E&W: would square with the authority in the second six-month stint of one-year pupillage for trainee Barristers who are allowed to appear in court under the supervision of an experienced pupil-master or mistress! (QC or Senior Litigation Solicitor). No such authority during the first six months of training cf. the similar training of a Solicitor-Advocate or Legal Executive-Advocate.

Scotland: a Trainee Advocate is called a 'Devil', rather than a Pupil, namely (also E&W) 'devilling' (taking on) briefs ) cases of qualified Scots Advocates.

English into German ProZ translators recently had a problem getting their heads around these kinds of legal traineeship, even though there is a Rechtsrefendarzeit in DEU and Gerichtspraxis in AUT - court practice known in the UK as 'marshalling' e.g. of the judge's case papers.

'A pupillage is the final stage of training to be a barrister and usually lasts one year; in England and Wales the period is made up of two six-month periods (known as "sixes"). The first of these is the non-practising six, during which pupils shadow their pupil supervisor, and the second will be a practising six, when pupils can undertake to supply legal services and *exercise rights of audience (court appearances)*.'