Solicitor

Essential Employment; Packmoor; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment seeks a solicitor/lawyer in Oxford for a temporary role. The successful candidate will deliver high‑quality legal advice across civil and criminal litigation, and manage their own caseload with strong drafting, advocacy and negotiation skills.

The assignment involves regulatory prosecutions, judicial review, contractual disputes, commercial property, insolvency and debt recovery, with references potentially required.

Qualifications

• Broad civil and criminal litigation experience.
• Strong drafting, advocacy and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage a personal caseload and deliver timely legal work.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality legal advice across civil and criminal matters.
• Confidently manage own caseload and provide clear guidance to stakeholders.
• Stay abreast of developments and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Regulatory prosecutions

Judicial review

Contractual disputes

Commercial property

Insolvency

Debt recovery

Advocacy

Negotiation

Legal drafting

Job description

Solicitor/lawyer needed in Oxford

This is a temporary role and the rate is £55.56ph PAYE

The reference number is: 481280

The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality, solution-focused legal advice across a broad portfolio of civil and criminal litigation. They will confidently manage their own caseload, applying strong technical expertise in areas such as regulatory prosecutions, judicial review, contractual disputes, commercial property matters, insolvency and debt recovery.

They will demonstrate excellent drafting, advocacy and negotiation skills, provide clear and assertive guidance to stakeholders at all levels, and approach complex issues with sound judgement, professionalism and confidentiality. They will contribute to continuous improvement, support colleagues, stay ahead of legal developments, and uphold the organisation's values while delivering accurate, timely and effective legal work.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.