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Barristers

Guildhall Chambers is renowned for attracting high level complex instructions and for responding with excellence in three key areas: advice, advocacy and client service.

Our members are encouraged to specialise in one or more compatible practice areas, to ensure clients benefit from true expertise backed up with up-to-the-minute experience.

Chambers is always interested in receiving applications from barristers at all levels of experience. If you feel that you have the ability to assist us in our areas of work then we would be happy to hear from you.

Crime

Excellence in court and unrivalled clerking support out of court are the long-standing hallmarks of the Guildhall Chambers Crime Team. The team has an established and well-deserved reputation for delivering high quality, effective advocacy and prompt, accurate advice in an approachable, understanding and thoughtful manner.

With 5 silks and 21 juniors, the Crime Team continues to flourish in the most challenging of times. We are always interested in speaking with successful practitioners who may wish to join us and encourage those considering a move to the West Country to contact us.

If you wish to make an enquiry or discuss an application in confidence, please contact Lucy Northeast, our Practice Director, or Team Head Mark Worsley by email or on 0117 930 9000.

Civil

We are looking to build on our continued success and invite applications for tenancy from successful and driven practitioners.

As one of the leading Chambers on the Western Circuit we enjoy a strong reputation nationally and pride ourselves on the level of service we offer. In order to meet high levels of demand and enhance our reputation we invite applications across all of our core civil practice areas at all levels of seniority.

For more information, or to discuss an application in confidence, please contact our Senior Practice Managers, Stephen Arnold, for Property, Insolvency and Commercial enquiries or Caroline Evans, for Employment, Costs, Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence, by email or on 0117 930 9000.

Probationary Tenancies Vacancy – Crime

Come to Bristol and enjoy life!

With five Silks and 21 juniors, the Guildhall Chambers Crime Team continues to flourish in the most challenging of times. The Team has an established and well-deserved reputation for delivering quality, effective advocacy and prompt, accurate advice in an approachable, understanding and thoughtful manner.

If you are committed, dedicated and ambitious, you have an eye for a healthy work-life balance and want to pursue a career in the West Country, the Crime Team would welcome an application from you.

Candidates are invited to have a confidential discussion prior to making an application, in which case, please contact our Senior Practice Manager, Lucy Northeast, on 07773 998062.

Applications should be made by emailing a covering letter along with your CV to [email protected]

Additionally, please include some redacted examples of your written work (ideally one Advice or Skeleton argument and one Opening or Sentencing Note) along with details of your recent experience in pupillage and any available references.

Any discussions and/or applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

We encourage applications from members of groups which are under-represented at the Bar, and we are committed to maintaining compliance with the Bar’s Equality and Diversity code.

Probationary Tenancies Vacancy – Property & Estates, Insolvency and Commercial

We are inviting applications for a third-six probationary tenancy with a view to full tenancy within either our Property & Estates, Insolvency and/or Commercial teams. Successful candidates will be joining a busy team and have the opportunity to gain experience in various different aspects of work. It is hoped that the successful candidate will be able to start asap upon completion of their 12-month pupillage, it is envisaged that the duration of the probationary tenancy will be circa six months.

We are looking for dynamic and driven individuals who can demonstrate experience one or more of these fields, along with an interest and commitment to developing a successful practice.

Candidates are invited to have a confidential discussion prior to making an application, in which case, please contact Senior Practice Manager Stephen Arnold on 0117 930 9000.

Applications should be made by emailing a covering letter along with your CV to [email protected]. Additionally, please include some redacted examples of your written work (ideally some form of pleadings along with something advisory in nature or a research note etc.) along with details of your recent experience in pupillage and any available references.

Any discussions and/or applications will be treated in the strictest confidence.

We encourage applications from members of groups which are under-represented at the Bar, and we are committed to maintaining compliance with the Bar’s Equality and Diversity code.

For help or advice please call 0117 930 9000 or complete the form below.

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