Commercial and/or Construction Practitioners

39 Essex Chambers is seeking to recruit specialist Commercial and/or Construction Practitioners at the level of 5 years’ call and above. Chambers has a need for established, ambitious and dynamic Commercial and/ or Construction specialists to meet its expanding domestic and international client base and its ever-growing workload. This is an exciting opportunity to work within our fast-growing and prestigious team, whilst also presenting an opportunity to be exposed to a range of cases across Chambers’ diverse practice areas.

39 Essex Chambers is widely-regard as one of the most modern, well-organised and forward-thinking sets at the Bar, and its members practise worldwide in a range of areas. 39 Essex Chambers is consistently rated by the main directories as one of the leading sets at the Bar. We offer exceptional clerking, accommodation and administrative support for barristers and a culture that is open, supportive and innovative.

Applicants to the Commercial and Construction Group should provide a summary of their career and a business plan (no longer than 2 pages), describing how they would contribute to Chambers’ existing strengths and show their commitment to developing their practice in their specialist area(s) of law.  Applicants should be able to show that they receive regular repeat instructions from a broad range of clients.  All information provided will be treated as confidential.

If you wish to discuss a potential application in confidence then please contact either Lindsay Scott (CEO) or Lewis Walker (Director of Clerking – Commercial and Construction Group).

The closing date for the applications is Friday 7^th November 2025.

All applications will be treated in the strictest confidence and should be sent by email to Lindsay Scott, CEO at Lindsay.Scott@39essex.com and Lewis Walker, Director of Clerking, Commercial & Construction group, at Lewis.Walker@39essex.com. Please ensure that you put ‘Commercial and Construction Application’ in the email subject heading. 

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

39 Essex Chambers is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Our culture is open and supportive, and we are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.  We encourage and welcome applications 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.

Data Protection

If you submit an application to join Chambers, we will record and use the information which you provide for the purpose of dealing with your application and, if the application is successful, for establishing your personnel record in Chambers. The information will not be kept any longer than is necessary for these purposes. Please review our Privacy Notice. 

39 Essex Chambers is an Equal Opportunities Employer.  We encourage and welcome applications 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.