Job Description
Role: Crime Solicitor – Reading
Salary- £30,000- £45,000 depending on experience plus overtime paid at 75% of NET fees
An excellent opportunity for someone looking to qualify as a duty solicitor, as we will assist you to obtain your duty solicitor qualification.
Main Responsibilities of the Role:
* Responsible for all aspects of Crime work and on occasions, where appropriate providing technical expertise and guidance to other team members
* Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and complexities
* Attending clients, taking instructions and preparing cases
* Dealing with correspondence
* Maintaining accurate time costing procedures
* Implementing any recommendations made by your supervisor following monthly file reviews ensuring that these are dealt with promptly
* Ensuring compliance with file management.
* Variety of duties including dealing with a full range of Criminal Defence cases both Private and Legal Aid clients and be able to manage complex and sensitive cases ranging from bail applications, serious fraud, white collar crime, murder, drug crime and theft, liaising with the CPS and courts, preparing statements and collating evidence
* Representing clients detained at the police station, conducting advocacy in the Magistrates Court, attending to clients both in and outside of office hours.
Key Skills Required
* Police Station Accredited
* Must have a clean, valid Practicing Certificate at the time of applying
* Excellent client care skills and ability to deal with client matters in a sensitive manner to deal with vulnerable clients and resolve complicated practicalities
* Working knowledge of the publicly funded Crime work and have the ability to service privately funded cases
* Have extensive experience in handling a Criminal Defence caseload
* Excellent IT Skills -familiar with Microsoft Office applications and document management skills. Knowledge of Leap case management system an advantage.
Rewards
* 30 days annual leave
* Opportunity for overtime paid at 75% of the NET fee
* Practicing Certificate renewed annually
* Automatic enrolment onto the Company’s pension scheme
* Support for appropriate legal awards/recognition