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Barristers Chambers Australia

Barristers Chambers | Sydney | Melbourne | Brisbane & More

Barristers' Chambers are not legal firms, companies or separate legal entities, but co-operative associations or collections of self-employed legal practitioners who, although in strict competition with one another, usually group together within single premises or offices in collegiate style, to share overheads and resources for mutual benefit.

There are approximately 200 sets of Barristers Chambers operating in Australian States and Territories, all of which are listed on this website to assist solicitors, corporations, and members of the public make informed choices in the selection of a Barrister to assist with their court appearance or legal problem.

Specialist Advocates | Mediators | Arbitrators

Some Barristers Chambers practise in one area of law or jurisdiction, whilst larger Chambers practise in a wide variety of legal areas and jurisdictions.

Barristers in larger sets of Chambers may organise themselves into practice groups that specialise in different areas of law, including Commercial Law, Common Law, Criminal Law, Family Law, Personal Injury and Immigration.

Barristers Chambers Australia

All are specialist advocates specialising in court appearances. They also act as consultant legal advisors, providing legal advice in complex and difficult legal matters, expressed in the form of written advice, commonly referred to as "Counsel's Opinion".

Many barristers act as specialist mediators and arbitrators, excelling themselves in this form of dispute resolution because of their negotiation and compromise skills.
 
 
 

QCs | SCs

Queen's Counsel (QC) and Senior Counsel (SC) are the doyens of Court Lawyers.

QCs and SCs comprise about 10 per cent of the practising Bar in each State or Territory and hold seniority and carry eminence within their Chambers in the areas of law in which they practice. Senior Counsel as they are collectively called, appear as advocates at trials or on appeals, and usually accept instructions in the more complex and difficult legal cases, applying their knowledge, skill and expertise in pursuing those instructions.

Barristers' Clerks

Barristers' Chambers in the more populous States and Territories are managed by Clerks in the overall operation of a Barristers Chamber.

Not only do Victorian barristers group themselves within Barristers' Chambers, but also group themselves within Barrister's Clerks "Lists" independent of their Chambers, taking the notion of legal collectivism a step further.

Barristers in Queensland, although practising in groups within specified Chambers, are more individually oriented and loosely co-ordinated. They do not, as a rule, employ clerks in the day to day management of their legal practice.

To assist you in locating a barrister in Queensland or any other state,
please use the 'Search by Barrister' feature in our easy to use locator pane,
(on the left in grey).

Go to the Home Page Search Facilities to locate fully profiled individual Queensland Court Lawyers, including Barristers.

Barristers' Clerk | Duties

One can understand the need of Barristers to engage professional Clerks. Here is a list of some of their normal daily duties...

  • Prepares files and delivers books, documents and robes to and from Court
  • Collects and delivers documents
  • Carries out administrative duties, such as taking phone calls, messaging, filing and photocopying
  • Attends to accounting and invoicing; collects fees
  • Organises, indexes and maintains law libraries
  • Manages a master Diary, which records each barrister's daily schedule; keeps all information for the cases barristers are working on up to date
  • Arranges meetings and liaises between solicitors, clients and barristers
  • Searches Court Lists for upcoming court appearances, and reorganises schedules when necessary
  • Brings new business into Chambers, by internet and general advertising
  • Allocates court appearances to barristers
  • Negotiates barristers' fees
     

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