Office Assistant

job description

Start date: July 2026

Starting Salary: £31,713 + benefits

Location: Gray’s Inn, Central London

Reporting to: Practice Operations Director

Overview

Role summary:

We are excited to be recruiting for an Office Assistant to join our Administration Team. We are looking for an enthusiastic, organised, and proactive individual who enjoys being part of a team. Gatehouse Chambers is a dynamic, fast-paced, and friendly organisation, and our staff team take pride in delivering an excellent service to our barristers and clients.

What matters most to us is finding the right individual with the skills, attitude, and determination to thrive. This is a fast-paced role which is integral to supporting our barristers and maintaining the quality service we provide to our clients. We are looking for a collaborative team player who performs well under pressure and contributes meaningfully to the running of chambers.

About us:

We are a modern, leading set of barristers’ chambers, specialising in commercial, construction, property, and insurance law. Our team consists of over one hundred barristers supported by a dedicated team of approximately thirty-five members of staff. Our working environment is enhanced by our award-winning premises, having been named ‘Best Chambers for Facilities’ in the Legal Cheek Awards in 2024 and 2025.

At Gatehouse Chambers, we foster a supportive, inclusive, and friendly culture where everyone feels valued for their contribution. We are committed to investing in training and wellbeing initiatives, empowering our colleagues to thrive.

Our benefits include 22 days’ holiday and extra discretionary days, in addition to statutory bank holidays. We offer an interest free travel loan (after successful completion of probation), Bike to Work Scheme, Electric Car Scheme and 5% pension contribution after 3 months.

Gatehouse Chambers’ offices are located at Gray’s Inn. Please refer to our website for further details on https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/.

Hours:

This is a full-time, chambers-based role operating from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.00pm on a rota.

Responsibilities

• Preparing electronic bundles in line with case requirements and deadlines

• Assisting barristers in taking their papers and materials to and from court

• Lodging bundles and other legal documents at court

• Sorting and distributing incoming post to the appropriate recipients and managing outgoing post

• Booking passenger cars or couriers as required

• Printing and scanning large volumes of paperwork in an accurate and timely manner

• Setting up meeting rooms to specified formats for internal meetings and external events; including moving furniture

• Providing cover for reception and answering incoming calls professionally

• Ensuring communal areas, including barristers’ corridors, are kept tidy and well-maintained

• Archiving files and preparing boxes for storage

• Carrying out general external messenger duties

• Providing administrative support for mediations and other evening events

• Assisting with general ad-hoc office tasks, including stationery supplies

Please note that this is a physical role and some days you will be on your feet all day. The job involves a reasonable amount of lifting of boxes, pushing trolleys and setting up rooms. Training on manual lifting will be provided. However, it is important to stress that this is an essential part of the job.

Desirable experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel and Word

• Experience utilising Lex Chambers Management software and Adobe (desirable but not essential)

Personal attributes and key skills

• Excellent organisational skills to manage competing priorities and meet time sensitive deadlines

• Good interpersonal and written/oral communication skills, with the confidence to liaise with colleagues, clients and external stakeholders

• Professional telephone manner

• Ability to be self-sufficient as well as working as part of a team

• Attention to detail, with well-developed administrative and IT skills

• Discretion when dealing with confidential matters

• Enthusiasm, energy, and resilience in a demanding environment

• Ability to learn at a fast pace

• A team-orientated and ‘can do’ attitude to support colleagues across chambers

• A sense of humour

How to apply

To apply for this role, please submit your application form via the People HR platform application page or alternatively, please visit our website for further details on www.gatehouselaw.co.uk.

Candidates should submit their application form as indicated by 11.59pm on Sunday 14 June 2026. Please note that CVs will not be considered.

The interview process will take place on the week commencing 22 June 2026, and the successful candidate will ideally commence this role no later than July 2026.

For any queries, please contact our Head of HR, Aphrodite Maratheftis, on 020 7242 2523 or email jobs@gatehouselaw.co.uk.

Gatehouse Chambers is an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented in the legal profession. Candidates including persons with ‘invisible’ disabilities will be offered reasonable adjustments, and we welcome application from neurodiverse and disabled candidates. Further details can be found on our website on https://gatehouselaw.co.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/.