Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 5:30pm (1-hour unpaid lunch break)
Holidays: 25 per year plus Bank Holidays (with increases for length of service)
Benefits: contributory pension scheme, private healthcare and cash plan, group life policy, enhanced maternity pay.
Location: Manchester City Centre, with travel to other sites in the North and to clients.
St John’s Buildings is one of the largest barristers’ chambers in the country with sites across the North of England and over 240 barristers practising across multiple legal disciplines. We pride ourselves on excellent service and management and hold ISO9001 and ISO27001 accreditations as well as adhering to the regulatory requirements of the Bar Standards Board.
Our Business & Property and Employment (BPE) Teams comprise over 40 barristers servicing clients across the country, but primarily in the North-East and West and surrounding areas.
In this vital role you will:
* Report to and deputise for the Group Senior Clerk for Civil practice;
* Lead and manage the BPE clerking operation and clerks - ensuring the delivery of excellent clerking services, working in synergy with colleagues and barristers across all sites;
* Engage in regular business development activity for your practice groups, building and sustaining a network of clients;
* Carry out regular practice development reviews for your members and support them to meet their practice objectives, and provide tailored support to those taking and returning from periods of leave, and in support of work-life balance needs;
* Recruit, appraise, train and regularly meet with clerks in your team to ensure they are supportively and effectively line managed.
The successful candidate will:
* Be an experienced and effective barristers’ clerk either managing other clerks already or ready for the step up to do so;
* Be an excellent diary manager, with recent experience clerking Business & Property and Employment law, although expertise in clerking barristers in any practice area will be sufficient to be considered for the role;
* Have some experience of business development and in building and maintaining strong client relationships through strong networking and interpersonal skills and the delivery of excellent service;
* Have a sound knowledge of the legal market and the regulatory environment in which we operate;
* Have an established network of contacts in the legal marketplace (ideally in the same region) and the skills and drive to build that further to the benefit of Chambers and its members;
* Have a personality and approach that builds credibility and rapport with all stakeholders;
* Be ready to work as part of a wider team and unified multi-site chambers;
* Have strong working knowledge of diary management software, e.g. MLC, Lex.
* Have strong general computer literacy.
To apply for this role please click on the apply link here, complete the application form and upload your CV.
Please submit applications by 28th February 2026. We are aiming for a start date of 1st April 2026.
We positively encourage applications from all sections of the community and operate an equal opportunities approach