Client Service at the Bar 2026
Discover the sets commended for providing exceptional client service, as researched by the Chambers UK Bar team.
Blackstone Chambers
Director of clerking: Mat Swallow
“The clerks are all very capable and responsive.”
“The clerking is very efficient, and the team is good fun and client friendly.”
“The team proactively goes the extra mile.”
“The Blackstone clerks are reliably and consistently responsive.”
“A very high-quality clerking team.”
“The clerks really want to help, are very practical and are aware of what is going on and the pressures we experience.”
“They are very first rate and very professional.”
3PB Barristers
Director of clerking: Mark Heath
“The clerking team provides excellent communication throughout a matter.”
“The clerks are transparent and easy to deal with.”
“The team is excellent – prompt and will often go above and beyond where they can to facilitate instructing solicitors.”
“The clerks are professional, efficient and always willing to assist.”
“The clerking team is swift to respond and provides a first-rate service.”
“Excellent hands-on clerks who are clear and responsive.”
“The clerking team as a whole is approachable, organised and commercially aware.”
39 Essex Chambers
Chief Executive Officer: Lindsay Scott
“Impressive clerks. They go above and beyond.”
“The clerks at 39 Essex Chambers are consistently excellent in their service levels and responsiveness. The are highly efficient, providing prompt and clear communication.”
“The clerks at 39 are exceptional.”
“Some of the easiest clerks I have worked with are from 39 Essex.”
“They are commercially minded and helpful and they understand they market.”
“The clerks are professional, exceptionally helpful and courteous.”
“The clerking team is excellent and always responds promptly and comprehensively.”
Fountain Court Chambers
Senior clerk: Alex Taylor
“The clerking team is helpful, responsive and know their barristers.”
“They have the best clerks we have come across.”
“The clerks are quick to respond and easy to deal with, making it straightforward to instruct Fountain Court barristers.”
“The clerks are efficient and helpful.”
“A first-class service.”
“Very responsive clerks who understand the client’s needs and are flexible and creative in addressing them.”
“A very efficient team, who work hard to provide a very professional service.”
One Essex Court
Senior clerk: Darren Burrows
“The clerks respond immediately and are also very proactive in keeping us up to date.”
“The clerking team is great, very responsive and efficient.”
“They are very responsive and endlessly patient.”
“The team demonstrates a strong commitment to client needs.”
“Extremely effective and easy to deal with.”
“One Essex Court’s clerking team is one if its great strengths. They are unrivalled in being able to put teams of barristers together to meet the demands of complex commercial cases.”
“The clerks are a pleasure to deal with.”
4 New Square Chambers
Senior clerk: Lizzy Stewart
“The clerking team provided efficient, transparent and client-focussed support that made the instructing process seamless.”
“We always find the clerks to be straightforward and business-like.”
“The clerks are always very diligent and friendly in their approach.”
“The clerks at 4 New Square are extremely efficient, polite and switched-on.”
“A really well-oiled machine.”
“Clerks are friendly and efficient and always willing to assist.”
“The clerks know their barristers well and I can go to them with very obscure issues and they find just the right person.”
“Modern in their approach.”
Garden Court Chambers
Director of clerking: Colin Cook
“The clerks are excellent and provide a friendly, efficient service.”
“The clerking team is courteous, responsive and helpful at every level.”
“The clerks at Garden Court are excellent. They stand out when compared to other chambers.”
“Each clerk is hands on and will handle any task that comes their way.”
“We get great communication from the clerks.”
“The clerking is brilliant at Garden Court.”
“Garden Court clerks are incredibly reliable and responsive.”
“They always pull out all the stops to identify counsel who are available and the move diaries around. They will prioritise me as a client.”
3 Verulam Buildings
Director of clerking: Stuart Pullum
“Exceptional level of service from the clerks to the counsel team.”
“The clerks at 3VB are experienced and know the market. Always approachable and responsive.”
“The 3VB clerking team is exceptionally good at being easy to deal with.”
“A superb clerking team.”
“The clerking team are very joined up and are always prompt and helpful.”
“The team is commercial and willing to see the bigger picture and to be flexible when the need arises.”
“The clerking team is very proactive, positive and friendly.”
Brick Court Chambers
Senior clerks: Paul Dennison and Tony Burgess
“The clerking team is incredibly responsive to the client needs.”
“The clerks are class acts.”
“The team is highly responsive and understands the clients’ commercial drivers.”
“They are extremely helpful. Always on hand to help solicitors with anything at crunch times.”
“They are trustworthy and good to deal with.”
“They have an exceptional clerking team.”
“The clerking team is a very professional outfit and great to work with.”
“First rate clerks and management, who are always helpful and solution orientated.”
Wilberforce Chambers
Director of clerking: Nicholas Luckman
“The clerking is very efficient and effective.”
“The clerks are always super helpful.”
“The clerking team is one of the most sophisticated and established outfits out there.”
“The clerks are excellent – they know what is going on in the matter and anticipate everyone’s needs.”
“It is a reliable, trustworthy and highly credible team of clerks.”
“They are very easy to deal with and care about the client relationship.”
“The clerking service is really great and makes our lives a lot easier.”
Outer Temple Chambers
Director of Clerking: Chris Gittins
“The clerking team has always responded promptly and efficiently.”
“The clerks are very responsive, friendly and keen to help.”
“They are very approachable and accommodating.”
“The clerks are efficient and helpful.”
“The clerks are personable and make the effort to get to know their client.”
