Illustrations

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Work Records

Pupils maintain work records, making it easy to keep track of what has been done and what remains outstanding.

Statement of Case
Defence to claim under share sale agreement
personMOC(s)
Richard Park
Set
1 Jan 2025
Completed
12 Jan 2025
Feedback
14 Jan 2025
Opinion
Advice on sale of goods dispute
personMOC(s)
Rosemary Fisher
Set
20 Jan 2025
Completed
25 Jan 2025
Feedback
Pending

Assessment Forms

MoCs assess using simple customisable forms. A basic assessment takes only a few clicks and can be done easily even on a phone.

Guidance Written Work Assessment info Guidance

person Pupil
Melanie Doukas
infoCategory
Opinion
calendar_month Completed
25 Jan 2025
personMOC(s)
Rosemary Fisher
Advice on sale of goods dispute

Legal Ability
The ability to analyse a set of facts and apply legal principles intelligently.

Communication Skills
The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively both orally and in writing.

Overall
Give your overall view.

NB: pupil will see this one
Top Tip
Your top suggestion for improvement

Assessments

Completed forms are available for viewing by supervisors and others, depending on your settings. Choose whether to make assessments available to the pupils themselves and other MoCs.

Written Work Assessment

personPupil
Melanie Doukas
info Category
Opinion
calendar_month Completed
25 Jan 2025
personMOC(s)
Rosemary Fisher
Advice on sale of goods dispute

Legal Ability
The ability to analyse a set of facts and apply legal principles intelligently.
9/10
Impressive analysis, reaching correct result.

Communication Skills
The ability to communicate clearly and persuasively both orally and in writing.
7/10
Reasonable presentation but conclusion section was too convoluted.

Overall
Give your overall assessment.
8/10
Very promising piece of work.

Top Tip
Your top suggestion for improvement.
Keep your conclusions clear and simple.
Assessment #503Created by Rosemary Fisher on 27 Jan 2025 Last edited by Rosemary Fisher on 28 Jan 2025

Top Tips

Pupils collect useful "top tips", which they can view even if not given access to the full assessment.

Keep your conclusions clear and simple.

Rosemary Fisher, 27 Jan 2025

Remember to consider the possibility of seeking rectification where a written agreement does not seem to represent the parties' true intentions.

Richard Park, 7 Jan 2025

Summaries

Tables give an overview, displaying headline scores and comments. Core material for tenancy decisions.

MELANIE DOUKASPupil
Type Date Subject MOC Rating Comment
S
2 Feb 2025
Seat
Period of supervision beginning 20 Oct 2024
Richard Park
8/10 Melanie has performed well during her time with me, and looks to be on track for tenancy. visibility
A
30 Jan 2025
Advocacy Exercise
Standard Exercise A (fraud dispute)
Victoria Frost
Jas Singh KC
David Jones
8/10 An impressive performance that displayed real talent, although with room for improvement. visibility
W
3 Jan 2025
Statement of Case
Defence to claim for share sale agreement
Richard Park
6/10 Decent first effort at this type of case but much to learn. visibility
W
25 Jan 2025
Opinion
Advice in sale of goods dispute
Rosemary Fisher
8/10 Very promising piece of work. visibility

Progress Chart

Overall scores over time are displayed in graphical form. More detailed stats are also available.

Overall Scores Over Time

Applications

Assess applications for pupillage and mini-pupillage (at both written and interview stages). Gateway applications can be easily and swiftly uploaded to the system.

Gateway 2025
A = Legal Ability B = Advocacy C = Working with Others
Name Sifter A B C Total Decision Moderator Notes
Tristan Schuster
Rosemary Fisher 7 8 9
24
Rose Tang
Rosemary Fisher 7 6 8
21
To be reviewed
Neil Garner
Rosemary Fisher 5 7 6
18

Interview Plans

Make and share interview plans, which can be based on your chosen standard format and then customised.

Thibault Martin (Tue 11:30)

MATERIAL (opening in new tabs)
INTERVIEW PLAN (by Victoria Frost) edit_square
Topic
Legal Ability
Mins
15
Lead
Georgina Robinson KC
Question(s)

Talk us through your analysis of the written problem you were set.

Topic
Advocacy
Mins
10
Lead
Toby Smith
Question(s)

Persuade us that the use of social media should be banned for anyone under the age of 16.

Topic
Working with others
Mins
5
Lead
Richard Park
Question(s)

You directed a number of plays while at university. How did you get the best possible performance out of your cast?

ASSESSMENT LINK (new tab)

And much more, including...

  • Admin Section
    Admin section for settings and set-up - e.g. composing assessment forms, uploading gateway candidates, customisation options etc.
  • Advocacy Exercises
    Section for advocacy exercises, assessable by the MOCs involved.
  • Email Reminders
    Optional automatic reminders by email for MOCs to complete assessment forms for work / advocacy they have seen.
  • Seats / Supervisors
    Section showing periods of supervision, with supervisors able to assess performance during each period.
  • General Feedback
    Option to collect and tabulate general feedback on pupils, e.g. MOCs giving their overall view and recommendation in advance of tenancy decisions.
  • Pupil Self-Assesments / Feedback
    Pupils can complete periodic self-assessments for each seat, including their own feedback for chambers.
  • Pupil Diaries
    Diaries for pupils to keep a basic record of their pupillage including sick days and days taken as holiday (totals for which are displayed).
  • Tenancy Interviews
    For sets that do tenancy interviews, the interview plans can be made and shared online.
  • Mini-Pupillage
    Diary of mini-pupils, optional automatic reminders to mini-pupil supervisors, assessment/feedback forms for assessed mini-pupillages.
  • Handling Candidate Applications
    Easy handling and assessment of candidate applications. Uploading spreadsheets and pdfs from the gateway system is quick and simple. Pdfs are automatically matched with candidates.
  • Candidate History
    A candidate's previous applications & assessments, if any, are available when their application is considered.
  • (Anonymised) Written Work
    Written work done by candidates can be uploaded and made available for review, initially in anonymous form if preferred.
  • Booking Links
    Special links generated for candidates easily to book interviews and mini-pupillage slots.
  • Archive System
    Archive pupil and candidate records that are no longer in active use.
  • Auto-Deletion
    Optional auto-deletion of records after BSB minimum retention period (5 yrs).
  • Criteria-Based
    Chambers' recruitment criteria are the default basis for assessment forms, subject to customisation as desired.
  • User Guide & Info
    User guide available on the site, along with other useful information (e.g. an FAQ page for pupils, which is editable).
  • Domains
    Use a subdomain of pupillage.online (e.g. yourchambers.pupillage.online) or your own (sub)domain (e.g. pupillage.yourchambers.com) pointed at Pupillage Online's servers.