JUNIOR CLERK OPPORTUNITY
We are seeking a motivated and organised Junior Clerk to join our busy and respected Barristers’ Chambers. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with administrative or legal sector experience who wishes to develop a long-term career in clerking.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact our Senior Clerk on 01482 014658. To apply, submit your CV and covering letter via Indeed.
About the role
- Active monitoring of emails to ensure that queries or questions are resolved quickly and in a professional manner.
- Proactively raising potential or actual problems and addressing them in an appropriate manner.
- Ensuring that all daily or routine administration tasks are completed fully and on time.
Administration
- Daily checking of court lists.
- To assist with incoming telephone calls, answering queries wherever possible and distributing calls accordingly.
- Providing accurate and timely responses to emails.
- Ensuring briefs and instructions are printed and delivered in good time.
- Provide other administrative support as requested and directed.
Fee management
- Responding in a timely manner to minor fee enquiries.
- Supporting the administration for billing of lower level work.
- Monitoring and recording incoming payments.
- Proactively recover outstanding fees from clients.
Case management
- Contacting clients and chasing papers that are required for cases.
- Assisting with case allocation and ensuring barristers’ diaries remain accurate and up to date.
- Processing amendments to hearing dates and case listings promptly.
About you
Experience and Knowledge
- Office administration processes.
- Using MS office applications in a business setting.
- Diary administration / arranging meetings for others.
- Producing written communications in a business setting.
- Organising own workload and prioritising tasks.
- Working as part of a team.
- Previous experience within barristers’ chambers, solicitors’ firms or legal administration is desirable.
Skills
- High levels of attention to detail.
- Ability to prioritise and to work to deadlines under pressure.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to appropriately deal with clients, barristers and colleagues in a professional manner.
- Excellent telephone manner and accurate written communication skills.
- Able to manage a number of tasks at the same time.
- Able to solve problems using logic and reason.
- Confident user of MS Word, Outlook and MS Excel.
- Able to work independently when needed.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £21,157.50-£24,784.50 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Experience:
- Legal : 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
