Our Expertise
St Pauls Chambers provides legal services throughout the UK and worldwide. We are known for providing excellence in our areas of focus.
As a leading barristers chambers in Leeds, our expertise span the depth and breadth of a number of key areas of law.
Our People
St Pauls Chambers have an excellent team of Barristers, Clerks & Administration, with our barristers including KC’s, Members and Pupils.
View our teams in full detail, or browse by expertise to find a barrister.
St Pauls has a strong support culture for young practitioners. They are encouraged to seek assistance or guidance from members of chambers of varying levels of seniority to expand their career development.
Young barristers are encouraged to seek assistance or guidance from members of chambers of varying levels of seniority. This can continue beyond mini-pupillage and pupillage. On a more structured basis, chambers operate a Practice Support Scheme, an initiative introduced by the chambers’ wellbeing committee in 2020 during the national lockdown.
Members of chambers are allocated a partner and are encouraged to meet at least three times a year, although this can vary depending on the relationship between each pair. During the sessions, topics such as the current state of your practice, difficult or distressing cases, professional highlights, and career goals are discussed. This encourages junior members to discuss any difficult cases with more experienced members and vice versa.
Our barrister mentoring scheme aims to benefit a range of professionals who are early in their legal careers. Here’s how:
For example, during mentor sessions, positive achievements can also be shared as well as lessons learnt. This ensures that even during difficult periods, we are able to embrace different perspectives and contributions from different members of chambers.
Particularly, it improves the sense of belonging in chambers. Discussing difficult experiences with others who may have had a similar experience provides support and removes barriers to communication at all levels.
Because participants are able to experience one-on-one mentorship, the barrister can offer tailored advice and guidance concerning navigating the legal profession.
For example, the barrister may be able to give specific tips on how to excel in a particular area of legal expertise based on the participant’s current strengths and weaknesses.
Mentors will be able to help participants in excelling their careers, whether they want to craft a winning pupillage application or seek answers to more long-term career planning questions.
Mentees can also gain insight into how St Pauls Chambers operates, the culture, and the expectations, as well as the practical aspects of being a barrister.
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[Quote from a mentor emphasising how rewarding doing this can be]If you want to get involved as a mentor or mentee in our barrister mentor scheme but have a question, please don’t hesitate to contact us today. A member of our specialist team will be happy to help.
Additionally, please review our policy documents and funding documents if you wish to take your legal career further at St Pauls Chambers.
Chambers is centrally located within walking distance of the train station, secure car parks and the Courts.
St Pauls Chambers
Park Row House
19-20 Park Row
Leeds
LS1 5JF
For out of hours assistance please call the senior clerk on 07854170429.
The switchboard will open from 08:30 until 17:30
Phone: +44 (0)1132 455 866
Email: [email protected]
CJSM: [email protected]
