Junior Clerk

Barristers Queen Elizabeth Building Temple • London EC4Y 9BS Tel  (020) 7797 7837 Email   clerks@qeb.co.uk Website  www.qeb.co.uk

JUNIOR CLERK VACANCY IN THE CHAMBERS OF KATIE COWTON KC & JAMES EWINS KC

Full Time: 40 hours per week. (8.30am-5.30pm or 9am-6pm).

Salary: £29,000 + annual bonus – depending on experience

QEB is a leading family law chambers with 40 members (including 9 silks) and has a long-held reputation for excellence.

Chambers is seeking to recruit a 4^th Junior Clerk to work within our busy and friendly team. Candidates with 6 months experience in a junior clerking or similar administrative role is desirable but not essential for the right candidate and further on-going training will be given. This is a great opportunity for someone looking to further their knowledge and career in a top tier set.

Candidates should have a minimum of 5 GCSE’s grade C or level 5 and above including maths and English. The successful candidate will be expected to manage a broad range of priorities, have an excellent telephone manner, be eager to learn and be able to keep calm under pressure.

Salary will reflect experience and the successful candidate will be entitled to 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays).

QEB are committed to equality and diversity in our profession.

We 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 and/or require reasonable adjustments for the interview so we can make appropriate arrangements.

Please send your application and CV to Jon Bartlett by e-mail to: j.bartlett@qeb.co.uk  The closing date for applications is 12noon on Monday 10^th November and interviews will be held over Tuesday 18^th/Wednesday 19^th November.

• Job Description – Fourth Junior Clerk

Job Title	Junior Clerk
Reports to	1st Junior Clerk
Reviewed by	Senior Clerk
Reported to by	–
Purpose of Job	Ensure smooth running of Clerks’ room and Chambers from day to day. Helping other clerks and barristers.
Activities involved		Result of activity
General administrative tasks	General opening unlocked doors, turning on lights and opening Chambers in the morning. Collecting the flowers and putting them in reception and conference rooms.	Getting Chambers ready early for working day
	Under the supervision of the Administrator to carry out daily Health & Safety checks, recording and reporting the same	Ensures that there is compliance with QEB’s H&S obligations
	Servicing coffee machines and preparing tea and coffee. Filling the urns with coffee and water	Smooth running work environment for barristers and Solicitors
	Putting through telephone calls to barristers from Solicitors or personal calls.	Efficient communications in Chambers
	Opening post	Helping to improve efficient service which Chambers offers. Mail delivered to barristers quickly.
	Sorting post into personal trays	as above
	Answering telephones	Efficient communications in Chambers
	Dealing with Solicitors who require fee notes	Smooth running of service provided by Chambers
	Arranging taxis for members’ of Chambers – ill health, help going to court etc
	Enquiring whether anyone needs help going to court
	Calling Solicitors to pick up old papers	Managing Clerks’ room efficiently
	Sending back papers in DX	Ensuring speedy turnaround of papers
	Marking off the papers sent back on the computer system	Ensuring Chambers’ computer system is up to date
	Organising lunch and refreshments for meetings, pFDRs and conferences	To ensure the smooth running of meetings
	Helping with errands for senior clerk	Enabling senior clerk to remain at barristers and solicitor’s disposal
	Taking Judges’ post to RCJ post room	Keeping good relations with QEB former members
	Collecting briefs and / or documents from other Chambers.	Working with other Chambers to ensure minimal return
	Ordering lunch	Allowing more senior members of Clerks’ room to eat lunch at desk
	Collecting lunch	Allowing more senior members of Clerks’ room to be available to take bookings during lunch
	Ordering Sainsbury’s to deliver Chambers groceries	Ensure Chambers tea runs smoothly. Opportunity for barristers to meet up during the day to discuss work etc
	Changing light bulbs	General Chambers’ smooth running
	Checking stationery and ordering what is needed	Making sure stationery cupboard is well-stocked for barristers
	Making Chambers’ tea in absence of tea lady	Ensure Chambers tea runs smoothly. Opportunity for barristers to meet up during the day to discuss work etc
	Setting up conference rooms for Chambers’ meeting	Helping Chambers in organising meetings/conferences
Financial	Going to bank to pay in Chambers’ cheques and withdraw Chambers money	Ensuring Chambers finances are running smoothly with no delays
Clerking	Answering telephone calls from solicitors re: hearings and conferences	Keeping barristers busy and providing efficient service for solicitors
	Booking barristers for the above	as above
	Taking submissions to Judges’ clerk	See below
	Lodging submissions at court	Ensuring best case management for client/Solicitor
	Lodging orders at court	as above
	Connecting solicitors to barristers during the day	Ensuring good communications in Chambers
	Provision of Zoom Links	Setting up and sending zoom links for conferences and meetings
	Listings	Sending court listings to Members
	Screens	Moving and setting up the screens for video conferencing.
	Preparing Conference Sheet	To be put up on the board in the clerks rooms so all are aware of what conferences are taking place in Chambers and where they are located.
Skills required	Good telephone manner Helpful IT literate Polite Energetic Personable and engaging Sense of humour