The Pupillage Fair is the only recruitment fair run by the Bar, for the Bar of the future, and is free to attend. It forms a key part of the Bar's commitment to fair access and to a meritocratic culture, regardless of background. Last year’s Fair attracted a record 680 students, 54 exhibitors, and more than 150 volunteer barristers.

The Bar Council is proud to be running this year's Fair in association with King's College London. Its Bush House Buildings provide world class facilities, including a 395 seat auditorium, lecture theatres, teaching rooms and a rooftop suite with unparalleled views across London. 

We are equally grateful to be supported by the following Specialist Bar Associations: The Chancery Bar Association ('ChBA'), the Commercial Bar Association ('COMBAR'), the Criminal Bar Association ('CBA'), the Family Law Bar Association ('FLBA') and the Employment Law Bar Association ('ELBA'). Their support enables us to tailor exhibitor space according to practice area, and run targeted panel sessions on specific areas of law.

Event Programme - The number of sessions at this year's Fair has almost doubled - we will deliver:

• 'Meet the Young Bar', run by the Young Barristers' Committee
• 'The Application Clinic'
• 'Exploring Different Practice Areas'
• 'Life at the Chancery and Commercial Bar', run by the ChBA and COMBAR
• 'Funding and Support from the Inns of Court', run by the Inns of Court
• 'Life at the Criminal Bar', run by the CBA
• 'How to Get Pupillage - Insider Tips on Making a Successful Application', run by 5 Essex Court (Legal Cheek Best Chambers for Training 2018)
• 'Life as a Civil Law Barrister' - supported by the Bar Human Rights Committee and ELBA
• 'Life at the Employed Bar' - run by the Bar Council Employed Barristers' Committee
• 'Life at the Family Law Bar' - run by the FLBA
• 'I am the Bar' - run by the Bar Council's #IamtheBar Social Mobility Advocates
• 'Mature Students and Career Changers'
• 'Applicants with a Disability' - run by Matrix Chambers

Session times, locations and outlines will be communicated to attendees in due course. Click here for last year's Pupillage Fair brochure, and check back for an updated brochure closer to the time of the event.

The questions we ask when attendees register to attend the Pupillage Fair help us to ensure that we attract exhibitors, and design sessions, to meet the needs of all attendees.