Junior Clerk

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. We have 115 members including 52 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. Our 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 up coming hearings.
• Sourcing case authorities from local libraries or online databases. This includes scanning and printing of the authorities.
• Supporting the clerking team in the administrative duties, such as entering relevant case data into Lex.

General Responsibilities

• Assisting the 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 work place.

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.

Contract: Permanent full time

Applications to be emailed to RecruitmentGroup@brickcourt.co.uk by way CV and covering letter. 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 27^th September 2024 and early applications are encouraged.