No Experience Clerk jobs in London

Purpose of Job

Doughty Street Chambers is a set of internationally renowned barristers with a reputation for excellence. We specialise in many areas of law across multiple jurisdictions, often in cases which have a strong emphasis on human rights and civil liberties and offer our clients a commitment to hard work and an innovative, multi-disciplinary approach.

The main priority of this role is to assist and provide administrative support to the existing Criminal Clerking Team.

Key responsibilities

· Gather listings for next day’s diary

· Notify counsel and solicitors of listings and provide access to papers or DCS access

· Prepare and provide dates to avoid and CVP links if required

· Chase missing representation orders and court references

· Assist Practice Managers with listing requests

· Assist with printing and court run requests

· Chase up missing results and attendance notes

· Assist with telephone calls and email enquiries

Career progression:

We are keen to promote career progression, and this role offers the opportunity for internal growth into other clerking roles.

This is a non-contractual document that can be varied from time to time as circumstances dictate. This job description is intended to summarise the main duties and responsibilities of the post; this is not intended to be a full and exhaustive list of tasks. All staff are expected to demonstrate flexibility and willingness to perform appropriate tasks when the need arises.

Doughty Street Chambers is committed to creating a diverse workspace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage and welcome applications from women, Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals, neurodiverse and disabled people and those who are LGBT+, as well as candidates from other underrepresented groups. We encourage candidates to give us a full picture of any mitigating circumstances, including neurodiversity and late diagnosis neurodivergence if applicable. We will make reasonable adjustments to enable and support disabled or neurodiverse candidates (including where a mental health issue is classified as a disability).

PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS EXPERIENCE

· Have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade A-C, including Maths and English, or equivalent.

· Have excellent communication skills, verbal (including a good telephone manner) and in writing.

· Evidence of the ability to multi-task under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

· Be familiar with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel).

· Be flexible in the nature and range of tasks required for the daily operation of Chambers.

· Be well organised and efficient.

· Ability to provide suitable solutions based on the information available and see tasks through to completion.

· High levels of personal integrity.

· Awareness of and commitment to principles of Equality and Diversity.

· Be highly motivated and trustworthy.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

· Friendly, approachable, communicative and able to build relationships quickly.

· Strong personal moral values and has an awareness of organisational values and behaviours.

· Able to successfully build and sustain well-developed relationships with staff and members.

· A team player willing to contribute and support colleagues.

· Calm under pressure with an ability to work in a busy clerking environment, dealing with urgent tasks and prioritising as appropriate.

· Highly organised with excellent planning skills and an ability to meet tight deadlines.

Awareness of risk, security, data protection and health and safety at work

TO APPLY:

Please send your CV with a covering letter of no more than 1 side of A4 size detailing why you would like to apply for this role and how you meet the requirements of this role – please note you do not need experience in Chambers in order to apply for this entry level role.

Please email your application to: recruitment@doughtystreet.co.uk no later than 4pm 31st July 2026.

Pay: £28,860.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person