Welcome to all Northern Circuit pupils
Pupillage Training 2025 & important dates
Wednesday 8th October 530pm - Circuits and the Library - Legal Research Training from Middle Temple Library. [Book on via Circuit Admin]
Meet Circuit - Liverpool - 16th October 2025 from 4pm ahead of mess at Exchange Chambers, One Derby Square, James St, Liverpool L2 9XX [Book on via Circuit Admin]
Meet Circuit - Manchester - 30th October 2025 from 4pm ahead of mess at Nine Chambers, Nine Chambers Freetrade, 37 Peter St, Manchester M2 5GB [Book on via Circuit Admin]
11th November 2025 – Pupil Webinar I 530 - 7pm via ZOOM [automatically registered for this]
19th November 2025 – Pupil Webinar II 530 - 7pm via ZOOM [automatically registered for this]
Ethics Exam Top tips webinar – Monday 5th January 2026 via Zoom. [Book on via Circuit Admin]
BSB Ethics Exam : SEE LINK
Pupillage Ethics Materials : See link
Pupillage Training dates - all dates to be attended irrespective of practice area. (Places now confirmed)
Pupillage Training Day 1 - 15th December 2025
Pupillage Training Day 2 - 16th December 2025
Pupillage Training Day 3 - 17th December 2025
Pupillage Training Day 4 - 18th December 2025
Pupillage Training Day 5 - 19th December 2025
Marshalling scheme – each pupil is given one day marshalling in their practice area and in their city. Contact Circuit Admin with your practice area and chosen city. See the protocol for more information.
Mental Wellbeing on Circuit
I am Lorraine Cavanagh KC, Circuit well-being officer. I also represent the Circuit’s interests at the Bar Council Wellbeing at the Bar Working Group. In this work I am skillfully assisted by Eleanor Keehan at St Johns Buildings Chambers and Mary Ruck KC at Byrom Street Chambers.
For Pupils Help with Wellbeing please use this link
LawCare also provide a hotline to provide emotional support relating to stressors attendant upon our career. The number is 08002796888. The details can be found here https://www.lawcare.org.uk/how-we-help/helpline-and-online-chat/
Contacts
Jaime Hamilton KC - Leader
Michael Lemmy - Head of Advocacy
Ginny Whiteley - Continuing Education Officer
Useful Information
Video Advice
Want to know what it is really like at the Bar in the North? Members from differing practice areas tell us what a usual day is like for them and why they love the North.