Private Crime Solicitor

Law Staff Ltd; City of Westminster; Sur place; GBP 65 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Path to Legal Director

Mayfair or Brighton offices

£65,000 base salary

Résumé du poste

Law Staff Ltd invites a Senior Private Crime Solicitor to join a growing firm with offices in Mayfair or Brighton. The role offers a clear path from Senior Associate to Legal Director within two years, with a £65,000 base salary and a 10% bonus on personal cash collections exceeding three times the salary.

The role requires a qualified solicitor with 10+ years' PQE in criminal defence, and a proven ability to generate privately funded work while managing complex matters.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with at least 10 years' PQE in criminal defence.
• Demonstrable ability to generate privately funded work.
• Experience handling magistrates' court matters.
• Ambition to progress to leadership and grow the practice.

Responsabilités

• Manage complex criminal matters independently from instruction to resolution.
• Handle everyday magistrates' court work.
• Generate and develop privately funded criminal defence work.
• Grow the firm's privately funded criminal defence practice.
• Build and maintain a strong client following.
• Demonstrate leadership and contribute to the firm's senior leadership standards.

Connaissances

Criminal defence

Business development

Client relationship management

Leadership potential

Formation

Qualified Solicitor (England & Wales)

Description du poste

Are you a Senior Private Crime Solicitor looking to join a growing firm offering a £65,000 basic salary, a performance bonus, a clear path to senior leadership, offices in Mayfair or Brighton and more?

About the Firm

A growing and ambitious firm of Solicitors, with offices in Mayfair and Brighton. The role offers a genuine and clearly defined path into the firm's senior leadership team, with the express intention of progressing from Senior Associate to Legal Director within two years, subject to satisfactory performance and the successful development of the candidate's practice.

Senior Private Crime Solicitor — Position Overview

• Manage complex criminal matters independently, alongside everyday magistrates' court work
• Contribute to and grow the firm's privately funded criminal defence practice
• Based at either the Mayfair or Brighton office
• Join as a Senior Associate (negotiable) with a defined path to Legal Director within two years
• Genuine opportunity to move into the firm's senior leadership team

Key Responsibilities of the Senior Private Crime Solicitor

• Managing complex criminal matters independently from instruction through to resolution
• Handling everyday matters in the magistrates' courts
• Generating and developing privately funded criminal defence work
• Growing the firm's privately funded criminal defence practice
• Building and maintaining a strong client following
• Demonstrating the leadership, commercial contribution and professional standards expected at Legal Director level

Requirements of the Senior Private Crime Solicitor

• Qualified Solicitor with at least 10 years' PQE in criminal defence
• A demonstrable following and the ability to generate privately funded work
• Proven ability to manage complex criminal matters independently
• Experience of everyday magistrates' court work
• Ambition to progress and grow, with genuine leadership potential
• Strong commercial awareness and business development ability

The Benefits for the Senior Private Crime Solicitor role

• £65,000 basic salary
• Performance bonus of 10% of personal cash collections exceeding three times basic salary (i.e. above £195,000 per annum)
• A clear, defined path to Legal Director within two years
• Choice of Mayfair or Brighton office
• Genuine route into the firm's senior leadership team
• And more