EJR Recruitment
Assistant Practice Manager
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Assistant Practice Manager
Up to £35,000 + Excellent Benefits + Career Progression
An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a leading specialist barristers’ chambers with an outstanding reputation in the UK and internationally. Working as part of an experienced Practice Management team, you will provide high-quality administrative, operational and client support to a busy group of barristers, helping to ensure their practices, cases and client commitments run smoothly. The role will provide exposure to diary and case management, client relationships, fee management, work allocation and business development, offering genuine scope to develop a long-term career within legal services, practice management or clerking.
Previous legal or chambers experience is not essential, and applications are welcomed from candidates with backgrounds in legal or professional services, financial services, executive support, client administration or other demanding office environments. You will be highly organised, commercially aware and confident managing competing priorities, with excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong attention to detail. A calm, professional and proactive approach is essential, together with the ability to build strong relationships with senior professionals and clients, handle confidential information and work effectively under pressure.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Key Responsibilities
- Open, maintain and update cases using practice management software
- Record instructions, terms of engagement, deadlines and completed work accurately
- Coordinate hearings, conferences, meetings, travel and accommodation
- Manage diaries, deadlines and competing priorities for busy barristers
- Process timesheets and support billing, invoicing and fee collection
- Manage correspondence, documents and practice administration
- Liaise professionally with solicitors, clients, courts and opposing legal teams
- Respond to enquiries promptly and help deliver an excellent client service
- Help match new instructions with suitable barristers
- Support fee quotations, negotiation and commercial discussions
- Maintain accurate, confidential and well-organised records
- Assist with marketing activity, client events and business development initiatives
- Build an understanding of barristers’ expertise, workloads and availability
Skills & Experience
We are interested in candidates who can bring strong administrative judgement, professionalism and attention to detail. You may come from legal services, professional services, financial services, executive support, client administration or another demanding office environment.
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
- Experience supporting senior professionals, teams or complex workloads
- Excellent organisation and the ability to prioritise competing demands
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A confident, professional manner when dealing with clients and colleagues
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- The ability to remain calm and focused when working to tight deadlines
- Good Microsoft 365 and general IT skills
- Confidence handling figures, records and detailed information
- Discretion when dealing with confidential or sensitive matters
- The ability to build positive working relationships at every level
- GCSE English and Maths at grade 5 or above, or equivalent
This role offers genuine scope to develop. For an ambitious candidate, it can provide a route into practice management, clerking, client relationship management and the commercial operation of chambers. Equally, we would welcome someone who wants to build expertise and excel in a high-quality, long-term support role. Both ambitions will be valued and supported.
You will work closely with experienced colleagues, learn how a leading chambers operates and gain exposure to barristers’ practices, client service, case administration, fee management and business development.
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location