Pre-application Mentor Scheme for Senior Treasury Counsel Form

The Pre-application Mentor Scheme for Senior Treasury Counsel application window is open from 9 July until 5 August 2025.

Section 1 – Your Details

Surname

Title

Forenames

Any previous names

Bar Number - 5 digits (if applicable)

SRA Number - 6 digits (if applicable):

How did you hear about this recruitment process?

Section 2 – Your Current Chambers / Practice

Name of Chambers / Practice / CPS Area

Length of time at your current Chambers / Practice / CPS Area

Years

Months

Work Address

Correspondence Address (if different from Work Address)

Section 3 – Contact Details

E-mail address

CJSM email address

Telephone contact no.

Are you content for us to communicate with you via email concerning this application?

Yes

Section 4 – Referee – please provide details of a Judicial Reference

Name

Address

Email address

Telephone contact no.

Section 5 – Areas of Practise

Please list up to five areas of specialism and include the approximate percentage of time you spend on each.

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Section 6 – Your Regular Advocacy Experience

Date commenced regular advocacy (from end of 2nd six months pupillage for barristers / date from which higher rights of audience have been exercised for solicitors):

Less any periods during which you have not undertaken regular advocacy (please detail):

Total Regular Advocacy Experience:

Years

Months

Section 7 – Your Professional Qualifications

Year of Call / Admission

Dates of Bar / Law Society Examinations:

Dates of Bar / Law Society Examinations:
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Grades of Bar / Law Society Examinations

Solicitors – Please supply details of Higher Rights of Audience qualification

Section 8 – Degree and Any Post-Graduate Qualification(s)

Degree and Any Post-Graduate Qualification(s)

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Section 9 – Experience and qualities

Outline your experience of prosecuting / defending and what qualities you believe you would bring as potential Senior Treasury Counsel (max. 250 words)

Section 10 – Pivotal Moments

Please describe a pivotal moment in your career so far, and the challenges you faced. You should illustrate how you responded to these challenges, what you learned from your experiences and how these have shaped your subsequent approach. (max. 250 words)

Section 11 – Aspirations

Finally, please finish this section with a clear statement of your current career aspirations and how you think the Pre-Application Mentor Scheme for Senior Treasury Counsel can help you with these. (max. 250 words)

Section 12 – Applicant’s Declaration

I can confirm that I have discussed my Pre-Application Mentor Scheme for Senior Treasury Counsel application with my Head of Chambers and declare that all the information I have given on this form is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and accurate.

Name

Date

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Pre-application Mentor Scheme for Senior Treasury Counsel Form

Section 1 – Your Details

Section 2 – Your Current Chambers / Practice

Section 3 – Contact Details

Section 4 – Referee – please provide details of a Judicial Reference

Section 5 – Areas of Practise

Section 6 – Your Regular Advocacy Experience

Section 7 – Your Professional Qualifications

Section 8 – Degree and Any Post-Graduate Qualification(s)

Section 9 – Experience and qualities

Section 10 – Pivotal Moments

Section 11 – Aspirations

Section 12 – Applicant’s Declaration