Assistant Practice Manager – Public Law

The Role: Assistant Practice Manager – Public Law

Reporting to a Director of Clerking, and as part of a friendly and experienced team, you will provide a full range of practice management and administrative support including diary and case management. The team support over 50 leading public law practitioners, who act in high profile and newsworthy cases.

This is a fabulous opportunity for a candidate who has previous junior clerking or relevant suitable experience, ready to step up and take on more responsibilities, or for a bright graduate looking for a role in professional services.  Opportunities for development and advancement are excellent.

Key Responsibilities:

• Diary and Practice Management
• Case management and allocation
• General Support

The Candidate (Person Specification)

We are looking for a candidate who has the following:

• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and good numeracy skills.
• Ability to multi task and operate within a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• A confident and positive attitude.
• Ability to work on own initiative, and be able to know when appropriate to seek help, as well as being team focussed.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrable interest in the practice areas covered by our Public Law team.
• Previous experience as a junior clerk or other relevant suitable experience (desirable).
• 3 A-level qualifications equivalent or equivalent, or relevant degree standard qualification (desirable).

Some of these above may be demonstrated through extra-curricular activities or voluntary work rather than formal employment. 

About us: 39 Essex Chambers

39 Essex Chambers is a leading barristers’ chambers with offices in London, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Chambers is made up of 158 barristers, of whom 57 are King’s Counsel, along with a staff team of 50.  

Our barristers work in a wide range of sectors and practice areas of law, specialising in Commercial, Construction, Civil Liability, Sport, Planning, Environment, Property and Public Law. We work throughout the UK and internationally. Many of our cases are high profile – you may have seen or read about them in the media.

In all of our work we aim to provide an excellent, efficient service to all of our clients, giving sound practical advice and explaining legal issues in clear terms.

Our Values

We know that it is important to understand what unites us as a group of members and staff - this is key to our continued success.

Our values are:

• Excellence - We aim for nothing less than excellence in the service that we offer our clients. We promote and support the success of every individual, no matter what their role.  

• Inclusivity - We are friendly, welcoming and open in our communication.  We celebrate 
  difference and expect everyone to have a voice and to be heard. 

• Innovation -  We encourage creativity and new ideas.  We welcome change and are not 
  afraid to do things differently. 

Our culture is open, friendly, supportive and caring.  Our staff have the opportunity to develop and grow on their own path.  We foster and support ongoing learning and development, with many of our staff studying alongside working with us.  

We trust our staff team with responsibility and are open to everyone’s ideas about their own futures and how to take the business forward.  

While we work hard, we believe in a healthy work / life balance and endeavour to make sure that work is enjoyable and rewarding.  We want to understand the needs of everyone on our team - so that they feel well supported. 

39 Essex is an Equal Opportunities Employer.  Our culture is open and supportive, and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.  We encourage and welcome applicants from people of the global majority, those with disabilities, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, women and candidates from groups which are under-represented in the legal sector.

Further Information:

Click below to download the Job Description & Personal Specification, Application Form and Equality and Diversity Form.

Please ensure you have read through the recruitment guidance before you apply which is available here.

39 Essex Chambers is an equal opportunities employer