Junior Clerk

Job description

Salary: £31,056
Type: Full time, 40 hours per week plus lunch hours (Monday to Friday)
Location: Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London

Reporting to: Legal Services Support Supervisor/Team Leaders

About Essex Court Chambers:
Recognised as one of the Bar’s magic circle sets, Essex Court Chambers is renowned for its expertise in commercial and financial litigation, arbitration, public law and public international law.

Supporting the 118 barristers practicing full-time as members, is an experienced and highly regarded clerking team, led by Joe Ferrigno, whose clerks are known for their professionalism, accessibility, integrity and commitment to delivering an outstanding service.

About the Role:

To deliver high-quality and efficient day-to-day support to the Clerks team and to the Legal Services Support Supervisor in general office duties.

Key Responsibilities

General Clerking Duties

• Assisting members with the delivery and collection of their documents and books to and from court and other venues.
• Sourcing case authorities and compiling/photocopying bundles.
• Answering incoming telephone calls and directing calls to members of staff when reception is otherwise engaged.
• Management of archiving (box and file storage) in Chambers and at external sites.
• By hand deliveries.
• Collection and delivery of post from DX.
• General photocopying and bundling.
• Efficient management and distribution of incoming communications, post and urgent papers/instructions.
• Lodging of documents at Court.
• Fixing hearings at Court.
• Entering fees and case data on to the LEX system.

General Office Duties

• Prepare and frank postage.
• Book couriers.
• Collection and delivery of post from DX.
• Photocopying and bundling; ensuring correct re-charges are made to Members.
• Assist finance team with banking.
• Assist with the general upkeep and tidiness of Chambers offices space and in particular Members offices (boxing up files, arranging shredding etc).

Any other day-to-day tasks as reasonably requested.

Performance Measured by

• Knowledge and experience of court procedures.
• Efficiency in dealing with work and accuracy of work produced.
• Ability to work with initiative, maintaining a flexible and responsible attitude, both personally and within the department and Chambers.
• Good team working.
• Positive feedback from members and staff.
• Personal development and contribution to the overall business objectives of chambers.
• Good attendance and timekeeping.

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

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 28^th July 2026

For all enquiries please contact:

ABC Partnership – 0203 890 8190 – enquiries@abcllp.com

To apply for this role please email a comprehensive CV and covering letter to Sam Biggerstaff – Sam@abcllp.com  & Rachael Argent – Rachael@abcllp.com

All third-party applications will be forwarded to ABC Partnership Ltd.

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.