Garden Court North Chambers - Pupillage

Garden Court North Chambers - Pupillage - October 2027

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Garden Court North Chambers is a progressive set of barristers with a strong commitment to publicly funded work, to offering representation to those disadvantaged by discrimination and inequality or with multiple and complex needs, to challenging the state, to fighting for justice, and to undertaking work pro bono in appropriate cases where funding is unavailable. It is these values which have underpinned our ethos since the foundation of Chambers in 1996 by a group of young barristers wanting to provide a radical alternative to the more traditional barristers’ chambers.

Since our foundation we have set our stall out to do human rights work, and throughout our history we have advanced the application of human rights law in the regions, taking cases to the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and to the European Court of Human Rights. In addition to human rights work, Chambers has built a strong reputation for housing law, immigration law, public law, criminal defence, prison law, inquests and inquiries, actions against the police, court of protection work, welfare law and expertise in discrimination work.

We have been involved in many high profile and landmark cases.

Chambers will pay pupils an award based on the current value of the real living wage for a standard 12‑month pupillage together with all earnings during the second six months. In 2025/26, this is £28,037 per year. Pupils will be paid 1/12 of the value of the award at the end of each month of pupillage.

In the second six months, there are no guaranteed earnings but pupils will only pay a reduced sum by way of Chambers’ expenses, which is half the variable rate then in force on any fees actually received in the second six months. Where a period of pupillage is extended, it is expected that the pupillage award will remain at the same level per month during the period of any extension.

Chambers will also pay such further sum as may be necessary to reimburse expenses reasonably incurred by the pupil on:

• Travel for the purposes of their pupillage during that month; this includes the costs of public transport, mileage, and parking. This does not apply to travel expenses incurred whilst conducting cases for which the pupil will be paid a fee.
• Attendance during that month at courses which they are required to attend as part of their pupillage.

Garden Court North Chambers is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. GCN has a standing Equality and Diversity Committee and a Wellbeing and Resilience Committee as part of our commitment to ensuring an environment where every person can flourish.

GCN adheres to the Bar Standards Board Code of Conduct Equality Rules, the BSB Handbook Equality Rules supporting information, and the Bar Council’s Fair Recruitment Guide and Reasonable Adjustments Guide. If you would like to enquire about the accessibility of our training organisation before making an application, please contact Ciara Bartlam, member of the Pupillage Committee at

We invite applications for two 12‑month pupillages to commence in October 2027. Chambers will pay pupils an award based on the current value of the real living wage for a standard 12‑month pupillage – which is £28,037 in 2025/26 – together with all earnings during the second six months.

Before applying, applicants should visit our website at  for a more detailed understanding of the range and nature of work undertaken by Chambers. Pupils can expect to gain experience across all areas of social welfare law, including welfare benefits, housing and immigration, and protest defence. Pupillage at GCN is flexible and we will discuss your preferred areas of work before you start.

All applications are read and sifted by members of Chambers using a scoring system and we are looking for:

• Intellectual aptitude and potential. This may be…