3rd February 2026 – Pupillage Interviews: Preparation Tips for a Successful Interview

The Commercial Bar Association is holding an event to encourage and support women applying to the Commercial Bar.

If you are a woman applying or intending to apply to the Commercial Bar, and would like to know what Commercial chambers look for in pupillage candidates and hear preparation tips for a successful interview, this event will be of benefit to you.

Our panel of Commercial barristers are all either relatively recent applicants for pupillage or experienced in the pupillage application process.

Panellists:

Jessica Sutherland – 7 King’s Bench Walk

Emily McKechnie – Wilberforce Chambers

Gretta Schumacher – Essex Court Chambers

Andrew Lodder – One Essex Court

This online event will start at 5.30pm.

The event will run for one hour until 6.30pm with a Q&A chat function enabling questions to be taken by the panellists.

Registration is now closed, if you would still like to receive the ZOOM link before the event starts please email admin@combar.com directly.