Mini pupillage cover letters

Can someone please share their mini pupillage cover letter layout. it would be greatly appreciated.

Hello!

My general format can be...

Starting with my impression of the chambers/how I know them (where I've met them before, resources I've read, cases I know of).

Then I explain why I am interested in law and in particular the areas of practice that the chambers cover (previous experience linked in).

Followed by examples of skills that I have that will be of use as a barrister (communication, problem solving, advocacy etc).

Ending with why I want to do a mini-pupillage (what has impressed me about them, cases, location, schemes run etc).

Sign off

Sometimes, the structure can vary and can include more depending on what the chambers ask for in the letters but that's the general gist of it. It seems to work and I've completed 3 mini-pupillages now.

Hope that helps!
Nic
Student Ambassador at the University of Law