Do you want to become a Barrister's Clerk (England and Wales)? Here is some information to help point you in the right direction:
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A barristers' clerk runs the day-to-day business in barristers' chambers and organises workloads for the group of barristers working there. The work of a junior barristers' clerk includes preparing papers and carrying documents to and from court, administrative and messenger work. A more experienced clerk may manage a diary with each barrister's engagements, liaise between solicitors, clients and their barristers, and run the petty cash system. Senior barristers' clerks have a good deal of responsibility. Their job is to bring business into the chambers by recommending their barristers to solicitors.
Barristers' clerks normally work from Monday to Friday, but their hours may be long and irregular. They work mainly in barristers' chambers, but spend some time visiting solicitors' premises, other chambers and courts.
Salaries range from £10,000 to £15,000 a year for someone starting out, to £30,000 to £60,000 for an experienced clerk. Some senior clerks may earn over £100,000.
A barristers' clerk needs to:
There are about 1,200 barristers' clerks, of whom 350 are senior clerks. They work in barristers' chambers, and more than half of the jobs are in London. Finding a first position can be difficult.
There are no formal entry requirements, but chambers expect new recruits to have four GCSEs/S grades (A-C/1-3), including maths and English. Many trainees have A levels/H grades, and some have degrees. Some chambers recruit adults with previous managerial or administrative experience.
Clerks are trained on the job by the senior clerk, and are encouraged to join the Institute of Barristers' Clerks, which is the professional organisation for the occupation. They may also be able to take the BTEC Advanced Award at Level 3 in Chambers Administration. This is a professional qualification aimed at barrister's clerks with less than three years' experience. The training is over approximately 55 hours and is mostly done in chambers with the guidance of a mentor, with some external seminars and workshops.
This is a job with no quick route to progression. A clerk would probably have to move to different chambers to gain promotion to senior clerk.
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