“They bring solutions and make counsel interactions possible.”
“Brilliant, my favourite clerks in the world.”
Landmark Chambers
Practice directors: Ben Connor and Mark Ball
“Landmark Chambers’ clerks respond immediately, and they know what their barristers are doing.”
“The clerks at Landmark are some of the best I have worked with. Always responsive and wanting to accommodate you, they go above and beyond.”
“The clerks are superb: responsive, friendly and fair.”
“Absolutely brilliant clerks – attentive and authentic.”
“The clerks are excellent and one of the reasons we use the Chambers.”
“The team is responsive and professional and have proved to be very commercial and helpful throughout.”
“The clerking is truly outstanding. They always go above and beyond, work as a team and nothing is ever too much.”
Gatehouse Chambers
Practice director: Elliot Langdorf
“The clerks are knowledgeable, personable and clearly dedicated to the success of Gatehouse Chambers in general.”
“The Gatehouse clerks absolutely work with you and their cohort of barristers. They take great strides in understanding their clientele.”
“Brilliant clerking, which is one of the reasons why we have used Gatehouse for so long.”
“Top service from the clerks. They are always accommodating.”
“An excellent practice management team. Always approachable and happy to assist where they can.”
“They make such a big difference to our needs, and will regularly go the extra mile for us.”
“The clerks are exceptionally efficient.”
“The clerks are brilliantly efficient and attentive especially with urgent matters.”
No5 Barristers’ Chambers
Director of clerking: Tony McDaid
“The clerks are amazing. They are quick to accommodate.”
“The clerking team is always prompt, helpful and extremely user friendly.”
“They are excellent, always friendly and go out of their way to help.”
“The clerking is first class.”
“They work as a seamless team. If different clerks pick up the phone, they always know what the others have done before them.”
“The clerks have consistently been very good and are polite and efficient.”
“They are really helpful and really attentive.”
1 Crown Office Row
Chambers Director: John Petrie
“The best in the business clerking. There is nothing they wouldn’t do for you.”
“I have found their clerking team to be exceptionally efficient and accommodating.”
“The clerks consistently provide first class service.”
“A joy to interact with.”
“The clerks at 1COR are brilliant; friendly, competent and efficient.”
“Clerks are receptive to client needs and highly professional and personable.”
“The clerking team is excellent, communication is prompt and effective and the team are highly available.”
Twenty Essex
Practice Directors: Arron Zitver, Christopher Theobald and Anthony Carroll
“The clerks are incredibly responsive.”
“Excellent and exceeding expectations.”
“Outstanding service and responsiveness.”
“The clerks are always delightful. They are very commercial and responsive.”
“They are very proactive and ensure deadlines are met. The clerking team goes out of their way.”
“The clerks are always on hand and willing to accommodate requests.”
“The clerks are extremely attentive, easy to get hold of and helpful.”
“Excellent service and responsiveness. The clerks are incredible.”
11KBW
Senior clerk: Mark Dann
“I think the clerking team is extremely strong from top to tail. Always friendly, good fun and they are solutions focussed.”
“The clerks are responsive and hard working.”
“A really professional clerking team; responsive and smooth.”
“Friendly and accommodating.”
“Approachable, easy to work with and helpful.”
“Excellent clerking support and a very friendly clerking team.”
“The clerks’ room is at all times fast and efficient in its service.”
Deka Chambers
Director of clerking: Michael Goodridge
“The clerks are always available and deal with any requests swiftly and efficiently.”
“Once you are working with them, they look after you. The service is amazing and makes a real difference.”
“The clerks are very responsive and always go the extra mile.”
“The clerks have always been incredibly helpful and willing to do whatever is necessary to accommodate our needs.”
“Professional and deliver a first-class service.”
“I never have to chase responses, and the clerks are incredibly accommodating and flexible.”
“Simply put, one of the best clerking teams in the business.”
Matrix Chambers
Chief Executive: Rachel Holmes
“The clerks are second to none; always responsive, willing to help and assist, and often go the extra mile.”
“The clerking team has a good understanding of what is commercial.”
“Matrix’s clerks are very accommodating and flexible.”
“The clerks have been a joy to deal with.”
“They are fantastic and have been forever. The clerks know all their barristers and all their cases.”
“Outstanding clerks who work closely with us on instructions and fees.”
“The clerks at Matrix are polite, professional and efficient.”
Serle Court
Practice directors: Nicholas Hockney and Daniel Wheeler
“The clerks are very proactive and deliver excellent client service.”
“The responsiveness of the clerks is excellent.”
“I have always experienced clear, timely and client-focused responses from the clerks.”
“The clerking team at Serle Court is excellent. They know what their solicitor clients want and need.”
“The Serle Court clerks are a great, friendly team who are very commercial and open to discussions.”
“An excellent clerking team who genuinely works as a team.”
“The excellent clerks ensure nothing is dropped.”
Essex Court Chambers
Senior Clerk: Joe Ferrigno
“The clerks’ room is highly professional, efficient and solutions-driven.”
“They are friendly, approachable and thoughtful.”
“The clerks are proactive, solutions-focused and a genuine asset to the set.”
“The Essex Court clerks are always available, and their willingness to understand and assist with sometimes difficult client needs is greatly appreciated.”
“The clerks work seamlessly and are super responsive.”
“The clerks at Essex Court are just as commercial as the members. They understand out clients and work to create solutions specific to their requirements.”
“An absolutely outstanding team that can never do enough for you.”