Civil Clerk Barrister's Chambers

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Exchange Chambers Full time

**EXCHANGE CHAMBERS**
**JOB VACANCY - CIVIL CLERK**

**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY**

Job Title: Civil Clerk

Reporting to: Director

Hours of work: 9am to 6pm

Starting salary: Dependant on experience

Location: Manchester

Holiday: 25 days per year rising with years of service

Benefits: Medicash, Pension scheme, and 1-day per week remote working (after probation has concluded)

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

Exchange Chambers are looking to recruit a Civil Clerk to join the team in Manchester. With over 200 Barristers including 23 Silks and 60 members of staff, we are one of the largest and most well-resourced Chambers in the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a resourceful, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual who will work closely as part of a team and provide an excellent service to our members and professional clients.

Experience in Clerking is preferable but not essential.

**MAIN DUTIES**
- To gain an appreciation of the practice of each individual barrister in the Personal Injury team.
- To be responsible for managing all designated Barrister’s diaries and workload daily.
- To build relationships with client firms.
- To allocate work efficiently and fairly.
- To notify instructing solicitors of any potential clashes on cases and manage accordingly.
- To deal with Counsel’s billing.
- To negotiate fees with instructing solicitors and supply cost estimates on multi-track cases where necessary.
- Accurate inputting of agreed costs budgets onto the LEX diary system.
- To ensure a CFA is produced on all claimant multi-track cases.
- To ensure booking confirmations are sent to instructing solicitors on all hearings and conferences in accordance with Chambers’ guidelines.
- To ensure conflict checks are conducted on each new case in accordance with Chambers policy.
- To ensure all instructions are accurately logged on to LEX system in accordance with Chambers’ guidelines.
- Attend marketing events and assist in identifying target firms and helping arrange seminars/marketing events where necessary.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- An ability to work well under pressure.
- Able to prioritise workload and plan accordingly.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- MANCHESTER: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Clerking in a Barrister's Chambers: 2 years (required)

Work Location: One location

Expected start date: 16/01/2023


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