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WHY No5?

No5 has a formidable reputation for forward thinking and being at the cutting edge of
new legal ground. We are leaders in heavyweight and complex litigation. With over 260
barristers, including 35 silks and recognised by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500,

No5 continues to be clients’ first choice across all 20 established disciplines.

No5 firmly believes in supporting in turn, leads to strong friendships
the Bar at its grassroots and to do between pupils to support and
Building on its 100-year history, No5 Pursuing a career at the Bar is
combines excellent standards with a challenging. Identifying the right set so is to retain and cement the strong encourage each other through a
progressive and modern outlook. Covid for you to undertake a pupillage at is foundations upon which flourishing challenging year and beyond.
19 has only further cemented this all too often a daunting task, requiring careers can be built. Significant Covid 19 has had no impact on No5’s
well-earned reputation with chambers considerable care and attention. What time and commitment is invested in approach and commitment to pupillage.
swiftly adapting to flexible and virtual marks out No5 is the broad spectrum pupils with pupillage being carefully Offers made for pupillage to commence
working for both staff and barristers. of disciplines offered, the strength and structured to ensure each pupil is in both 2020 and 2021 stand and our
There is outstanding administrative breadth of experience, the commitment supported, promoted and encouraged 2020 pupils start imminently. Further,
support, including exceptional clerks to ensuring each pupil reaches their throughout what is undoubtedly a No5 is committed to recruiting for
and librarians. potential and an enviable record challenging year. the same numbers, in the usual way,
of success with homegrown pupils Accordingly, each offer of pupillage for pupillages commencing 2022.
becoming established practitioners, is made with a view to tenancy. We remain committed to recruiting

recognised in their individual fields, Pupils are not, at any stage, competing exceptional individuals who will be
securing silk and judicial appointment. with one another for tenancy. That, future stars of the Bar.