Administration Manager – Leading specialist commercial Barristers’ Chambers (London EC4)

About this Job

This post is structured to provide significant support to the Senior Clerking (Practice Management) Team, and where required to the Members of Chambers. The Administration Manager will undertake a broad range of tasks including premises and facilities, data protection and pupillage (Graduate recruitment).

About this Employer

Our client is a leading Barristers’ Chambers with a pre-eminent reputation for excellence and intellectual rigour in all areas of commercial law, with particular strengths in shipping, insurance and commercial litigation. This post is structured to provide significant support to the Senior Clerking (Practice Management) Team, and where required the Members of Chambers. The Administration Manager will undertake a broad range of tasks including premises and facilities, data protection and pupils.

Person Specification

A Graduate or equivalent professional or vocational qualification with a minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in a similarly varied administration role, prior Chambers/Legal experience considered an advantage. Essential qualities include a team ethos, a hands-on, can-do approach, highly organised, with excellent communication/interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence with a confident and diplomatic approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing the running of Chambers’ Premises and Facilities Management
• Administration of pupillage applications (graduate recruitment)
• Chambers governance, regulation, and compliance – including EDI (and diversity data), H&S, Information Security and GDPR/Data Protection
• Working with Chambers’ IT providers and Management Committee on IT provision