Criminal Solicitor (Newly Qualified)

Executive Network Legal Ltd; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading regional law firm in the West Midlands is seeking a Newly Qualified Criminal Solicitor to join their successful team. This position involves handling a variety of criminal cases, attending police stations, and providing excellent client service to both legal aid and private clients. The firm offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, with opportunities for career advancement as they expand across the region.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Career support and promotion opportunities

Qualifications

• Newly qualified with Duty Solicitor accreditation.
• Experience in handling a sensitive caseload at police stations and in court.

Responsibilities

• Join a successful team handling a range of criminal matters.
• Attend police stations and magistrates’ courts as part of duty roster.
• Provide high-quality client service to legal aid and private clients.

Skills

Newly qualified criminal solicitor

Duty Solicitor accreditation

Experience at police stations

Court representation

Job description

Overview

Leading regional law firm is currently looking to hire a Newly Qualified Criminal Solicitor. The firm is recognised for its excellent reputation in the field of criminal law.

Responsibilities

• Join a successful team, taking on a broad range of criminal matters attending police stations and magistrates’ courts, as part of the Court and Police Station Duty Rota Scheme.
• Handle a sensitive caseload, ranging from bail applications, serious fraud and white‑collar crime to drug and theft cases.
• Provide practical and high‑quality client service to all legal aid and private clients.

Qualifications

• Newly qualified criminal solicitor with Duty Solicitor accreditation.
• Experience representing clients at police stations and in court.

Benefits

• Competitive salary plus a comprehensive benefits package.
• Career support with opportunities for promotion to senior roles.
• Aambitious Legal 500 firm with a clear plan for expansion and growth across its offices in the West Midlands and Warwickshire.

Contact

Penny Trotman at eNL on 0121 454 1004
or email [e-mail] with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

Diversity & Inclusion

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.