3PB increases its annual pupillage award to £60,000
12th December 2024
National chambers 3PB (3 Paper Buildings) has increased its annual pupillage award for its current recruitment for 2026 to £60,000 from £40,000, joining other prominent barristers’ chambers in announcing increases this year.
This comprises a £30,000 grant and £30,000 in guaranteed earnings, paid monthly in advance. Additional benefits are valued at approximately £17,000 and include Private Health Insurance, IT support with discounts on technology, and access to online legal resources (LexisNexis PSL+, Lexis+ Ai, Westlaw and PLC).
The full-service chambers - with six offices in London and across the Midlands, Western and South East Circuits - which now has over 270 barristers, is offering pupillage places to four trainee barristers in 2026, to start in either April or October 2026. These opportunities are:
- London - Property
- London – Personal Injury
- Bournemouth - Family
- Winchester - Criminal work including Regulatory Crime
In 2025, 3PB will welcome four new pupil barristers with Simon Haywood (Regulatory/Education, Birmingham), Eaindra Cho (Employment, Bristol), Liam O’Shaunessy (Employment, Winchester) and Barry McTaggart (Civil, London) starting their twelve-month pupillages.
Charlotte Hadfield, who chairs 3PB's Pupillage Committee, commented: “Being a 3PB Pupil means being a member of a progressive, financially secure set with a friendly collegiate environment, offering a level of on-the-job and mock advocacy training that is second to none. I’m looking forward to a record application and recruitment year for 2026.”
3PB have an extensive pupillage hub of information on its website including details of the criteria used in selecting candidates for interview, training and support we provide and further benefits available to pupil barristers.
3PB's recruitment and applications process is managed via the Bar Council's Pupillage Gateway and you can access it now to browse 3PB's vacancies. Applications open on Thursday 2 January 2025 (11:00am) and close on Thursday 06 February 2025 (11:59pm). Good luck.
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