Criminal Duty Solicitor
Department: Criminal
Job title: Criminal Duty Solicitor
Position in firm structure: Solicitor
Accountable to: Partners & Chief Executive
Function/purpose of the job:
To prepare and progress cases in the Criminal Department.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
To be determined
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Taking instructions and advising clients
- Advocacy in Magistrates Court
- Attending Police Stations
- Case preparation
- Instructing Counsel and Experts
- Prison visits
- Covering Saturday Court and Bank Holiday duties (on a rota basis)
- Police Station Out of hours On-Call (on a rota basis)
- To comply with Duty Solicitor requirements as set out by the LAA
This list is not exhaustive but includes the main duties of the role.
Tools and equipment used:
- PC
- General Office Equipment
Qualifications and experience:
- Degree/LPC
- Police Station/Duty Accreditation
Specialist Training Required
General Crime & Duty Solicitor Updates. Equality and Diversity, Data Protection, Anti-Money Laundering and Conflicts Training
Job type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Negotiable
Benefits:
Company events
Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
COVID-19 considerations:
- The firm has a Workplace Coronavirus risk assessment in place which is reviewed regularly to comply with Government guidelines.
Work remotely:
- Only in line with Government guidelines due to COVID-19