Staff vacancies

Civil Clerk - team leader

Salary to £37,000 according to experience

The closing date for receipt of all completed application forms is 12 noon on Monday 22nd March 2010.

Doughty Street Chambers currently has a vacancy for an experienced clerk to join the Civil Clerking team which manages the work of 12 silks and 49 juniors who practice in a wide range of public and common law work and who are based in London, Manchester and Bristol.

Reporting to the Senior Civil Clerk, the post holder will have responsibility for clerking a team of between 15 and 20 civil practitioners and their duties will include diary and general practice management, the fixing of cases and the assessment, negotiation and billing of fees.

Suitable candidates will already be successful civil clerks with clear experience of day to day diary and practice management. A knowledge of civil legal aid would be desirable. Qualities required for this role include good communication skills with an ability to develop good relationships with members of chambers and with clients, an ability to work both independently and as part of a team, and being well organised and methodical with good personal time management skills.

Please click on the links below to view full Job Description, Job Advert and Application Form

Please note that all applications for this vacancy must be made using the above form - no CVs or letters will be accepted. You should fill the form in by computer (use tab key to move from one text entry point to the next), save it and send it to vacancies@doughtystreet.co.uk or print it out and send it by post to Recruitment, Doughty Street Chambers, 53-54 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2LS - DX: 223 chancery lane

If you have any problems accessing any of these files, please contact our Administrator, Chris Atkinson, on 020 7404 1313 or c.atkinson@doughtystreet.co.uk