What are the stages of the pupil selection process?
The stages of the selection process (and what happens at which stage) vary from set to set. Some sets will interview you only once; others may call you back for second and even third interviews. There are various components to pupillage interviews that you may encounter. You may be given a legal question or problem shortly before your interview and asked to prepare to discuss it; there may be a more general discussion of legal matters (for example current legal affairs, procedural or ethical issues, or cases that you’ve already encountered, eg in a mini-pupillage or moot). There could be advocacy exercises, role-plays, group tasks or a written exercise. At some point there is also likely to be a more general discussion about you and the experiences you’ve mentioned on your application.In addition, some sets specify that you must complete an assessed mini-pupillage with them if you wish to be considered for pupillage. These are short periods of work experience in chambers (typically bet
