BE PART OF THE TEAM

THE FUTURE OF
THE MODERN BAR.

Mini-Pupillage:
RICHMOND CHAMBERS

Richmond Chambers is currently accepting applications for mini-pupillages taking place between 1 January 2027 and 30 June 2027.

Our mini-pupillage scheme is designed to give aspiring barristers an insight into practice at the Immigration Bar and into life at Richmond Chambers, a specialist barrister-led immigration law firm based in Covent Garden, London.

We offer up to 16 mini-pupillages each year, each lasting three days. Up to 8 mini-pupillages are offered in the first half of the year and up to 8 in the second half of the year.

Our mini-pupillages are not assessed and do not form part of our pupillage selection process.

What to Expect

A mini-pupillage at Richmond Chambers provides an opportunity to observe and learn about the work of specialist immigration barristers.

During the three-day programme, mini-pupils can expect to gain an insight into a range of immigration, asylum and nationality work, including both immigration applications and challenges to immigration decisions.

Our work covers the full range of UK immigration law, including:

family migration;
work and business immigration;
sponsor licensing and sponsor compliance;
the EU Settlement Scheme;
short-stay visas;
student and graduate routes;
settlement;
nationality and citizenship;
detention and deportation
asylum and human rights;
appeals;
administrative review; and
judicial review.

Each mini-pupil will be assigned a member of Chambers as a mini-pupil supervisor. The supervisor will help ensure that the mini-pupil sees a broad cross-section of work and has the opportunity to ask questions about practice at the Immigration Bar.

A typical mini-pupillage may include:

observing an appeal hearing before the Immigration Tribunal;
attending a client conference;
observing barristers and legal associates at work;
assisting with legal research or drafting tasks; and
learning about direct access immigration practice.

The programme also provides an opportunity to meet and speak with members of the Richmond Chambers team, including legal associates, barristers and partners. Our lawyers will be available to answer questions, discuss career options and provide practical insight into life as part of a specialist immigration practice.

Who Should Apply

We encourage applications from anyone who is seriously considering a career at the Immigration Bar and would like to understand whether this area of practice is right for them.

Due to the limited number of places available, preference will normally be given to applicants who are in their third year of undergraduate study or above, including graduates, postgraduate students, Bar course students and others with a clear interest in immigration law and practice at the Bar.

Important Dates

Applications are currently open for mini-pupillages taking place between:

1 January 2027 and 30 June 2027

The deadline for applications for this round is:

31 December 2026

Applications for mini-pupillages taking place between:

1 July 2027 and 31 December 2027

will be accepted from:

1 January 2027 to 30 June 2027

How to Apply

To apply for a mini-pupillage, please complete our online:

Mini-Pupillage Application Form

and

Equality & Diversity Monitoring Form

Applications will be sent directly to our Senior Chambers Administrator, Summer Robson, at summer.robson@richmondchambers.com.

A copy of your responses will also be emailed to the email address you provide on the application form.

Places on our mini-pupillage scheme are limited and all applications are assessed on merit. We do not interview candidates as part of the mini-pupillage application process.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Richmond Chambers encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We are committed to equality, diversity and fair access to the Bar. We welcome applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the application process where appropriate.