Junior Clerk (1992)

Junior Clerk (1992)

29 Bedford Row Chambers

Salary: £Competitive

Type: Full time (40hr week)

Location: London

About 29 Bedford Row:

29 Bedford Row provide specialist expertise throughout the field of family law and are principally known for their work in substantial financial remedy cases and complex children law disputes. They are a set comprising 63 barristers (including 10 KCs) and a highly regarded clerking, administrative, and reception team of 11.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Senior Clerk and/or Deputy Senior Clerk, the Junior Clerk will provide support to the clerks in the operation of the clerks' room and to Members of Chambers as required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Delivering Members of Chambers' papers to court and collecting them at the end of the court day as required.
• Photocopying as required, preparing and collating bundles of authorities for use in court.
• Getting fee notes ready for dispatch if not done electronically; sorting and preparing all mail, whether post or DX; monitoring the franking machine keeping topped up with credit; taking special and recorded deliveries to the post office; attending to misdirected mail daily. Recording daily post and DX in appropriate documentation.
• Checking stationery supplies once a week and placing the appropriate order; ensuring all stationery in cupboards fully stocked (e.g. files, counsels' notebooks etc.); putting away stationery orders as soon as possible after delivery/checking off; controlling stock of light bulbs. Ensuring these areas are kept tidy and accessible at all times.
• Making regular deliveries of papers to Members of Chambers' rooms.
• Ensuring photocopiers and printers are filled with paper throughout the building.
• Making "by hand" deliveries where requested.
• Ensuring trolleys are secured at the end of the day.
• Keeping the clerks' room generally tidy.
• Assisting other clerks with duties as necessary.

Required Skills:

• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A willingness to learn and take initiative.
• Able to work well under pressure and manage changing priorities in a fast-paced chambers environment.
• Good administrative and IT skills.

All applicants are requested to complete an Equality, Diversity & Inclusion form, available here.

Closing date / Application deadline: Monday 1st June 2026

For all enquiries please contact:

ABC Partnership - 0203 890 8190 – enquiries@abcllp.com

To apply for this role please email a comprehensive CV and covering letter to Hudson Brewer – hudson@abcllp.com & Rachael Argent - rachael@abcllp.com

All third-party applications will be forwarded to ABC Partnership Ltd.

ABC are committed to equality and to fostering diversity in our profession.

We will treat everyone equally and irrespective of their age, background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Please advise us in advance of the interview if you have any access needs (including those arising from neurodiversity) and/or require reasonable adjustments for the interview so that we can make appropriate arrangements.