8 New Square - 12 months - October 2022
8 New Square specialises in the field of intellectual property. Our core areas are patents, copyright, trade marks, designs, passing off and confidential information. In addition, members of Chambers cover associated areas including IT, internet law, European law and the law of restrictive trade practices, employee restrictive covenants, entertainment and media law, data protection law and administrative law (principally where these are ancillary to Intellectual Property cases).
The following questions will form the Pupillage Application Questionnaire section
of the application form for this pupillage vacancy. These are included here to allow
you to prepare in advance.
- Why do you believe you will make a good professional advocate? Please identify any relevant experiences or skills. (250 words)
- Why are you interested in a career in intellectual property law? Please identify any experiences that have motivated you to pursue such a career. (200 words)
- A good barrister must be able to give legal advice within the commercial context of a client's business. Please identify any relevant experiences or skills demonstrating your ability and potential to be able to do this. (250 words)
- Intellectual property cases often have technical/scientific subject matter. Please identify any relevant experiences or skills demonstrating your ability to cope with such cases. (250 words)
To apply, please click on the Apply Online link below and then complete the online application form.
