The Pupillage Interview/Acceptance/Rejection Thread 2015

That's where i heard it from. It's an old blog post though which is why I doubted it.

Not sure I'm applying to Trinity anyway though.

Reply 401

pupil2016

Original post by JPGR

That's where i heard it from. It's an old blog post though which is why I doubted it.

Not sure I'm applying to Trinity anyway though.

Thanks, I see what you mean. But I wonder if they sets that haven't downloaded them yet (most, I would assume) will see that I submitted then made changes?

Reply 402

JPGR

Oh right. They judge you on your final submission (i.e the one that's there on 30th April 2015).

Reply 403

basbar

Original post by scotstudent

My understanding is:

1. Chambers cannot access your application until after the deadline

2. They do not know when you submitted it

3. They will not know if you made changes before the deadline. You can submit the application, edit and re-submit. Chambers only see the final submission.

Does anyone think any differently?

Under OLPAS/Pupillage Portal it was different. But this is how PG seems to work.

I have posted a link to PG which confirms they cannot view before 4 May. It's being moderated.

Reply 404

pupil2016

Original post by basbar

I have posted a link to PG which confirms they cannot view before 4 May. It's being moderated.

Oh yes, just seen that too! I guess that's settled then!

Reply 405

typonaut

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Original post by JPGR

Well, it's faintly depressing to be a veteran of these threads...

However, I'm polishing off an app and transferring it at the moment. However, it's disappeared from my bookmarked vacancies. Is anybody else having this problem? Has Dere St pulled their pupillage?

http://applications.pupillagegateway.com/vacancies/view/593

Reply 406

filthynines

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I had missed the tempers and thinly-veiled criticisms of last year. Glad to see a resurgence!

Happy Monday!

Reply 407

SIE2013

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Maybe a silly Q, when listing your Law degree, what area of study have you all listed? I put "other" but someone told me law comes under "social sciences".

Any clarification is much appreciated :smile:

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Reply 408

filthynines

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Original post by SIE2013

Maybe a silly Q, when listing your Law degree, what area of study have you all listed? I put "other" but someone told me law comes under "social sciences".

Any clarification is much appreciated :smile:

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I put humanities (?!). Shows how ill-fitted the Gateway really is.

Reply 409

basbar

Whether law is a social science or a humanity is something that could be debated forever more. I have worried about this in the past, but I don't think it matters one jot. I plumb for social science, personally.

Reply 410

typonaut

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I put "other", most law schools are separate elements within universities/colleges - it's sui generis. :smile:

And, mostly, you don't get a BA or a BSc.

No "Arts" in that list!

Reply 411

filthynines

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Gateway apps are slowly killing me. I've practically finished all apps, but the forms make it such a chore. Not as bad as one non-Gateway sets PDF app, though...

Reply 412

PupilLAD

Original post by basbar

See here: http://www.pupillagegateway.com/timetable-for-atos/

Chambers cannot view applications prior to 4 May.

I couldn't manually find the timetable you posted above. When I found the timetable it is entirely different:

http://www.pupillagegateway.com/timetable/

However, it would make sense that chambers could only view/download applications after the deadline or there would be no point in being able to edit applications.

Reply 413

PupilLAD

Original post by PupilLAD

I couldn't manually find the timetable you posted above. When I found the timetable it is entirely different:

http://www.pupillagegateway.com/timetable/

However, it would make sense that chambers could only view/download applications after the deadline or there would be no point in being able to edit applications.

It is under the 'are you offering pupillage' section, my bad.

Reply 414

SIE2013

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If you are currently working/volunteering at a place, what have you listed for your dates. You are unable to type "present" which is extremely annoying, but you are able to keep the date blank. So have you all kept it blank to reflect that you are currently still working etc? :smile:

Thanks a lot :smile:

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Reply 415

pupil2016

I'm having trouble with the matrix question 'Please tell us about any life experiences outside of study or employment from which you consider you have acquired skills or insights relevant to a barrister’s work (150 words).'

what if your hobbies are just hobbies??

Also don't know what to do about some non-olpas which have whole sections just for mooting and mock trial experience. What if your advocacy experience was elsewhere? I guess I should have done more... I wouldn't usually put just having participated at bar school, I think you have to have won something to justify putting it....but this specific question means I have to...

Reply 416

typonaut

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Original post by SIE2013

If you are currently working/volunteering at a place, what have you listed for your dates. You are unable to type "present" which is extremely annoying, but you are able to keep the date blank. So have you all kept it blank to reflect that you are currently still working etc? :smile:

Thanks a lot :smile:

I've just left it blank, if it requires a date input. Or if it will accept free text I'll put "present", "-" or "pending" depending on the context.