
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'The strong clerking team at 39 Essex Chambers is one of the reasons that they stand out from their competitors. In particular, Theo Mitchell, is incredibly proactive and competent.'
- 'Fantastic set, with a great location and great clerking team.'
- 'The clerks are all brilliant and very helpful.'
- '39 Essex Chambers have a number of excellent barristers who deal with special educational needs matters.'
- '39 Essex has a justifiably strong reputation in the field of public law generally and education in particular.'
- '39 do the whole gamut of education cases from SEN, equalities, schools, universities, funding, regulation and governance.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.