An apparatus for application of surgical clips to body tissue, the apparatus comprising: a handle assembly having a handle and a trigger moveable with respect to the handle; an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, the elongated shaft including at least one surgical clip disposed therein, each surgical clip including a pair of legs (220a", 202b") connected to each other at one end by a crossbar (220c"), each of the pair of legs (220a", 202b") having an inwardly facing surface and an outwardly facing surface including a plurality of spaced-apart protrusions (226a") formed thereon, each protrusion (226a") defining a raised profile protruding from the outwardly facing surface of the leg (220a", 202b"); and a jaw assembly disposed at a distal end of the elongated shaft, the jaw assembly including first and second opposed jaws (120a, 120b) moveable between a spaced apart position and an approximated position, each of the jaws (120a, 120b) defining a recess (122a, 122b) extending longitudinally along opposing inner surfaces (121a, 121b) thereof, wherein the legs (220a", 220b") of the at least one surgical clip are positionable at least partially within and slidable through respective said recesses (122a, 122b) of the jaws (120a, 120b), characterized in that: each of the jaws (120a, 120b) further comprises a longitudinally extending groove (124a, 124b) defined within the recess (122a, 122b) in said jaw, the longitudinally extending groove having a profile substantially complementary to the raised profile of the protrusions (226a") of the legs (220a", 220b") of the at least one surgical clip, whereby the plurality of protrusions (226a") of the legs (220a", 220b") of the at least one surgical clip are positionable within the grooves (124a, 124b) of the recesses (122a, 122b) of the jaws (120a, 120b). a handle assembly having a handle and a trigger moveable with respect to the handle; an elongated shaft extending distally from the handle assembly, the elongated shaft including at least one surgical clip disposed therein, each surgical clip including a pair of legs (220a", 202b") connected to each other at one end by a crossbar (220c"), each of the pair of legs (220a", 202b") having an inwardly facing surface and an outwardly facing surface including a plurality of spaced-apart protrusions (226a") formed thereon, each protrusion (226a") defining a raised profile protruding from the outwardly facing surface of the leg (220a", 202b"); and a jaw assembly disposed at a distal end of the elongated shaft, the jaw assembly including first and second opposed jaws (120a, 120b) moveable between a spaced apart position and an approximated position, each of the jaws (120a, 120b) defining a recess (122a, 122b) extending longitudinally along opposing inner surfaces (121a, 121b) thereof, wherein the legs (220a", 220b") of the at least one surgical clip are positionable at least partially within and slidable through respective said recesses (122a, 122b) of the jaws (120a, 120b), each of the jaws (120a, 120b) further comprises a longitudinally extending groove (124a, 124b) defined within the recess (122a, 122b) in said jaw, the longitudinally extending groove having a profile substantially complementary to the raised profile of the protrusions (226a") of the legs (220a", 220b") of the at least one surgical clip, whereby the plurality of protrusions (226a") of the legs (220a", 220b") of the at least one surgical clip are positionable within the grooves (124a, 124b) of the recesses (122a, 122b) of the jaws (120a, 120b).