Job type: Junior Clerk / Office Assistant (Temporary Contract, end 31st December 2026)
Salary: Starting from c. £32,708 pro rata (London Living Wage)
Location: London
Closing date: 04/09/2026
Contract: Full time (42.5 hours per week), fixed term (end 31 Dec 2026)
The Role: Junior Clerk / Office Assistant
We are recruiting a temporary Junior Clerk / Office Assistant to join our team. The role is busy and varied. You will be providing both legal and administrative support to barristers (preparing legal materials, delivering papers to Court), event logistics support as well as more general office support.
Although this is a fixed term contract role, there may be the opportunity for this role (or similar) to become permanent.
We are open to candidates of all backgrounds. You may not have any experience in the legal sector. Equally, you may already be working in a legal admin role. Either way, you will have great communication skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
We welcome applications from candidates from backgrounds that have not traditionally been represented in the legal sector.
The Organisation: 39 Essex Chambers
39 Essex Chambers is a leading civil law barristers’ chambers with offices in London, Singapore, Dubai and Kuala Lumpur. Chambers is made up almost 200 barristers (including 62 King’s Counsel), along with a staff team of 53.
We work in a wide range of sectors and practice areas of law, specialising in Civil Liability, Planning, Environment and Property, Commercial and Construction and Public law, throughout the UK and internationally.
In all of our work we aim to provide an excellent, efficient service to all of our clients, giving sound practical advice and explaining legal issues in clear terms. We are friendly, approachable and work as a team with our clients and their other professional advisers. Our members and staff are committed to equality and fairness in all aspects of their work.
How to Apply
More details about the role including a job description, person specification and application form, can be found on our website, https://www.39essex.com/careers/staff-vacancies. We do not accept applications via Indeed.
Please note we are also advertising for another temporary role: Marketing Events Coordinator. For instructions on how to apply for this - if you think you are better suited for this role - can also be found on our website (please see above).
Pay: From £32,708.00 per year
Work Location: In person
