Junior Barristers\' Clerk (Crime)

£25,400 Per Annum (depending on skills and experience)

Permanent, Full Time (Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm (1-hour lunch) – flexibility will be considered)

This is a great opportunity to join one of the largest barristers’ chambers in the country, and to commence or further develop a career as a barristers’ clerk. We are looking for someone to join at Level 1 (entry) or 2 (skilled) of our Clerks’ Job Family based in our Criminal Law clerking team in Chester. The Job Family has 5 Levels, from Junior to Senior Clerk, offering excellent long-term personal development and career progression.

You will work as part of a small friendly team based in our newly refurbished offices in the centre of Chester, focused on supporting the Crime clerking team primarily and the Family & Civil team from time to time as needed. This is not a role for someone who wants to practice law (e.g., as a solicitor or barrister), but for anyone interested in working in an administrative and business support capacity in the legal sector in a vital role supporting the practice of barristers. We offer long-term career prospects and development as a clerk.

As a member of our clerking team, you will help to provide a smooth and comprehensive clerking service to our members, including:

• Careful diary management
• Recording of briefs and instructions
• Checking court listings
• Dealing with email and telephone bookings and enquiries from clients

As your career with us progresses, you will become more involved in fee negotiation, networking, barrister practice development, and business development.

You’ll need to demonstrate:

• Strong and professional written and spoken communication skills
• Great interpersonal skills
• The ability to follow processes carefully with particular attention to detail
• A polite and friendly manner
• Confidence with IT
• A willingness to learn
• The ability to work well with colleagues to deliver an excellent overall service

Ideally, you will have proven experience of working as an Office Assistant, Administrator, or Clerk in a barristers’ chambers or similar legal or professional services environment. Essentially, you will have experience in administration, including email and telephone liaison with professional clients, confidence and experience in the use of office ICT and equipment, and a flexible and team-oriented approach.

In return, we offer a friendly and sociable working environment, a competitive salary and benefits package, and, with over 40 clerking roles across our four sites, excellent opportunities for peer support and career development in the company.

Holidays: 25 per year plus Bank Holidays (rising with length of service)

Benefits: contributory pension scheme, private healthcare and cash plan, group life policy

Closing Date: We encourage swift applications and will close when we have sufficient applications shortlisted for interview. We positively encourage applications from all sections of the community and operate an equal opportunities approach.