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Vacancies: Government Legal Department Bar Council representatives to assist in the Attorney General's London panel selection boards (three positions)

 

TERM: 1-year term (commencing immediately)

The Bar Council is looking to nominate three Barristers, each to sit on one of the three Selection Boards that will recruit to the Attorney General’s London A, B and C Panels of Junior Counsel in June 2024. These are paper exercises (i.e., no interviews) that will result in recommendations being made to the Attorney General for appointments to her London Panels of advocates.

About the Selection Board Process

There are three Selection Boards, held virtually via MS Teams. Each Board is made up of the Chair, one Bar Council Representative, Senior Government Lawyers and either a former or existing London Panel Counsel member.

About the role of the Bar Council Representative

The Bar Council Representative’s role is to take an overview of the process and to exercise a challenge function at the Selection Board.

The dates of the three Selection Board meetings are Tuesday 11 June, Thursday 13 June and Tuesday 18 June 2024. One Bar Council Representative will be required to attend one of these virtual sessions, from 9am to 5pm. The Bar Council Representative will also attend a pre-briefing meeting with the Chair and receive the application forms and other documents of the selection process to consider, prior to the Selection Board meeting.

The remuneration for the role is £200 per hour.


Knowledge and experience

Applicants for the Bar Representative role should ideally be a KC. The representatives have often been former London Panel members who have taken silk and we would welcome applications from previous civil panel members. However, all applications will be considered.

Applications will be presented to the General Management Committee of the Bar Council who are

responsible for selecting the successful candidate based on merit. The Bar Council is committed to ensuring fairness, transparency, and openness in its recruitment processes. In addition, consideration is given to matters of equality and diversity.

 

How to apply

Applicants should send a copy of their CV accompanied by a short-written statement stating their suitability for the role, describing their skills and experience that are relevant to the criteria above, to:

[email protected]  Governance and Committees Manager

Full description of the role

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 2 April 2024, 16:00

Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible.