Criminal Duty Solicitor

Legals 4 Lawyers Careers; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A law firm is currently seeking a Criminal Duty Solicitor to join their established team in the UK. Responsibilities include managing a caseload, interviewing clients, attending Court, and ensuring efficient billing. The ideal candidate will have experience in criminal law and the flexibility to attend training and work outside normal hours. A competitive salary range is offered along with benefits like a company pension and holidays.

Benefits

Company pension

20 days holidays plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Experience managing a caseload in criminal law.
• Ability to liaise with Courts, CPS, Police, and Counsel.
• Flexibility to attend training courses and work outside normal hours.

Responsibilities

• Interview and advise clients.
• Manage casework from inception to conclusion.
• Ensure timely billing of casework.
• Regularly review cases.
• Attend Court to deal with clients.

Skills

Client interviewing

Casework management

Legal billing

Court attendance

Up-to-date legal knowledge

Job description

Benefits

Salary Range : £40-48,000pa dep on exp

Company pension

Holidays 20 days plus bank holidays

Job Summary

Our well-established client law firm based in Hertfordshire / Bedfordshire is currently seeking Criminal Duty Solicitors to join their established team in the Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Essex Courts. The successful Duty Solicitors will be managing their own caseload and will be representing clients in a mixture of criminal law matters, where you will be liaising with Courts, CPS, Police, Counsel and any other professional body.

• Ideally the Criminal Duty Solicitor will already be on the rota or due to commence being on there.

Duties Include :

Interviewing and advising clients.

Undertaking casework managing the case from inception to conclusion.

Administration of casework and keeping case management system up to date.

Ensuring that casework is promptly and efficiently billed and sending bills to private clients and claiming interim payments from the Legal Aid Agency whenever appropriate.

Regular review of cases

Attending Court (including Saturday Court) to deal with clients.

Keeping up to date with the changes in law and practice.

Attending training courses.

Attending Police Station when required even outside normal hours.

To hold the 24 hour Emergency Line as requested.

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