CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTORY COMPLETION OF PUPILLAGE
I[1], (name)......
of (chambers/employer)......
Being registered by the Bar Standards Board as an approved Pupil Supervisor or having been approved as a supervisor of external training2
Hereby certify that my pupil (name)......
Called to the Bar by (Inn)......
On (month)...... (year)......
Has satisfactorily completed a period of3 ...... months practising pupillage between the following dates:
From...... to......
And has completed the compulsory pupillage courses required by the Bar Standards Board and specified in Section 25of the Bar Standards Board Handbook. I have read and discussed the completion of the checklist with the above pupil. I confirm that to the best of my knowledge and belief it has been completed accurately and satisfactorily,meeting the standards and competencies specified in the Pupillage Handbook.4
Pupil supervisor: ...... (Sign)
...... (Print name)
...... Date
NOTES
The pupil supervisor at the conclusion of the second six should complete this form, after consulting with any other supervisor throughout this period of pupillage. If the pupil supervisor is not available to sign this certificate, another person acceptable to the Bar Standards Board (eg. Head of Chambers, Director of Pupil Training) may sign it, provided that the certificate confirms who the pupil supervisor was, the dates of supervision and why they have not signed the certificate for the relevant period.
2All periods of external training must have been approved in advance and registered with us.
3Where a pupillage has been approved for reduction by the Qualifications Committee, the certificate should be amended accordingly.
4The completed pupillage and specialist checklists must be returned with this certificate. The practice management course must be completed during pupillage. Where this course has not been completed during pupillage, the practising period of pupillage will need to be extended until completion of this course.
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This certificate should be submitted to:
or Pupillage Records, Bar Standards Board, 289-293 High Holborn London, WC1V 7HZ, DX 240 LDE. We encourage pupils to email a scanned copy of this certificate.
Bar Standards Board
June 2015