Tim Markham

Senior Clerk

Tim started his career as a barristers' clerk in 1980. Over his career he has worked in

four chambers in London and has decades of experience clerking civil, family,

immigration and criminal law. He has been a senior clerk for 28 years.

Aged debt management & fee recovery procedures and processes
Chambers finances (production of budgets and monitoring etc.)
Covering cases out of chambers
Data Protection compliance with the ICO
Diary management
Experience with LEX and Meridian software
Fair allocation of work procedures and monitoring
Fee billing [private/FAS/CF1 housing/inter partes/civil legal aid etc.]
HR records, policies, contracts and payroll, monitoring of sick leave, staff recruitment, holiday planning and records, chambers insurance policies and renewals
Improving chambers web presence and rankings. Managed chambers SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and Google Ads campaigns which produced incredibly successful marketing ROI
IT - making sure staff and barristers have the best facilities available to make sure that chambers runs as efficiently as possible
Local authority tender bids with a track record of numerous successful tenders
Payment on account applications
Quality Mark accreditation process success for the Legal Services Commission
Refurbishment of chambers and general premises issues
Service Level Agreement drafting
Supplier contracts - negotiations, agreement and implementation of supplier’s contracts including chambers practice management software, new copiers and printers, DX and chambers telecoms and broadband contracts and stationary etc.

Professional record and qualifications

Served on the Management Committee of the Institute of Barristers Clerks and a former Chair of the General Purposes Committee

Qualified member of the Institute of Barristers Clerks

Level 5 Diploma in Leadership & Management for Barristers Clerks by the Institute of Leadership & Management