Exchange Chambers is launching a ‘pupillage academy’ in crime, commercial and common law, and will take on six pupils in September 2020. The Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester chambers has previously recruited three pupils each year. Bill Braithwaite QC, head of Exchange Chambers, said: ‘While our pupillage academy represents a significant upfront investment, it is an investment in the future of chambers. The object is to encourage students at school and university, mentor those who are keen, help with the application process, provide a first-class pupillage and mentor new tenants for the first three years of tenancy.’
17 April 2019
Pupillage academy invests in the future
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