ICLR is pleased to announce that this year’s Pupillage Award has been won by two applicants, Victoria Ludwig and Oliver Field, each of whom will receive the full prize amount. 

Victoria Ludwig

Victoria will commence pupillage at Spire Barristers, a specialist family and public law set in Leeds. She has a particular interest in children law, encompassing both public and private law matters, including care proceedings and domestic abuse injunctions. Victoria is also keen to develop her practice in matrimonial finance.

Victoria read Law at St Mary’s University, Twickenham before completing an LLM in International Business Law at King’s College London with a focus on modules such as International Refugee Law, Business and Human Rights, and The Law and Practice of Modern Slavery. She is a member of Lincoln’s Inn.

Her international legal work experience in Barcelona Spain, Rome Italy, and Berlin Germany further fueled her passion for cross-jurisdictional issues, particularly in human rights and immigration law. 

In response to the award, she shared: 

“Winning the ICLR Pupillage Award fills me with profound gratitude and renewed determination as I transition from academic pursuits and pro bono work to the rigours of the Bar Course and pupillage. This support alleviates financial pressures, allowing me to fully dedicate myself to building a practice in publicly funded family law areas that serve the most vulnerable individuals.”

Oliver Field

Oliver is currently doing pupillage at East Anglian Chambers. He previously worked in the construction industry, before reading law as a postgraduate at the University of Law, and then completing the Bar course at the Inns of Court College of Advocacy. He is a member of Gray’s Inn.

In response to the award, he shared:

“Receiving this award is a great honour and completely unexpected. As a father of three young children, my finances are often stretched, so this award makes a huge difference to my life during pupillage. I am very grateful to everyone involved in making this possible.

When I decided to study law, I knew from the outset that the Bar was where I wanted to go. It is where science meets art; turning facts and law into great advocacy, both on paper and in court, is very exciting. The autonomy of self-employed practice also appealed to me. My main areas of interest are law relating to real property, including construction, general land law, and planning.”

 

You can read more about the Award and its previous winners in our website here. 

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