Job Title: Civil Clerk (Legal Services)
Location: Manchester
Salary: £25,000-£35,000
Job type: Full Time, 09:00 – 17:30.
Exchange Chambers is an award-winning, progressive, full service set of Barristers’ chambers in Liverpool, Manchester, and Leeds with a proven track record in all major areas of law. We are one of the largest and well-resourced Chambers in England and Wales. This allows us to provide an unparalleled level of service and cover.
The role:
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.
We are looking for someone who has the potential to assist with practice management and who can demonstrate ambition and dedication
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.
The ideal candidate should possess fantastic client-care skills and the ability to build long-lasting relationships with Solicitors.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:
- 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 deal with all e-mails and telephone calls from solicitors in an effective, expeditious and courteous manner and develop an understanding of their requirements.
- 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.
The Candidate:
We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills for dealing with clients, Barristers, Solicitors, and court staff. In addition, the ideal candidate should have:
- A professional telephone manner and able to compose well-structured emails.
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- An ability to work well under pressure.
- Able to prioritise workload and plan accordingly.
- Experience in Clerking is preferable but not essential.
Benefits:
- 25 days per year rising with years of service
- Medicash
- Pension scheme
- 1-day per week remote working (after probation has concluded)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Enhanced maternity benefit
At Exchange Chambers we are committed to promoting equal opportunities for all, including members, pupils, employees and applicants to Chambers. We do not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability, age, religion, belief, neurodivergence, or indeed, on any other ground.
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Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: legal secretary, family secretary, PA, Legal Typist, Typist, Legal PA, Secretary, Legal Administrator, Legal Office Support, Legal Assistant, Legal Business Support, Fee Earner Support will also be considered for this role.
