Barrister Pupillage - DB

Barrister Pupillage - 8DB

Final date to receive applications: 22 January 2026

Department: CSG - Strategic (Advocacy / Costs / Safety, Health and Environment / Criminal / Abuse / Travel)

Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Leeds

8 DAC Beachcroft Buildings (“8DB”) and DAC Beachcroft LLP take pride in offering an innovative employed pupillage experience with the development, growth and wellbeing of the pupils at the heart of our pupillage program.

Pupils can expect to work alongside experienced practitioners across multiple practice areas. Working in association with a leading international law firm, 8DB provides pupils with unparalleled access to market leaders and litigation specialists in order to provide a challenging and rewarding opportunity for personal and professional growth.

This collaborative approach ensures that pupils are supported at every stage of their pupillage. This support is both emotional and professional, with pupils having the benefit of the facilities and resources available to the DACB Group as well as the collegiate atmosphere engendered by the 8DB team.

This position is flexible on location and we welcome applications from candidates nationwide. Given our firm’s flexible working policy location will not be a restricting factor to applications. Barristers will be able to choose if they wish to work fully remotely or in a hybrid way.

Successful applicants are offered a one‑year fixed‑term employment contract for the duration of their pupillage. This contract provides Pupils with a fixed annual salary, paid pro rata, on a monthly basis in arrears by way of direct transfer to the successful applicant’s bank account. A pay slip will be provided each month setting out the details of gross pay, statutory and voluntary deductions and net pay.

Pupils have the benefit of the legal and financial protections to be expected from a contract of employment, including applicable notice periods and underlying employment policies. Accordingly the following expenses are all covered by DACB Group and will be paid for in advance (or, in the unusual event that this is not possible, reimbursed following initial outlay by the Pupil) in line with the Business Travel and Expense Policy:

• Reasonably incurred professional membership fees including practising certificate fees;
• Compulsory pupillage training courses;
• Travel, accommodation and sustenance expenses reasonably incurred in accordance with the DACB Group’s Business Travel and Expenses policy.

All IT hardware and IT support is provided at no cost to the Pupil.

8DB covers a wide array of practice areas, such as:
Personal Injury and Civil Litigation, Inquests and Public Law, Costs and Litigation Funding and Property Litigation.

Pupils will be encouraged to experience all available practice areas of their supervisors, other members of our integrated chambers, and of the wider organisation. On completion of pupillage, you will have ownership of your practice development under the guidance of the clerking team and your supervisors.

8DB adopts and adheres to the Diversity policy of the DACB Group, the updated version of which is located on the intranet and can be accessed by Pupils on commencement of their Pupillage.

8DB is also committed to fair and open recruitment and has committed to anonymised recruitment. Candidates names, educational institutions, and employer details will all be redacted. We seek to identify the best possible candidates for an employed pupillage within our organization, whilst making every effort to remove any unconscious bias from our application process. Diversity data will be retained for Pupils and reviewed periodically, and a record kept of any action taken following such review.

The Pupillage Committee and all Pupil Supervisors have attended equality and diversity training and fair recruitment and selection training.

Application process:

Applications for our 8DB Pupillages are open from 5 January 2026 until 22 January 2026. All applications will be reviewed after the closing date above and…