TENANCY

Chambers is actively seeking to recruit exceptional practitioners. We pride ourselves on our collegiate and supportive atmosphere as well as the excellent quality of the advocacy and advice that we provide. We welcome applications from ambitious barristers at every level of call who are looking to expand their existing criminal practice or to develop new complementary practice areas.

Applications should be sent to Paul Cavin KC and James Dawes KC and will be treated with the strictest of confidence.


PUPILLAGE

We pride ourselves on offering structured, challenging and fulfilling twelve-month pupillages to high quality applicants. We aim to prepare all pupils for a successful career within our Chambers and actively seek to recruit our junior tenants from amongst their number. Nine of our last eleven pupils were taken on at the end of their pupillage.

We offer a pupillage award of £32,400 made up of a £18,000 grant in the first six months and guaranteed earnings of £2,400 a month in the second six months. In recent years, our pupils have routinely earned significantly more than this.

We endeavour to ensure that our pupillages, as well as being both financially and intellectually rewarding, are enjoyable. Throughout their twelve months our pupils are treated as prospective tenants and are encouraged to play an active part in the life of Chambers.

First Six Months

Pupils spend the first six months of their pupillage with their pupil supervisor and can expect to be in court most days participating in the full range of criminal trials as well as accompanying their pupil supervisor to case conferences. From day one all pupils will be expected to undertake written work for their supervisor and, in due course, for other Members of Chambers in order to be able to build a reputation amongst their prospective colleagues.

First-six pupils undertake an intensive advocacy course designed to equip them for their first days on their feet in the Crown and Magistrates’ Court as well as a crash course in court procedure delivered in an informal atmosphere by the junior tenants.

In the final weeks of the first six we endeavour to place pupils with junior tenants so that they can gain experience of Magistrates’ Court work and see the sort of Crown Court work they are likely to be covering when on their feet. We find that this leads to pupils looking and feeling prepared and confident from the very first day on their feet.

Second Six Months

Pupils can expect to be in court every day covering the full range of hearings in the Magistrates’ Court and undertaking regular Crown Court work. Typically, second-six pupils will be appearing in Crown Court trials by the time they apply for tenancy placing them well ahead of their peers in terms of experience and expertise.

Please click here for our Pupillage Policy Document.


PROBATIONARY TENANCY

We are actively seeking probationary tenants (formerly known as third six pupils) to join Chambers with a view to becoming tenants following successful completion of their pupillage.  Probationary tenants can expect a busy Magistrates’ and Crown Court practice, acting for both the prosecution and the defence, with plenty of opportunity to undertake Crown Court trials and secondments. Probationary tenants are encouraged to attend the Chambers’ pupil advocacy training course and to carry out work for other members of Chambers so as to prepare them for tenancy.

If you are interested in applying for a probationary tenancy in Chambers, please send a covering letter and CV to vickybeasley@2hb.co.uk.


MINI-PUPILLAGE

We welcome applications for mini-pupillage from applicants aged 18 or over. Applications should be made by way of a form attached here and sent by email or post to our Administrator Vicky Beasley. For full details of our mini pupillage scheme, please click on the link.

We are now accepting applications for mini pupillages to take place during Easter 2024 (closing date 31 January 2024) and summer 2024 (closing date 30 April 2024).


EQUALITY & DIVERSITY

Two Harcourt Buildings is committed to equal opportunities and tackling discrimination. Please see the Our Policies section in the Our Chambers page for full details.