Name of chambers: Red Lion Chambers
Chambers address: 18 Red Lion Court, London, EC4A 3EB
Number of vacancies: up to 2
Area(s) of practice the role holder will focus on: Criminal
Level of guaranteed earnings (in £ pounds): n/a
Role start date: ASAP
Length of tenancy: 6 months
Closing date for applications: no deadline
How to apply:
Applicants are asked to email the following to [email protected] :
- A covering letter explaining why the applicant is seeking a probationary tenancy at Red Lion Chambers
- A CV
- A diary extract covering the last 6 months of practice.
- Applicants may submit references in support of their application. You can assume that we will contact any members of Red Lion Chambers mentioned in any part of your application and will ask them to keep your application confidential.
Applicants will wish to note that Red Lion Chambers operates from two locations – London and Chelmsford. Although there is a crossover in work in any event, applicants are encouraged to indicate in their written applications if they have a preference for being based in London or at our Chelmsford Annexe, or if they do not have a preference.
All applications for tenancies are treated in confidence. As the application progresses, you may be asked to provide further information.
We ask all applicants to complete our Diversity Monitoring Form here: https://redlionchambers.co.uk/join/diversity-monitoring/. This information is collected solely for the purpose of enabling us to monitor equality, diversity and inclusion. It will remain confidential and will be destroyed after applications have been processed. You are not obliged to complete all or any part of the Form. Any queries relating to your diversity data can be directed to the Diversity Data Officer at [email protected].
Please email any queries to [email protected].
About your chambers:
RLC has a formidable reputation as a leading set with expertise across Business Crime & Fraud, Crime, Inquests & Inquiries, Regulatory & Professional Discipline, International and Public & Administrative Law. Chambers has a longstanding history of excellence, having produced a Lord Chancellor, two law officers, a Lord Justice of Appeal, three High Court Judges (including the first black woman judge), two Recorders of London, one Common Sergeant, a Chief Coroner, a Director of Public Prosecutions, a Director of the SFO, five Chairs of the CBA and a large number of Circuit Judges.
Chambers have received a number of prestigious awards marking our pre-eminence in a range of practice areas and as an outstanding distinguished Set of the highest calibre.
From Financial Crime Silk of the Year, Sports Junior of the Year to Senior Clerk of the Year, barristers of all levels of seniority have received richly deserved awards for their practices, high standards of advocacy, wealth of experience and expertise. Our Clerks have been recognised for their excellent practice management and first class client service.
We are honoured to have been shortlisted and awarded by some of the most prestigious and respected awards for the Bar which include The Legal 500 Awards, Chambers UK Bar Awards, Lexis Nexis Legal Awards, FT Innovative Lawyers Europe, The Lawyer Awards and Legal Business Awards.
With over 100 barristers including 25 King’s Counsel and 16 Crown Court Recorders, our members are instructed to advise, defend, and prosecute in many of the highest profile and complex cases, some of which have a global reach and attract substantial media attention.
Chambers takes pride in its reputation for providing first-class advocates with a strong professional track-record, assisting clients in navigating complex criminal and regulatory mazes to ensure the best possible outcomes. A significant number of members write, edit, or contribute to leading practitioner works such as Archbold Criminal Pleadings and Practice, OUP’s Fraud, Criminal Law and Procedure, Blackstone’s Criminal Practice and over two dozen other specialist works.
RLC is an inclusive set, committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, and is engaged in outreach and social responsibility programmes to help meet these objectives. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, approachable set.
RLC practises mainly on the South-Eastern Circuit. We have two premises: one in Central London and one in Chelmsford.
For more information, please see our website: https://redlionchambers.co.uk
About the candidate:
Chambers is seeking individuals who have completed pupillage elsewhere (usually within the last 12 months); who have experience of practising in the criminal courts; and who are able to demonstrate a real talent for advocacy, a commitment to our practice areas, and the determination and potential to excel at the bar.
Probationary tenants can expect:
- A probationary tenancy of 6 months’ duration, at the conclusion of which they may apply for tenancy
- An allocated supervisor, to assist with ongoing training, development, and wellbeing
- Opportunities to develop their drafting and legal research skills by doing work for other members of Chambers, building support for their tenancy application and ensuring that they are able to meet and work with a cross-section of Chambers’ members
- The opportunity to participate in Chambers’ in-house advocacy programme with our 18-month pupils/probationary tenants
- To be in the Magistrates’ Court or Crown Court most days
- To join Chambers’ ‘Saturday Court Rota’ alongside pupils, any other probationary tenants, and our most junior tenants.
Probationary tenants at Red Lion Chambers are not required to pay rent or clerks commission on any earnings.
There will be regular opportunities to meet and mingle with members at all levels, including in an informal context. There are regular events in chambers, including talks and social networking events organised by our juniors, lectures and CPD sessions, monitoring groups that meet to discuss developments in a variety of areas of law and IT, dinners and celebrations. Probationary tenants are encouraged to attend such events. We provide excellent support, training and development to our pupils and probationary tenants, with a view to recruiting those who meet our standards of excellence.
Given the breadth of work undertaken by members, Chambers is able to offer successful probationary tenants the opportunity to diversify into allied areas of work in the future, should they wish to.
In the event of being forced to choose between two candidates of equal excellence and ability, we will select the candidate who has had a less advantaged path to the Bar on the basis that they have displayed the greater achievement.