Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Chancery) Pre-Application Seminar 2025
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise in December to recruit a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge (Chancery).
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 2nd December 2025 5-6pm.
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear from a leadership judge and current Specialist Civil Circuit Judges.
Who should attend?
The vacancy is based in Manchester. Specialist Business and Property Courts Circuit Judges are expected to carry out the full duties of a Circuit Judge together with additional leadership and administrative duties.
There is no requirement for candidates to have Previous Judicial Experience for this post however, candidates must have substantial recent experience (within the last 7 years) of Chancery law and procedure, along with some experience in commercial law and of the work undertaken by the Circuit Commercial Court and the Technology and Construction Court.
Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates, solicitors).
For more information on the Chancery Division click here Chancery Division - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Further information
Here is a link to the JAC’s future vacancies page click HERE
To sign up for this recruitment campaigns alerts please click HERE
For any queries regarding the recruitment campaign/selection exercise please contact the JAC selection exercise team sccj303@judicialappointments.gov.uk
For any queries regarding the pre-application seminar please email - JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk
Please note that although the Judicial Office will be running the pre-application seminar, the actual recruitment campaign is being done and led by the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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