Prospective applicants for pupillage, please join us for this 1 hour session to learn more about us and what it’s like to be a pupil barrister and a junior tenant at Field Court Chambers.
You will hear directly from our current pupils and from 2 of our junior barristers (who both sit on our pupillage committee).
They will discuss:
- our pupillage application and interview process
- our main practice areas and chambers' culture
- what they are looking for in a pupillage application
- what you can expect as a pupil barrister and as a junior tenant
There will also be a short Q&A.
How to register
Register to attend our virtual pupillage open evening.
Speakers:
Harrison Engler joined us as a tenant in September 2024 after successfully completing pupillage. He has a mixed practice in family, housing, property, community care, civil and public law. In April, he acted pro bono (as co-counsel with Joanna Thom) in Re A (Appeal: Findings of Fact) [2025] EWHC 1279 (Fam) [2025] 4 WLR 72 – a successful High Court appeal against a 3-year-old rape finding in private law family proceedings. Mr Justice Hayden noted “Mr Engler and Ms Thom have filleted F’s own discursive and frequently misconceived written arguments and recrafted them skilfully. I have found their help to be invaluable”.
Madeleine Southey has a mixed practice in civil, employment, property, housing, family and public law. She started tenancy in September 2024 after successful completion of her pupillage. Madeleine achieved the Advocate pro bono “Pupil Pledge” for pro bono work undertaken during pupillage.
Robert Sharp, current pupil barrister, has completed a seat in Court of Protection law and now has in his second seat as family law. Before pupillage, Robert worked as an assistant lawyer for a local authority housing and litigation department and a county court advocate, providing support and representation to clients in various legal proceedings.
Benedict Flinn, current pupil barrister, shadowed a family barrister in his first seat. He is now being supervised by a housing law barrister. Before pupillage, he worked as a paralegal in the international arbitration practice of a US-headquartered law firm and as a legal assistant for a local authority. Benedict also volunteered as an education advocate for the Communities Empowerment Network.