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Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).

Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.

For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our BD Director, Asia Pacific, Lara Quie and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our clerking team in London.

London

20 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AL

enquiries@twentyessex.com
t: +44 20 7842 1200

Singapore

28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120

singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230

Contact

Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).

Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.

For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our BD Director, Asia Pacific, Lara Quie and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our clerking team in London.

London

20 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AL

enquiries@twentyessex.com
t: +44 20 7842 1200

Singapore

28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120

singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230

Pupillage

Selection Criteria

We apply the general selection criteria below at all stages of recruitment, with adjustment appropriate to particular stages as follows:

  • Prospective mini-pupils and pupils. Where it is unrealistic to expect a candidate already to have the requisite level of attainment, we look for potential.
  • Prospective lateral recruits. We also take account of the following: (a) whether the applicant has a successful, substantial and reasonably portable practice; (b) whether the applicant’s fields of practice, experience and seniority accord with our overall strategy for recruitment and business development.


General selection criteria

We aim to recruit individuals who possess, to a standard of excellence, the knowledge, skills and attributes required by the Professional Statement and necessary for a successful career at Twenty Essex. We attach particular importance to the following:

1
Legal ability, intelligence and analytical skills
  • A strong knowledge and understanding of relevant principles of law and procedure, coupled with excellent research skills.
  • Outstanding intelligence, in particular the ability to apply legal principles intelligently, also showing common sense, commercial awareness and good judgement.
  • The ability to analyse, in depth, complex facts and law, so as to identify the real issues, and devise appropriate, client-tailored, solutions or strategies.
2
Advocacy and communication skills
  • An exceptional ability to communicate (both in writing and orally) in a manner which is clear, precise, concise and well-structured.
  • Highly effective, eloquent and persuasive advocacy skills (both in writing and orally).
  • The ability to engage suitably and responsively with different audiences, and appropriately adapt styles and methods of communication.
3
Practice management and development
  • A commitment to building a successful practice in Chambers, devoting time and effort as required to effective business development.
  • The ability to manage a practice effectively and deliver consistently excellent client service.
  • High levels of motivation, self-reliance, determination, and organisational skills.
4
Working with others
  • The ability to work effectively as part of a team, taking a leadership role where appropriate.
  • Excellent inter-personal skills, and the ability to inspire confidence in other lawyers, clients and team members.
  • Respect for others, courtesy and sensitivity, regardless of background or circumstances.
5
Personal and professional standards and values
  • Honesty, integrity, independence and courage.
  • Compliance with professional standards and duties.
  • Active pursuit of equality and respect for diversity.

Pupillage at Twenty Essex offers the opportunity to train with barristers at the top of their profession in a highly successful, international and friendly set at the cutting edge of commercial and public international law.

The key features of pupillage at Twenty Essex:

  • We are a leading commercial and public international law set.
  • We seek outstanding applicants.
  • Diversity and inclusivity are very important to us. We were the first chambers to adopt Rare’s CSR.
  • High retention rate: over 80% of our pupils taken on as tenants in the last five years.
  • A detailed, structured training programme. We do not just test: we teach.
  • Friendly and supportive atmosphere in chambers.
  • Generous award of £75,000, with drawdown and other benefits.
  • An emphasis on work/life balance for pupils.
  • No numbers limits: if you achieve tenancy standard you will be offered tenancy.

Pupillage is our chance to teach you to excel as a junior barrister. We are proud of our bespoke training programme and its fantastic results: in recent years over 80% of our pupils have been offered tenancy at the end of their pupillage.

We continue to offer mini-pupillages, so please apply for these via our form. The deadlines for mini-pupillage applications are the end of December and June each year. We only interview pupillage candidates who have completed, or been offered, a mini-pupillage in Chambers.

Note that mini-pupillages for the December applications cohort take place between March and July. As such, a large number of these early-year mini-pupillage dates fall after interview shortlists are determined for pupillage applications in the same year. You may wish to consider applying in June to ensure that you have completed a Twenty Essex mini-pupillage in advance of making a pupillage application in the winter, so that feedback from your mini-pupillage can be taken into account.

If you have any questions about pupillage or mini-pupillage do please email us on pupillage@twentyessex.com.

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