Recruitment
Chambers strives to achieve diversity among its members, pupils, mini-pupils and staff. Recognising those that are typically underrepresented at the Bar, we encourage and welcome applications from women, individuals with Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and those who are LGBTQ+, as well as those from other groups that tend to be underrepresented in the legal profession.
Applicants will always be assessed using objective and fair criteria, and without discrimination based on protected characteristics.
In relation to pupillage applications:
- Candidates’ applications are assessed and scored strictly by reference to defined objective and fair criteria.
- Applications are blind marked at the sifting stage, with only the candidate’s number (each candidate is allocated a number) being visible to the assessor. The assessor does not know any of the candidate’s personal information that would identify sex, gender identity, age, ethnicity, or other protected characteristics, save insofar as such information is disclosed by the candidate in their answers to any questions.
- At the interview stage, candidates’ performances are again assessed and scored strictly by reference to defined objective and fair criteria.
- Members involved in the selection process are trained in fair recruitment and selection processes.
- Chambers collects and reviews anonymised diversity data for pupillage applications through to offers and such data informs Chambers’ ongoing efforts to attract and encourage applicants from groups that are underrepresented at the Bar.
Anti-Racist Statement: Chambers is committed to being an anti-racist organisation and to continually review how we can do things better to embed an anti-racist culture and bring positive change. To view our Anti-Racist Statement please click here.
