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Criminal Duty Solicitor

Employer
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
Location
England, Lancashire, Blackburn
Salary
£38000 - £45000 per annum + Good Package
Closing date
1 Oct 2018
Reference
EH47468

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Practice area
Crime
Contract type
Permanent
Hours
Full time
PQE
4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
Position
Solicitor
Sector
Private practice

Job Details

A reputable firm based in Blackburn are steadily growing their Criminal Law offering and are looking for an experienced Criminal Duty Solicitor to join the team. The department is headed up by the Managing partner and you will be joining an existing team of 5. The firm have grown from 2 solicitors to 24 full time members of staff and practice within Criminal, Family and Personal Injury. Part time hours and flexible working options are available.

The successful candidate will be an experienced Criminal Duty Solicitor who will undertake criminal defence work - providing representation of suspects at the police station and representing defendants before the Magistrates court & Crown Court . Higher rights of audience would be advantageous, but are not essential. The ideal candidate should have a duty slot and must be willing to participate in the out-of -hours police station rota.

The department currently has a Head of Department, 2 criminal solicitors, 2 paralegals and an admin support. The frim are considering candidates who are looking for part time depending on the level of work and experience they hold.

For an ambitious candidate and due to the size of the firm, there are very good progression opportunities available within the department and it will be your responsibility to aim for these and dictate how you would want your career to develop.

Please contact Elle Heeley, Recruitment Consultant, to discuss this role in more detail or apply through the vacancy for immediate consideration.

Douglas Scott are legal recruitment experts and the UK's leading law firms trust us with their legal vacancies. You can therefore apply for our North West Commercial legal jobs with confidence. We are a regulated recruitment consultancy and will discuss this role and seek your approval before submitting an application directly to the decision maker.

Please see our website, www.douglas-scott.co.uk, for more North West Commercial legal jobs.

Company

Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment are multi-award winning legal recruitment experts.

Our business – put simply – is to remove the pain points candidates may otherwise experience on their journeys.
Sure, we act for legal professionals of all levels making lateral moves, taking steps up the ladder or looking for contract legal opportunities.
And yes we can boast a network of connections that spans nationwide private practice, the UK’s in house legal departments and now the Middle East, Asia and the Far East.
But we are the only REC and APSCO affiliated legal recruitment specialist with an ISO9001 accredited quality management system and the Investors In People Gold Standard award.
And by externally validating our day to day activities in the wider business community we have been able to place customer experience at the heart of our business proposition.
Which means people like dealing with our team – a very experienced, settled and happy bunch they epitomise the Douglas Scott brand personality and will demonstrate a genuine interest in you and your career.      

 

 

 

Company info
Website
Telephone
0161 233 6360
Location
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment
No1 Spinningfields
1 Hardman Square, Spinningfields
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M3 3EB
GB

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