Staff Vacancies

 

Members of Devereux are supported by an experienced and enthusiastic team of practice managers, assistant practice managers and business services staff. We are known for our friendly workplace culture and professional work ethic.

Devereux is an equal opportunities employer and is fully committed to providing equality of opportunity and to eliminating discrimination on grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origins, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age and disability.

Devereux encourages applications from disabled people. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for any position advertised will be interviewed and will be considered on their experience and skills set required for the role.

Occasionally employment vacancies arise, at which time we recruit from within and via external advertising. Should you wish to enquire about potential job opportunities with Chambers, please contact Jacki Muirhead, Director of Operations.

 

Deputy Practice Manager – Competitive Salary

Chambers is seeking to recruit a Deputy Practice Manager. The position involves general clerking and administration duties on behalf of appointed team members of Chambers, as directed by a Practice Manager and when necessary, deputise for the Practice Manager.

We are looking for an excellent communicator with a pro-active approach, who can demonstrate knowledge of the legal services sector with a minimum of 5 years’ experience. The Deputy Practice Manager will be expected to take a leading role in the day-to-day affairs of the clerks’ room. The role is busy, challenging and fulfilling.

The Deputy Practice Manager will liaise routinely with clerking colleagues, reporting to their Practice Manager and the Director of Clerking & Business Development, working closely with all members and support staff, deputising for the PM in his/her absence. The Deputy Practice Manager will be responsible for supporting and overseeing the work of the team’s Assistant Practice Manager, providing at desk training as required.

Requirements

We are looking for confident, client friendly candidates, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience, with excellent communication skills, a focused and proactive approach, and a minimum of 5 GSCEs at A-C (or equivalent).

Applications

A detailed job description is available here.

To apply for this position, please follow the link below to complete and upload your application form and covering letter, explaining your suitability for the role, directly to the Devereux recruitment portal. 

Please note that only those applications submitted on a Devereux application form, via the Devereux portal, will be considered.

Applications close at midday on Friday, 17 May 2024

Interviews may begin prior to the deadline.

 

Work Experience for School Pupils

We welcome school pupils on work experience programmes who are looking to gain an insight into a career in the legal sector. Our work experience programme is predominantly shadowing and assisting the clerking team. There may be an opportunity for school pupils to spend time with our finance and marketing teams, however this will depend on a variety of factors and cannot be guaranteed.

We do not offer barrister shadowing outside of our mini-pupillage programme. School pupils are not eligible for mini-pupillages. It may be possible to take school pupils to a court or tribunal hearing during their time with us, but again this will depend on a variety of factors and cannot be guaranteed.

We only have a limited number of work experience spaces available each year. Some of the work is likely to be physical in nature, so please let us know if this will present any difficulty and we will make reasonable adjustments.

For more information, please email Jo Keable, Operations Manager.