Queen’s Counsel Appointments:
Selection Panel Solicitor Member

The Law Society of England and Wales is the independent professional body,
established for solicitors in 1825, that works globally to support and represent its 166,000 members, promoting the highest professional standards and the rule of law.
The appointment of QCs is overseen by a selection panel comprising senior figures in professional and public life. There is a vacancy on the panel for a solicitor member, to be appointed by the Law Society. All members of the profession are welcome to apply.

Applicants should have
• A good understanding of what is expected of leading advocates in the higher
courts of England and Wales
• Experience in instructing QCs and/or solicitor advocates
• Well-developed interviewing skills and experience of conducting selection
processes for senior positions, based on judging evidence against competency
frameworks
• Demonstrable commitment to equality and diversity
• Ability to manage their own workload, and to meet targets and deadlines
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team in reaching decisions
by consensus, to accept collective responsibility for decisions and maintain
confidentiality.

Panel members’ remuneration is £700 per day. Reading time for ordinary panel
meetings, time taken to write up conclusions of interviews and travelling time are included in this rate and are not remunerated separately. Travelling expenses will be reimbursed.
For further information about the role of panel members, please contact the
QCA Chief Executive, Russell Wallman, on 020 78310020 or russell.wallman@
qcapplications.org.uk .
The Law Society encourages applications from all eligible solicitors, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.
The deadline for applications is 13:00 hrs on 19th June 2015. Applications should be sent to committee.recruitment@lawsociety.org.uk (not to the QCA). Late applications will not be accepted.
For further information and to download an application pack, please visit the Law Society website at http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/news/stories/queen-s-counsel-solicitor-vacancy-on-selection-panel/
Interviews will take place in w/c 29th June 2015.
If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, then please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.