Junior Assistant - London, United Kingdom - ABC Chambers Solutions

ABC Chambers Solutions
ABC Chambers Solutions
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4 weeks ago

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Our client is a leading set of Legal Barristers' Chambers, specialising in Media and Entertainment law, comprising of 34 Barristers', including 9 KCs.

They have an outstanding reputation in the fields of Defamation, Privacy, Data Protection,, Intellectual Property and Sports Law. Chambers currently seek a bright, ambitious Junior Assistant to join their highly regarded clerking team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual to join a set who has been described as the "first port of call for any defamation, privacy or data protection matter".


JOB PURPOSE:
To assist chambers' members, Senior Clerk/Deputy Senior Clerk and all other

Clerks/Admin team in the day to day duties of running an efficient Clerk's room.


SHEDULE:
Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00


Clerking:


  • A significant amount of heavy lifting when delivering boxes to and from court.
  • Liaising with barristers' with regard to the preparation of authorities bundles.
  • Assisting with entering instructions and sending acknowledgements.
  • When required to do so, inputting barristers hours spent on the time recording system.
  • Daytoday management of post, including opening and distribution, and organising outgoing post for collection.
  • Arranging for couriers to collect papers as required.
  • Answering the telephone.
  • Greeting solicitors and clients when arriving for conferences.
  • Attending weekly Clerks' meetings.

General Office duties:


  • Keeping Chambers library tidy and up to date including filing loose leaf updates.
  • Responsible for Chambers trolleys' (making sure they are put away and secured each
evening and left inside court when left during the day).

  • Keeping Chambers stationery, tea, coffee, stamps etc well supplied.
  • Setting up the Conference Rooms and making tea/coffee when required.
  • Emptying the dishwashers.
  • Emptying bins of papers for shredding and ensuring the safe custody of the contents until
- collection by the relevant company.


Marketing:


  • To assist on occasions for planning and implementing of marketing initiatives for chambers, attending marketing initiatives when required in the evenings; developing and nurturing good relations with clients and potential clients.

Personal development:


  • Attending such external training courses as may be reasonably required or approved by the Management Committee to develop further knowledge and skills to fulfil these responsibilities.

SKILLS TO BE DEMONSTRATED

  • Commitment and loyalty to chambers and to each member of Chambers.
  • Aptitude for clear and effective communication.
  • The capacity to build, manage and maintain relationships with members of Chambers,
- members of staff, clients and potential clients.

  • Effective team working.
  • Sharing and communicating knowledge to improve business performance.
  • Ambition and high degree of motivation.
  • Good networking skills.
  • An understanding and commitment to equality and diversity in the work place.
  • Discretion, whenever appropriate.
  • A willingness and commitment to submit to external training to acquire and update the
- knowledge, and to develop and enhance the skills.


Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
£23,000.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Sick pay

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Holidays
  • Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

  • Bonus scheme
  • Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location:
One location
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