Job description
Public Prosecutor
Public Prosecutors required for a large public sector organisation based through the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
Salary: £ p/h
Location: Various Locations in NI - Belfast Chambers & Foyle Chambers & Newry
Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri / 37 hours per week
Start date: ASAP
Duration: Up to 12months
Job Summary:
1. Consideration of files submitted by police and government departments with a view to deciding, or advising, as to prosecution in cases alleging the commission of an offence which can be prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court and the Crown Court
2. Preparation of papers for prosecution, where appropriate, and directing such charges and evidence as is appropriate in each case
3. Prosecution of cases anywhere in Northern Ireland, in the Magistrates' Courts and, on occasion in the County Court
4. Provision of pre-prosecutorial advice and liaising and communicating with other criminal justice stakeholders including victims and witnesses.
5. On occasion preparing committal papers in Indictable cases
Essential Criteria:
6. A qualified Solicitor/Barrister, entitled to practice in Northern Ireland either at the Bar of Northern Ireland or as a Solicitor of the Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland,