South Square 2020/21 3-4 South Square Funding Your future in commercial law Gray’s Inn & benefi ts WC1R 5HP +44 (0)20 7696 9900 Pupils receive awards of £65,000 per annum (reviewed [email protected] annually). £20,000 of the pupillage award may be paid in advance for living expenses during the BPTC. www.southsquare.com

As a junior tenant you would receive a number of benefi ts including: subsidised travel and conference fees; no rental charge during your fi rst 15 months of tenancy and no receipts charge for the fi rst 6 months; subsidised membership of key professional associations for the fi rst 2 years; and assistance and training in fi nancial planning and business development.

‘One of the great things about doing pupillage at South Square is that the process felt extremely transparent and fair. It really feels like you are being assessed on your overall performance.’ LOTTIE PYPER, PUPIL (2018) How to apply

If you are applying for a one year pupillage, please apply through the pupillage gateway.

If you are applying for a funded or unfunded mini-pupillage please send a CV and covering letter stating which pupillage programme you are applying for. You can apply by post or by email at [email protected]

If you have any questions or concerns about the application process, please check our website and if you can’t fi nd the information you are looking for please contact [email protected] Who we are Who we are

South Square is a highly respected and looking for successful commercial set involved in South Square recruits up to three high calibre complex and high-profile international pupils a year with a strong academic record and domestic commercial litigation. and the potential to become an outstanding Our members are recognised as leaders in their fields commercial . The minimum academic in all the key legal directories and have acted in some of the most important commercial cases of the last qualification is a 2:1 degree. decade - including Lehman Brothers, MF Global, Madoff, Pupils are selected from a broad range of backgrounds Northern Rock, Formula One and the LIBOR litigation. and experience, whether recent university graduates ‘Unrivalled talent and excellent or those seeking a second career at the Bar. A number of our members have degrees in law, some have taken in everything they do.’ non-law degrees and then sat the CPE/GDL, and others UK BAR GUIDE have started their career in another sector before becoming a barrister. What we do What we offer South Square’s work is mainly focussed on financial and banking issues. We are the market leader for PUPILLAGE restructuring and insolvency, and widely recognised Pupils are welcomed into all areas of Chambers’ life and for our work in banking and finance litigation. Members are provided with a structured programme designed also specialise in commercial litigation, company law to train and equip them for a successful practice in a and fraud related disputes. dynamic and challenging environment. Pupils sit with South Square’s work has a significant offshore focus, ‘The a number of supervisors for periods of six to eight weeks and members regularly appear in the courts and to experience a range of practices and work. tribunals of international jurisdictions, notably the Pupillage is not run as a competition between pupils, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, barrister’s chambers and Chambers’ approach is to recruit all pupils as Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore. tenants who meet the required standard. OUR PRACTICE AREAS of choice.’ MINI- • Banking & Finance Litigation • Insolvency & Restructuring South Square also offers funded and unfunded mini- • Civil Fraud pupillages. Please see the timetable included in this • Company Law brochure for more details, or Chambers’ website • Commercial Litigation www.southsquare.com/pupillage. We also have expertise in Sport, Arbitration and Mediation Company/Insolvency set Insolvency set of the and work across many sectors including banking, of the year, winner 2017 year, shortlisted 2017 financial services, insurance, oil and gas, government and regulation, mining, manufacturing, shipping and retail. CHAMBERS BAR AWARDS LEGAL 500 BAR AWARDS