Barrister Pupillage

DAC Beachcroft LLP; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal firm is offering a one-year fixed-term Barrister Pupillage based in Birmingham with flexible working arrangements. The position provides invaluable experience across various legal practice areas, including personal injury and civil litigation. Successful applicants will receive guidance and support, along with comprehensive training, professional membership fee coverage, and a competitive salary with a pro rata payment structure. If you are passionate about law and eager for personal growth, apply now.

Benefits

Professional membership fees coverage

Training course expenses paid

IT hardware and support provided

Qualifications

• Must have a law degree or equivalent.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in advocacy across multiple practice areas.
• Support team members and participate in training.
• Engage in personal growth and development.

Skills

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Law degree or equivalent

Job description

Barrister Pupillage - 8DB

Application Deadline: 22 January 2026

Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuseοι / Travel)

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Birmingham

Description

8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (“8DB”) and DAC Beachcroft LLP take pride in offering an innovative employed pupillage Schlag experience with the development, growth and wellbeing of the pupils at the heart of our pupillage program.

Pupils can expect to work alongside experienced practitioners across multiple practice areas. Working in association with a leading international law firm, 8DB provides pupils with unparalleled access to market leaders and litigation specialists in order to provide a challenging and rewarding opportunity for personal and professional growth.

This collaborative approach ensures ISO pupils are supported at every stage of their pupillage. This support is both emotional and professional, with pupils having the benefit of the facilities and resources available to the DACB Group as well as the collegiate atmosphere engendered by the 8DB team.

This position is flexible on location and we welcome applications from candidates nationwide. Given our firm’s flexible working policy, location will not be a restricting factor to applications. Barristers will be able to choose if they wish to work fully remotely or in a hybrid way.

Successful applicants are offered a one-year fixed-term employment contract for the duration of estudi pupillage. This contract provides Pupils with a fixed annual salary, paid pro rata, on a monthly basis in arrears by way of direct transfer to the successful applicant’s bank account. A pay slip will be provided each month setting out the details of gross pay, statutory and voluntary deductions and net pay.

Financial and Other Support Available

Pupils have the benefit of the legal and financial protections to be expected from a contract of employment, including applicable notice periods and underlying employment policies. Accordingly the following expenses are all covered by the DACB Group and will be paid for in advance (or, in the unusual event that this is not possible, reimbursed following initial outlay by the Pupil) in line with the Business Travel and Expense Policy:

• Reasonably incurred professional membership fees including practising certificate fees;
• Compulsory pupillage training courses;
• Travel, accommodation and sustenance expenses reasonably incurred in accordance with the DACB Group’s Business Travel and Expenses policy.

All IT hardware and IT support is provided at no cost to the Pupil.

Areas of Practice:

8DB covers a wide array of practice areas, such as: Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, Inquests and Public Law, Costs and Litigation Funding, and Property Litigation.

Pupils will be encouraged to experience all available practice areas of their supervisors, other members of our integrated chambers, and of the wider organisation. On completion of pupillage, you will have ownership of your practice development under the guidance of the clerking team and your supervisors.

Equality :- Diversity and Inclusion

8DB adopts and adheres to the Diversity policy of the DACB Group, the updated version of which is located on the intranet and can be accessed by Pupils on commencement of their Pupillage.

8DB is also committed to fair and open recruitment,. and has committed to anonymised recruitment. Candidates names, educational institutions, and employer details will all be redacted. We seek to identify the best possible candidates for an employed pupillage within our organisation, whilst making every effort to remove any unconscious bias from our application process. Diversity data will be retained for Pupils and reviewed periodically, and a record kept of any action taken following such review.

The Pupillage Committee and all Pupil Supervisors have attended equality and diversity training and fair recruitment and selection training.

How to apply and important dates

Application process: Applications for our 8DB Pupillages are open from 5 January 2026 until 22 January 2026. All applications will be reviewed after the closing date above and applicants will receive an outcome once we have finished reviewing all applications.

Please complete the application form at the bottom of this advertisement, ensuring you cover the following sections:

• Academic record (from A-Levels through to Undergrad/Post-Grad) – subject/course name and grades required
• Experience and employment – dates and brief description of the experience required
• Supporting application questions
• Essay (600 words max)

We highly recommend preparing all your application answers before starting your final application submission to ensure a smooth process, as applications cannot be saved whilst completing the form. You can preview the application form by clicking 'Apply Now'.

Interview process:

We will hold our first round interviews during the week commencing on 09 March 2026 and these interviews will be held remotely via MS Teams.

We will then hold our second round interviews during the week commencing on 20 April 2026 and these interviews will be held in person.