Barristers and Barrister Teams

GRL Legal LLP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Hybrid work

Pension plan

Travel expenses covered

IT equipment provided

Job summary

GRL Legal is seeking Barristers at all levels of Call for an employed Counsel role within a progressive Chambers. Expect a steady flow of instructions across Personal Injury matters, civil liberties, and other litigation, with mentoring and robust clerking support.

You will benefit from a collaborative environment, structured career progression, and flexible hybrid working arrangements to maintain a balanced practice.

Qualifications

• Barristers must hold a current Practising Certificate.
• Counsel at all Call levels will be considered.
• Strong advocacy and drafting skills required.
• Ability to provide advisory work and client guidance.

Responsibilities

• Undertake advocacy across a wide spectrum of litigation.
• Provide advisory work and draft pleadings and submissions.
• Collaborate with clerking team to maintain manageable workloads.
• Contribute to growth of Chambers and developing own practice.

Skills

Advocacy

Drafting

Advisory

Education

Practising Certificate

Job description

Our client is one of the UK's largest and fastest-growing Claimant Law Firms,combining a nationwide legal practice with a rapidly growing in-house Chambers. With a substantial volume of high-quality work, the organisation continues to expand rapidly and is committed to building one of the country's leading employed Bar practices.

As part of their clear and achievable growth strategy, we have been instructed to recruit Barristers at all levels of Call to join this expanding team at a pivotal stage and contribute to its continued development.

This is an outstanding opportunity for ambitious Counsel seeking the security and benefits of employed practice, whilst continuing to undertake varied and challenging advocacy, advisory and drafting work. There is an exceptional and consistent flow of instructions covering the full spectrum of litigation, including Small Claims, Fast Track, Multi-Track, CCMCs, interlocutory applications, conferences, pleadings and advisory work.

We are keen to hear from Barristers with experience in one or more of the following:

• Personal Injury
• Clinical Negligence
• Employers' Liability
• Public Liability
• Occupiers' Liability
• Road Traffic Accidents
• Civil Liberties
• Prison Law

The successful candidates will be supported by an outstanding clerking team, led by a highly experienced ChiefClerk. They make significant efforts to ensure that workloads remain manageable within core working hours, with preparation time diarised appropriately.

Whilst nationwide travel is required, this is carefully managed to ensure a healthy balance with home/office working. Reasonable travel and subsistence expenses will be borne by the business, as will the cost of renewing your practising certificate. Separate professional indemnity insurance is not required.

You will be fully supported within Chambers by a collegiate and approachable team of barristers who are encouraging of open discussion of legal issues and ideas. You will receive mentoring from an experienced barrister, have access to comprehensive training materials and legal resources, and be provided with IT equipment and support. Clear policies are in place to ensure that instructions and papers are received in a timely and organised fashion.

We are seeking candidates who are motivated to contribute to the continued growth of Chambers while developing their own practice.

Candidates must hold a current Practising Certificate. Barristers of all levels of Call will be considered.

The Opportunity

Successful applicants will benefit from generous salary packages in line with independent practice, and;

• Outstanding practice management team, led by a highly regarded Chief Clerk
• Structured career progression, training and partnership opportunities
• Nationwide practice with high-quality, continuous instructions
• Excellent work-life balance with preparation time built into working schedules
• Paid annual leave and sickness entitlement
• Company Pension and Salary sacrifice pension
• All travel and accommodation expenses covered
• Salary sacrifice Electric Vehicle
• Hybrid and genuinely flexible working
• Full IT equipment provided
• NO Chambers Contributions / Rent / Clerks Fees

This represents an excellent opportunity for self-employed Barristers considering employed practice or employed Counsel looking to join one of the UK's most ambitious and progressive legal organisations.

Our client is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to diversity amongst its staff and members. We welcome applications from women, minority ethnic groups, people with disabilities and LGBT+ candidates, as well as those from other groups which are underrepresented in the legal sector