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Members benefits
We believe that each and every clerk should receive the support and advice they need to make the very most of their career.
Members, once signed in, can access some member only content here, including recordings of some of the IBC events and a couple of the sessions from the IBC conference.
Training
The IBC run courses and Education events throughout the year, for more information about our junior and senior clerk courses and any seminars please see here
Support
The IBC aims to support clerks throughout their careers, please see here for the benefits of being an IBC member.
We believe that each and every clerk should receive the support and advice they need to make the very most of their career. As a member of the IBC, benefits will include:
- A regularly updated website with news, events and information
- Career and employment support, including confidential career advice and support at internal disciplinary meetings
- Discounted rates at social events
- Discounted rates for the IBC Introduction to Business Management and Advanced Business Management courses.
- Access to the IBC podcast
- Exclusive access to job listings in members only area
- Free access to regular training seminars across the country
- Preferential rates at the Annual IBC Conference – including expert speakers and networking opportunities
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that is designed to help you deal with personal and professional problems that could be affecting your home life or work life, health and wellbeing.
- Being part of the largest body of our profession in the UK
IBC conference 2023
Here are some highlights of the IBC conference on the 18th November 2023.
Neurodivergence, what does it mean to you, are some of your members neurodiverse, how can you inclusively clerk if they are?
In recent years, society has gained more understanding of neurodivergence; but there is a long way to go. The remaining stigma may prevent barristers disclosing a diagnosis.
This workshop, delivered by a neurodivergent barrister, provides the opportunity to gain insight into the realities of life at the bar when you’re neurodivergent. You will gain a broad understanding of ADHD and Autism, what they might mean for a barrister’s practice, and consider together what reasonable adjustments you could make to aid in a barrister’s success.
Speaker: Leanne Buckley-Thomson (Barrister, No 5 Chambers)
Chat GPT and the use of AI, an enhancement not a replacement
Join this workshop for demonstration (and discussion) on how Chat GPT can significantly enhance the skillset of a modern clerk. Rowan and Bernard will highlight how technology can save you time, and improve your marketing, practice management and BD material. AI is not here to replace us it’s a version upgrade for clerks..?!
Speakers: Rowan Caffull (36 Group) & Bernard Savage (10 ½ Boots)
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Who we are
Institute of Barristers’ Clerks
The Institute of Barristers’ Clerks was founded in 1922. Our mission is to drive and demonstrate the excellence of the UK’s clerking profession though supporting the development and interests of our members and helping them uphold the high standards of the bar.
The Institute exists to bring our members and their profession closer together and represent the clerking profession within the wider legal community.
Our members are clerks across the whole of the UK, working in every area of the bar, from commercial litigation to criminal and family law. Connecting them and giving them the opportunity to swap experiences and share knowledge is a key part of what we do. Communicating the benefits of a career in clerking and promoting diversity within the profession is also integral to what we do.
Being a member of the IBC has enabled me to engage with lots of clerks outside of my own Chambers, and presented opportunities to be supported and to enhance my own education as a clerk.
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