for pupillage. Only 287 got it.Entry to the bar has never been more competitive, so what can aspiring barristers do to improve their odds?Applying for pupillage takes more than a strong CV: candidates need knowledge, grit, and a healthy dose of luck. So, what should first-time applicants (or those going again) bear in mind?Legal Cheek’s Lydia Fontes is joined by fellow LC writer and future pupil barrister Saul Agar-Ward, who talks through his own path to pupillage: what worked, what didn’t, and the advice he’d give to anyone else taking the plunge.--------------------------------------------------------------------📣 Meet 40 top chambers at our Virtual Pupillage Fair on Thursday 8 October (2-5pm)! Sign up now: https://www.legalcheek.com/fair/the-legal-cheek-virtual-pupillage-fair-series/