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Senior Clerk

CH1, Manchester , United Kingdom

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Negotiable

Permanent

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Senior Clerk

Chester City Centre, with travel to other sites in the North and to clients.

£65,000 + p.a. (depending on skills and experience)

Full Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm (1-hour unpaid lunch break)

Holidays: 32 per year plus Bank Holidays

Benefits: contributory pension scheme, private healthcare and cash plan, group life policy, enhanced maternity pay.

St Johns Buildings is one of the largest barristers’ chambers in the country with sites across the North of England and over 240 barristers practising across multiple disciplines. We pride ourselves on excellent service and management and hold ISO9001 and ISO27001 accreditations as well as adhering to the regulatory requirements of the Bar Standards Board and Bar Council.

Our Chester site is host to 30 barristers servicing clients across the country, but primarily in Chester and North Wales, the West Midlands and North-West.

In this vital role you will:

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Report directly to the Chief Executive;

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Be an active member of Chambers’ Senior Management Team, contributing to the strategic vision and operational plans of chambers;

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Lead and manage a staff team of 5 clerks;

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Drive business development activity for the Chester site, building and sustaining a network of clients;

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Ensure the delivery of excellent clerking services and facilities from our Chester site, working in synergy with colleagues and barristers across all sites;

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Assist in the recruitment and development of new pupils and barristers guiding and supporting practice development and sustainable careers at St John’s Buildings.

The successful candidate will:

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Be a highly experienced and effective barristers’ clerk ready for the step into a Senior Clerk role;

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Be an excellent diary manager, ideally with experience clerking Family, Crime and Civil law, although expertise in one field will be sufficient to be considered for the role;

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Have a positive record of business development, both in maintaining existing relationships through strong networking and interpersonal skills and the delivery of excellent service and in bringing in new work from new work and clients;

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Have experience of training, supervising and ideally line managing others;

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Have a robust knowledge of the legal market and the regulatory environment in which we operate;

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Have an established network of contacts in the legal marketplace and the skills and drive to build that further to the benefit of Chambers and its members;

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Have a personality and approach that builds credibility and rapport with all stakeholders;

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Have strong working knowledge of diary management software, e.g. MLC, Lex.

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Have strong general computer literacy.

To apply for this role please click on the apply link, complete the application form and upload your CV.

Please submit applications by 25th June 2025.

We positively encourage applications from all sections of the community and operate an equal opportunities approach

No. of positions available*: 1
Salary: Negotiable
Experience: None
Education: None
Post Date: June 21, 2025
Job id:. CV-69219
Position Type: Permanent
Applicants: 0
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