Diversity
Thirty Nine Essex Street is a Chambers with in excess of 94 barristers and 30 staff. It is considered a large set. Its administrative functions are organised by the Chief Executive and Director Clerking who reports to an elected Board. It has been in receipt of the Barmark quality mark for the past 6 years. There is an equal opportunities officer who is a member of chambers.
Thirty Nine Essex Street is committed to the implementation and promotion of equal opportunities and to ensure an absence of direct or indirect discrimination on grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, nationality, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, religion or political persuasion. Such a commitment entails that positive steps be taken to identify and eliminate possible areas of discrimination in relation to:
. The recruitment of pupils, tenants and staff
. The treatment of pupils, tenants and staff both professionally and socially
. Relations between staff, pupils and tenants both professionally and socially
. The treatment of lay and professional clients
Click here to view our Data collection form, Attorney General's Equality & Diversity Expectations Statement 2011