The competitions for London ABC opened at midday Thursday, 26th February 2026.
Open to all barristers or solicitors who are interested in applying.
To begin an application, candidates should please complete our application form: The Attorney General’s Civil Panel: London Competition 2026 – Fill in form
The application process has two stages:
Stage 1: our online application form which establishes candidates’ eligibility and contains Equality, Diversity and Inclusion questions. On completion of this form, candidates will receive Stage 2 documentation by email.
Stage 2: Candidates will be provided with a word document to complete, alongside all guidance needed to assist in their application, and their referee documents which will contain their unique candidate reference number.
They will need to complete the application form they received in Stage 2. They should e-mail their completed application to: [email protected] with the assigned candidate reference number.
The application deadline is midday on Tuesday, 7th April 2026.
More information is available in our Advert, our Information and FAQs document and our Candidate Process Guide (attached for ease of reference) as well as on Attorney General’s Civil Panel Counsel: appointments, membership lists and off panel counsel – GOV.UK.
We will also hold an Online Information Event “Widening the Pool” on Wednesday, 4th March. Please see our attached flyer for more information. Please note that the timing of this event has been updated to 4.30 pm to 6.00 pm.
In case of questions, please contact [email protected].