Criminal Defence Solicitor

ENL Legal Recruitment; Brighton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

eNL is recruiting a Senior Criminal Defence Solicitor in Brighton with 10+ years' PQE and a demonstrable following. The role offers progression to Legal Director within two years, subject to performance and leadership. You will manage complex privately funded matters and represent clients in investigations and proceedings.

The role features a £65,000 basic salary plus a 10% bonus on personal cash collections exceeding three times basic salary. DOE.

Qualifications

• Applications are welcomed from experienced Criminal Defence Solicitors with a minimum of 10 Years' PQE and a demonstrable following, together with a proven ability to generate privately funded work.
• You will have substantial experience handling complex criminal matters independently, excellent advocacy and client management skills, and the commercial drive to develop your own practice.

Responsibilities

• Managing a complex and varied caseload of privately funded criminal defence matters, together with day to day criminal matters in the Magistrates' Courts.
• Advising and representing clients throughout criminal investigations and proceedings, providing high quality, strategic and commercially focused legal advice.

Job description

Criminal Defence Solicitor, 10+ Years' PQE, Brighton, £65,000 DOE. Exceptional opportunity for an established Criminal Defence Solicitor with a demonstrable following to join a growing practice. Job Ref: 5178

• The successful Senior Criminal Defence Solicitor will join as a Senior Associate, with the opportunity to progress to Legal Director within two years, subject to performance, practice development and strong leadership and commercial contribution.
• Managing a complex and varied caseload of privately funded criminal defence matters, together with day to day criminal matters in the Magistrates' Courts.
• Advising and representing clients throughout criminal investigations and proceedings, providing high quality, strategic and commercially focused legal advice.
• Applications are welcomed from experienced Criminal Defence Solicitors with a minimum of 10 Years' PQE and a demonstrable following, together with a proven ability to generate privately funded work.
• You will have substantial experience handling complex criminal matters independently, excellent advocacy and client management skills, and the commercial drive to develop your own practice.
• £65,000 basic salary plus a performance bonus of 10% of personal cash collections exceeding three times basic salary.
• eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

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