Building a modern clerks’ room
The Bar
Fresh from an internal restructure, senior clerk Joe Ferrigno explains how he has future-proofed Essex Court Chambers clerking function amid an evolving legal landscape
On becoming sole senior clerk at Essex Court Chambers I reflected that as the Bar, and indeed the world, has modernised, so too has the role of the barrister’s clerk. What a complete transition it has been – from chambers comprising 15 barristers to sets now in the hundreds; low key business development has evolved …