What to do when Pupillage doesn’t work out

I don't know any resources, but can give you some indication based on people I've known over the years who have decided not to pursue pupillage after doing the bar course and, in most cases, trying for a few years. Many (probably the majority I know) have ended up staying in the legal industry, but through solicitors' firms one way or the other. Some became solicitors, some rose through the ranks in in house advocacy teams. They pursued a variety of different options and career paths. At least a couple worked abroad for a time, though I don't know precisely how those opportunities arose. I then know a couple who ended up pursuing freelance advocacy more vigorously, one of whom started his own agency, but I think that was relatively short lived. I know a few who went into teaching law, but again I don't know the exact career path. I know several who have gone into different industries entirely.

The problem with highlighting defined options after doing the bar course and then opting not to continue to pursue pupillage is that the bar course itself is not a readily transferable qualification. Most in industries outside of the law don't even know what it really is, and your CV in the years since you did the bar course will have been geared towards pupillage. My impression is that as a result of that the opportunities you have may well be shaped by what you've done since, both in terms of the experience you've gained and the connections you've made or awareness you've developed of other paths. However, it may be that others who have gone through this more recently can give more examples.

I don't know any resources, but can give you some indication based on people I've known over the years who have decided not to pursue pupillage after doing the bar course and, in most cases, trying for a few years. Many (probably the majority I know) have ended up staying in the legal industry, but through solicitors' firms one way or the other. Some became solicitors, some rose through the ranks in in house advocacy teams. They pursued a variety of different options and career paths. At least a couple worked abroad for a time, though I don't know precisely how those opportunities arose. I then know a couple who ended up pursuing freelance advocacy more vigorously, one of whom started his own agency, but I think that was relatively short lived. I know a few who went into teaching law, but again I don't know the exact career path. I know several who have gone into different industries entirely.

The problem with highlighting defined options after doing the bar course and then opting not to continue to pursue pupillage is that the bar course itself is not a readily transferable qualification. Most in industries outside of the law don't even know what it really is, and your CV in the years since you did the bar course will have been geared towards pupillage. My impression is that as a result of that the opportunities you have may well be shaped by what you've done since, both in terms of the experience you've gained and the connections you've made or awareness you've developed of other paths. However, it may be that others who have gone through this more recently can give more examples.

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