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Tenancy Applications:

Chambers welcomes applications for tenancy from external candidates at all levels of call. We are committed to recruiting practitioners who are ambitious, driven and who strive to achieve excellence in their work. We are renowned for being a friendly, inclusive and progressive set. If you are interested in joining us, please e mail our Chief Executive in the first instance to arrange an initial telephone call at c.anderson@churchcourtchambers.co.uk.

Through effective Chambers’ management, we offer an extremely competitive rent/commission package.

Fixed Term Tenancy:

Chambers periodically offer Fixed Term Tenancies, usually for 6 months, for those who have completed pupillage elsewhere. Our Fixed Term tenants are not required to pay chambers’ rent and are paid a monthly travel allowance to assist them during this period.

Pupillage:

Applications for 2026/2027

The submissions window for applications opens at 11am on Monday 5th January 2026, and applicants can start, edit, and submit their applications from this date. The submissions window for applications closes on Thursday 22nd January 2026 at 11.59pm and no further applications or amendments to applications are allowed. Our form is available from today to allow applicants to identify the style and type of questions posed, mirroring the pupillage gateway process.

Please see further information below.

Church Court Chambers is a leading multidisciplinary set with a proud reputation for being professional, approachable and modern. Chambers’ main practice areas are crime, regulatory, family, immigration and extradition, however, many individual members have their own areas of specialism (for example sports law and international public law).

Chambers’ members, including more than 40 juniors and 4 King’s Counsel, enjoy busy and varied practices; collectively they have an enviable back catalogue of high-profile and complex matters such as the Marrache Fraud Case, the FA Southwark Bribery and Corruption Trial, and the Vietnamese Lorry case where the defendants faced 39 counts of manslaughter. They have appeared at every level, including in the Supreme Court, Privy Council and the European Court of Human Rights. Individually they are all highly regarded and respected by their peers and the judiciary.

Pupillage will be for 12 months with at least 3 supervisors within our Criminal Group, where pupils will gain experience of Prosecution and Defence work. Pupils can expect to be on their feet every day during their second six. We stress and emphasise that despite being a multidisciplinary set, the pupillage will focus almost exclusively on Crime.

Funding is £26,400 a year: £2200 pupillage award monthly in the first six months, and £2000 guaranteed earnings and £200 a month travel award monthly in the second six months. Pupils are expected to earn in excess that amount; often significantly.

Starts dates are flexible, but we anticipate start dates being between October 2026 and May 2027. We anticipate offering up-to three pupillages to start during this window.

Application is by way of a Pupillage Form which can be downloaded here.

The completed form must be sent by email to Sukhi Sondh (s.sondh@churchcourtchambers.co.uk) to be received by no later than 11.59pm on 22nd January 2026. Please do not send CVs, covering letters, or similar: any such material will be deleted.

To allow our ongoing commitment to an objective and fair process, and to allow us to discharge our BSB obligations, we would kindly ask that applicants also complete and provide an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form which can be downloaded here.

Mini-pupillages

Chambers offers non-assessed mini-pupillages which are 5 days in length at times when mini pupils can conveniently be accommodated. Preference will be given to applicants who are at least in the second or third year of a university law degree or undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Law. Mini-Pupillages are unfunded.

Click here to learn more, and please find our application form here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We at Church Court Chambers pride ourselves on recognising the importance of diversity and inclusion and we offer a supportive and nurturing environment to all members and
staff whatever their background, race, age, gender or sexuality.

We also offer premises which are fully accessible to those with disabilities.

Staff vacancies

None at present.