The Bar Council and Inns of Court are offering extra wellbeing and mental health support for those in pupillage or engaged in the highly stressful process of applying for pupillage positions.
The Wellbeing at the Bar portal, which launched in October 2016, has now been expanded to cater for aspiring barristers. It offers help with issues such as stress, panic attacks, bullying and feeling overwhelmed by work, and has had clinical input from the Charlie Waller Memorial Trust, which specialises in young people’s mental health.
Sam Mercer, head of equality, diversity & CSR at the Bar Council, said: ‘We felt there was a particular gap in support for those that had completed their BPTC but not yet achieved pupillage—particularly considering the pressure and level of competition often experienced by individuals seeking to secure their professional futures.’
