Cooking shouldn't be part of aspiring lawyers' work during pupillage

There are well-documented cases of pupils preparing meals, cleaning law chambers, and attending to other personal affairs of pupil masters. [iStockphoto]

Unlike some professions, the legal profession requires a qualified lawyer to undertake tutelage under a senior lawyer before practising their craft.

This time and term under instruction is referred to as pupillage. Many advocates would agree without hesitation that the greatest acquisitions a cultivated lawyer would require is a liberal frame of mind dedicated to lifelong learning and a thorough pupillage undertaking. These are the alchemical processes that mould exceptional lawyers.