£37,000 - £47,000 Per Annum
Full Time
Permanent
West Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
Legal
Posted 12 hours ago
Expires In 29 Days
Job Description
Criminal Duty Solicitor / 1+ PQE / West Yorkshire / c£47,000 DOE / Take the next step in your criminal defence career with an award winning firm offering publicly funded work, strong advocacy opportunities and dedicated support to help you develop and progress – To apply please call Teagan on 0113 320 0575 and quote Job Ref: 4960
OVERVIEW:
• Excellent opportunity for a Criminal Duty Solicitor to join a renowned and expanding crime team, offering high quality publicly funded work and genuine career development.
• Represent clients detained at police stations and provide advice throughout the criminal justice process.
• Manage a varied caseload covering the full spectrum of criminal offences.
• Conduct advocacy in the Magistrates' Court, including summary trials.
• Opportunity to appear in the Crown Court where Higher Rights are held.
• Deliver consistently high quality legal representation while maintaining excellent standards of client care.
• Suitable for qualified Solicitors with a minimum of 1 year's PQE in criminal law.
• Strong interest and experience in publicly funded criminal defence work required.
• Duty Solicitor accreditation is preferred but not essential, with support available to achieve accreditation.
• Strong advocacy, communication and IT skills are essential.
• Confident using case management systems and able to manage a demanding caseload with minimal supervision.
• Pragmatic, professional and positive approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines and contribute positively to a collaborative team.
• Join an award winning firm offering exposure to industry specialists and experienced mentors.
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, healthcare, dedicated administrative support, firm issued laptop, ongoing training and professional development.
• Supportive supervision and mentoring with genuine opportunities for long term career progression.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
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.
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 characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
OVERVIEW:
• Excellent opportunity for a Criminal Duty Solicitor to join a renowned and expanding crime team, offering high quality publicly funded work and genuine career development.
• Represent clients detained at police stations and provide advice throughout the criminal justice process.
• Manage a varied caseload covering the full spectrum of criminal offences.
• Conduct advocacy in the Magistrates' Court, including summary trials.
• Opportunity to appear in the Crown Court where Higher Rights are held.
• Deliver consistently high quality legal representation while maintaining excellent standards of client care.
• Suitable for qualified Solicitors with a minimum of 1 year's PQE in criminal law.
• Strong interest and experience in publicly funded criminal defence work required.
• Duty Solicitor accreditation is preferred but not essential, with support available to achieve accreditation.
• Strong advocacy, communication and IT skills are essential.
• Confident using case management systems and able to manage a demanding caseload with minimal supervision.
• Pragmatic, professional and positive approach with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure, meet tight deadlines and contribute positively to a collaborative team.
• Join an award winning firm offering exposure to industry specialists and experienced mentors.
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension, 23 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, healthcare, dedicated administrative support, firm issued laptop, ongoing training and professional development.
• Supportive supervision and mentoring with genuine opportunities for long term career progression.
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.
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.
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 characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.