Barrister Member for Attorney General's London Panel Selection Board
SKILLS
FULL DESCRIPTION
Barrister Member for Attorney General's London Panel Selection Board
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is looking to nominate three Barristers, each to sit on one of the three Selection Boards that will recruit to the Attorney General’s London A, B and C Panels of Junior Counsel in June 2026. These are paper exercises (i.e., no interviews) that will result in recommendations being made to the Attorney General for appointments to his London Panels of advocates.
- Term: 6-month term (commencing immediately)
- Remuneration: £200 per hour
- Location: GLD Offices, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9GL (hybrid attendance available)
About the Selection Board Process
There are three Selection Boards, which will be held virtually and in person in GLD offices in London. Each Board is made up of the Chair, one [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Representative, Senior Government Lawyers and either a former member of Panel Counsel or a serving member of the A or B Panel. Apart from the Chair and the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Representative, each of the Board Members assess and score candidates who are applying to the Attorney General’s London A, B and C Panels of Junior Counsel.
About the role of the [Employer hidden] Representative
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Representative’s role is to take an overview of the process and to exercise a challenge function at the Selection Board.
The 3 Selection Boards will be held on the following dates. They will be hybrid with the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Representatives having the option to attend in person or via MS Teams, from 9:30am to 5pm as outlined below:
- Panel A – Tuesday 2 June - GLD Offices, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9GL
- Panel B – Thursday 4 June - GLD Offices, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9GL
- Panel C – Tuesday 9 June – GLD Offices, 102 Petty France, London, SW1H 9GL
One [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Representative will be required to attend one of these sessions. The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Representative will also attend a pre-briefing meeting with the Chair and receive the application forms and other documents of the selection process to consider, prior to the Selection Board meeting.
Knowledge and experience
Applicants for the Bar Representative role should ideally be a KC. The representatives have often been former Regional or London Panel members who have taken silk and we would welcome applications from previous civil panel members. However, all applications will be considered.
Applications will be presented to the General Management Committee of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] who are responsible for selecting the successful candidate based on merit.
The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is committed to ensuring fairness, transparency, and openness in its recruitment processes. In addition, consideration is given to matters of equality and diversity.
How to apply
Applicants should send a copy of their CV accompanied by a short-written statement stating their suitability for the role, describing their skills and experience that are relevant to the criteria above, as well as the dates they would be available to attend the Selection Board meetings to:
Justina Naik, Governance and Committees Manager at: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]
Applications now closed.
Successful candidates will be notified.