The Bar of Paris with the Paris Bar School (EFB) offers the following stage to up to four Barristers:
• An introductory seminar and other activities at the EFB
• A stage in an Avocat’s offices, preferably specialising in the Barrister’s field of practice
• Attendance at hearings of both interlocutory injunction applications and criminal proceedings
• Visits to the Palais de Justice, an administrative tribunal or the Conseil d’Etat with some marshalling
• Meeting between young Avocats and Barristers and a reception
• Conducting a mock trial in the Palais de Justice before French judges
While candidates will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation, a grant of £1750 will be payable by the Pegasus Trust.
Though it is not necessary for candidates to have studied French law, they will need to have a sufficient command of French to understand and contribute to discussions of legal subjects, read complex legal texts, and follow court hearings in French: comparable to level C1 on the Common European Framework of Languages. It may be sensible for successful candidates whose French is recently unpractised to take a refresher course in French over the summer ahead of their programme.
Candidates for the exchange programme (who should be proficient French speakers) should apply by 7 June by a Lettre de motivation (letter giving reasons why they would gain professionally and personally from taking part) in French with a CV in French and English to:
