Junior Clerk (1906)

Junior Clerk
Brick Court Chambers
£Competitive
Permanent Full Time

Brick Court is one of the leading sets of barristers chambers in the UK with a strong reputation in Commercial, EU/ Competition and in public law as well as being able to handle cases raising issues in more than one field. They have 114 members including 51 KCs. Members of Chambers are independent and self-employed with a wide diversity of skills and practices, but the Brick Court ethos is above all about providing a service of the very highest quality. Their approach is client centric with a focus on being accessible, user friendly and team players.

Purpose of Role

• To assist Barristers and Staff with activities on a day-to-day basis to ensure the smooth running of chambers.

Specific Responsibilities

Administration Duties

• Assisting counsel with the preparation of hard copy and electronic bundles from papers submitted by clients.
• Assisting in the operations of the print and stationery room to include copying, faxing, printing, stocking of machines.
• Managing the junior clerk email inbox. Responding to counsel and completing the relevant tasks which are at hand.
• Liaising with courts to find out information about upcoming hearings.
• Sourcing case authorities from local libraries or online databases. This includes scanning and printing of the authorities.
• Supporting the clerking team in administrative duties, such as entering relevant case data into Lex.

General Responsibilities

• Assisting barristers with the delivery of their documents and legal matter to and from court and other venues attended by barristers for hearings.
• Managing the building along with corridors on the tenants floors. This includes stocking the kitchens with water and stationery and ensuring corridors are clear.
• Dealing with post as required. This includes sorting and delivering to barristers rooms. Ensuring outgoing post is posted or taken to the DX sorting office.
• Booking and organising couriers for barristers and staff.

Personal Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential – Minimum 5 GCSEs including Maths & English(essential) and A levels or equivalent (desirable).

Experience and Knowledge

Desirable

• Experience working in a customer service/ client facing role.
• Good understanding of how a bundle is put together and tabbed.
• Experience of using Microsoft Office in a working environment.
• Experience with meeting strict deadlines within a workplace.

Skills/Competencies

Essential

• Excellent attention to detail
• Self-starter
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective problem solver

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Enjoys working in a team.
• Motivation to succeed in their clerking career.

All applicants are requested to complete an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion form, available here.

For all enquiries please contact:

ABC Chambers Solutions LLP – 0203 890 8190 enquiries@abcllp.com

To apply for this role please e-mail a comprehensive CV and covering letter to one of the team or contact them directly for a confidential discussion:

Georgina Sundown Georgina@abcllp.com | Sarah Willshee – sarah@abcllp.com

All third-party applications will be forwarded to ABC Chambers Solutions.

ABC are committed to equality and to fostering diversity in our profession.

We will treat everyone equally and irrespective of their age, background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Please advise us in advance of the interview if you have any access needs (including those arising from neurodiversity) and/or require reasonable adjustments for the interview so that we can make appropriate arrangements.