Barrister (Associate)

**Vacancy details**:
**Barrister (Associate) - Nottingham, Birmingham or Manchester**:
**Vacancy type**
- Lawyer

**Level**
- Mid

**Business area**
- Insurance & public risk

**Duration**
- Permanent

**Hours**
- Full time

**Location**
- Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham

**Reference number**
- HM190523

**Job title**
- Barrister (Associate)

**Team**
- Browne Jacobson Barristers

**Vacancy owner**
- Helen McPake

At Browne Jacobson, we’ve always worked across business and society, and this expertise sets us apart. Social and environmental impact are at the top of our business agenda. We champion fairness, make the complex simple and forge connections between clients to find creative solutions. This is how we improve outcomes for every person, community and business we serve.

With offices currently in Birmingham, Dublin, Exeter, London, Manchester and Nottingham, we’re a UK & I based law firm with an international reach. Our sectors include: health; real estate and construction; education; energy and infrastructure; financial services; government; insurance; manufacturing and industrials; and retail, consumer and logistics.

We nurture talent at all levels and from every background and celebrate what makes people individuals. Law needs all voices to reflect the society it serves and we’re working towards social mobility, diversity and inclusion in our firm - and our profession. We strive to create meaningful personal and professional development opportunities and offer flexible working in support of a good work-life balance. We focus on wellbeing and individuality, so that all our people can thrive.

**What is the working practice for this role?**

The firm operates a set of core principles that guides our working practice. It’s called ‘One Firm, Wherever You Are’.

You might have enjoyed working from home and would like to split your time between there and the office/ other work locations. Others may be eager to return to the office on a more regular basis. We believe that a regular level of in-person contact is an important way to build connections with your colleagues, enhancing knowledge and idea sharing and enabling all of us to benefit from the vibrant office culture Browne Jacobson has to offer.

Our expectation is that, **on average**, you’ll work from home for no more than three days per week, with the remainder of your time either spent with your colleagues in the office or working from other locations as work demands dictate, e.g. courts, client offices, conferences etc. This is an average expectation over time and we know that there will be variations from week to week. Equally, there will be individual circumstances in which a different pattern of work is needed, for example as an agreed reasonable adjustment for colleagues with a disability or long-term medical condition.

We believe this approach:

- fits with our values and personality;
- will enhance our performance through greater flexibility;
- advances our ambitions as an inclusive employer - helping you better balance work and family/life commitments;
- offers opportunities to reduce our carbon footprint (travel, office services etc.), a key ambition underpinning our corporate sustainability plan.

**Why is this role important and how does it fit into the team, department and wider firm?**

We have one of the strongest in-house barrister teams specialising in civil litigation, inquests, court of protection and regulatory work nationwide, with a client base that encompasses the length and breadth of the country. This is an excellent opportunity to become part of an established and successful team, supporting the expansion of Browne Jacobson Barristers. You will have the opportunity to be involved in marketing and growing the practice, in addition to conducting day to day advocacy before civil, regulatory and coronial courts, at county court hearings, tribunals, inquests and hearings before the court of protection.

You will be expected to take on responsibility for your own caseload from the outset but will form part of the team with the necessary supervision, training and support to maximise your potential. You may also be involved in supervising work undertaken by junior lawyers and pupil barristers who are available to assist you.

**What does the role actually involve?**

To provide first class advocacy either through written advice or court representation to our clients. You will be expected to work to a competent level for a barrister of your seniority in:

- Ability to negotiate, prepare court documents and attend court hearings
- Ability to advise colleagues of the firm on procedural matters
- Conducting advocacy in civil courts, court of protection, coronial court, regulatory tribunals, and other proceedings
- Ability to monitor critical dates and ensure compliance
- Ability to master an understanding of procedures with attention to detail and ability to explain and advise clients on those procedures
- Ability