Civil Barristers’ Clerk, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence
Manchester
£24,000 - £28,000 p.a. (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm (1-hour lunch) – flexibility will be considered
Holidays: 25 per year plus Bank Holidays (rising with length of service)
Benefits: contributory pension scheme, private healthcare and cash plan, group life policy
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. The vacancy is within the Civil: Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence team based in Manchester City Centre. While experience of working in a barristers’ Chambers as a junior clerk would be an advantage, it is not essential as full training will be given.
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 capacity in the legal sector in a vital role supporting the practice of barristers.
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 and dealing with email and telephone bookings and enquiries from clients. As your career with us progresses you will become more involved in fee negotiation, barrister practice development and business development.
You’ll need to be able to demonstrate strong written and spoken communication skills, the ability to follow processes carefully and with particular attention to detail, a polite and friendly manner, confidence with IT, a willingness to learn and 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 working experience of administration, confidence and experience in the use of office ICT and equipment and a flexible and team-oriented approach. The work of the team is fast-paced and the ability to work at pace is therefore essential.
In return we offer a friendly 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. We have a 5-step job family for clerks, allowing you to map your long-term career development with St John’s Buildings.
A full job description is below. Please apply using the application and equal opportunities forms provided here.
For an information discussion about either role, please contact Chris Shaw, Group Senior Clerk (Civil) or Martin Craggs, Assistant Senior Clerk on (phone number removed).
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