Criminal Solicitor
- We invite applications from energetic, enthusiastic applicants to join a close-knit team of experienced and committed defence solicitors. It is essential that the applicant shares the firm’s commitment to the protection and enhancement of civil liberties and a commitment to our clients.
- Your work would involve preparation and representation of cases in police stations, and Magistrates’ and Crown courts across a wide range of offences. You would often attend Crown court hearings with Counsel when appropriate. In more difficult and sensitive cases, you would work as part of a team with colleagues.
- We are seeking a supervisor who already meets the supervisor requirements of the LAA , although we will accept applications from people who have been working as a criminal solicitor and who are CLAS qualified but have not got a supervision qualification so long as they are willing to go on a supervisor course. We have a small department in which the majority of the fee earners are all of considerable years of experience and therefore require less frequent file reviews.
- If you have Higher Rights, advocacy would constitute a further aspect of the work – in pre-trial hearings and in trials if appropriately qualified, including potentially as a junior advocate in complex cases. If you don’t have higher rights we would support you to obtain such a qualification if you want to do so.
- The post will be for full time, five days a week (Monday to Friday) and become permanent after a successful six month probationary period. The salary offered will be on our pay scale which is fixed in accordance with the number of your post-qualification years.
- The starting date will be as soon as possible.
- Please send CV and covering letter to the Practice Manager Claire Sibley c.sibley@birnbergpeirce.co.uk