Complex Crime Solicitor

Clear IT Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established law firm in London is looking for a Complex Crime Solicitor to manage complex criminal cases. The ideal candidate should be proactive with experience in legal representation, be willing to attend the police station outside normal hours, and ideally hold a Duty Solicitor Qualification. The firm offers flexible working schemes, health care benefits, and a performance-related bonus, along with competitive holiday entitlements.

Benefits

Up to 30 days holiday with service

Additional paid celebration day

Optional private health care

Performance-related bonus

Cycle to work scheme

Unlimited online training access

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex criminal cases.
• Proactive in managing and progressing files.
• Willing to attend the Police Station outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Meeting clients to give legal advice.
• Manage case load from police station to trial.
• Represent clients in court.

Skills

Dynamic work generation

Self-motivated

Good interpersonal skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Education

Duty Solicitor Qualification or willingness to obtain

Police Station Accreditation

Job description

My client is recruiting for a Complex Crime Solicitor to join their London team.

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Solicitor, who has experience of manage complex criminal cases. It would be desirable for the successful candidate to be Police Station Accredited and be willing and able to attend the Police Station outside of normal working hours on occasion. It would also be desirable if the successful candidate was already Duty Solicitor qualified, or if they were willing to work towards this within the first 12 months of employment.

The firm have over 15 national offices that comprised of more than 250 members of staff.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Meeting and interviewing clients to give advice on the relevant law in criminal allegations and take their instructions.
• Manage their own case load, often taking cases from the police station all the way to trial.
• Draft applications, documents and letters that may arise during the course of a criminal case.
• Preparing client's proof of evidence and replies to prosecution witness statements.
• Representing clients in court.
• Instructing barristers or specialist advocates to appear in the Crown Court.
• Attending at the police station to advise clients where necessary.
• Travel across the area and the wider business to represent clients.
• Supervising and delegating work to trainee solicitors, paralegals and legal secretaries as appropriate.

Person Specification

• It would be desirable if the successful candidate had Duty Solicitor Status or be willing to undertake the Magistrates Court Qualification within the first 12 months of employment if they don't have a Duty Solicitor Qualification.
• It would be desirable if the successful candidate was Police Station Accredited.
• Highly dynamic with the drive to generate work for the firm.
• Self‑motivated and commercially minded, as well as having good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Must be proactive in seeking to manage and progress files and apply a consistent attention to detail.
• The ability to work within a high pressure, high workload environments.

Benefits

• The ability to earn up to 30 days of holiday with years of service (standard holiday packages start at 25 days plus all bank holidays).
• Additional paid celebration day to use as you would like (such as a birthday).
• Ability to purchase a further 5 days of holiday each year.
• Discretionary additional holiday days given at Christmas (up to a maximum of 2 days).
• Flexible working schemes available to all employees.
• Private medical health care with the option to add optical and dental care.
• Performance related bonus, 10% of any profit costs over 3x your annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme, including e-bikes.
• Unlimited access to online based training, structured regulatory checks and weekly 'top tips' to enhance and support remote working.

Should you have any questions or wish to apply please do not hesitate to contact Clear Legal Recruitment Limited.

Please Note: Due to the number of applications we receive we may be unable to respond to every application directly. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.