Highly competitive salary plus bonus and generous benefits
Our client is a leading Barristers’ Chambers with over 90 barristers, including 26 silks. Chambers is highly-ranked for its legal and advocacy expertise in a range of specialist practice areas, including commercial and chancery litigation and arbitration in the UK and abroad, business and regulatory (including global investigations), banking and financial services, employment, pensions and trusts, clinical and professional negligence/disciplinary and personal injury.
They also provide legal advisory and advocacy services for solicitors, in-house counsel, professional services such as accountants, actuaries, trustees and financial services organisations, regulators, companies and private individuals, in the UK and internationally.
Our client now seeks to appoint a highly capable individual to the role of Practice Manager in its busy clerking team.
The Role:
- Provide a highly professional clerking and practice management function, ensuring the delivery of a first-class service to members.
- Advising solicitors and clients so that their needs are met effectively
- Assist in the management and development of members’ practices
- Assist with the implementation of Chambers’ business development and marketing strategies
- Provide ongoing development of more junior colleagues
- Manage and, where necessary, suggest changes to processes and systems
- Fee negotiation at all levels; supporting fees team to resolve fees issues
The Person:
- Relevant experience gained in a successful chambers – ideally 5-10yrs
- Effective communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills
- Highly committed to business development and marketing
- Driven, focused and keen to succeed – pro-active approach and results orientated
- Ability to collaborate with colleagues across chambers and with outside organisations
- Knowledge of IT packages, including LEX, Word and Outlook
The role is offered with a salary package, commensurate with the seniority of the position.
To apply for this position, please forward a covering letter outlining your suitability, together with your CV to GRL Legal.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Friday 11th August – initial interviews for suitable applicants will be taking place immediately.
