Criminal Solicitor - Supervisor

Criminal Solicitor – Supervisor, 5+ PQE, Manchester – An outstanding opportunity for an existing Supervising Criminal Solicitor to join an established, full-service law firm in the North West. To apply or register your interest, call Lauren Harris on 0161 850 0745 and quote job ref: 3145

JOB TITLE:                     Criminal Solicitor – Supervisor  
PQE REQUIRED:             5+
LOCATION:                     Manchester
SALARY:                         Up to c£45,000 DOE    

THE ROLE:
This is an exciting role for a Duty Solicitor that is already in a supervisory role with their current firm. In this role, the appointed Criminal Law Supervisor will be responsible for allocating work to other members of the team, attending to clients and taking instructions, file reviews, conducting advocacy, briefing Counsel where necessary and conducting regular fee earner meetings to include diary management. It is also the responsibility of the Criminal Law Supervisor to review and sign off all files before they are passed for billing. Ideally, the appointed candidate will be based locally so that they are able to travel to Court and Police Stations as required.
 
THE CANDIDATE:
Applications are sought from Duty Solicitors who are already in post in a Supervisory role. Candidates that wish to be considered for this role must currently have the caseload required for supervision. Duty Solicitors who are not currently on the Rota are still encouraged to apply as the firm are happy to arrange this. Applicants must be motivated and confident in their ability to pick up on an existing caseload of files and allocate the same accordingly. Candidates must be flexible in the event that cover is required out of office hours.
 
THE FIRM:
This well-established law firm are located in Manchester with excellent transport links. They are a dynamic law firm who provide professional legal advice to clients nationwide. They are proud of their excellent track record and their successful team of legal professionals are all experts in their fields.
 
HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Lauren Harris at eNL on 0161 850 0745 or email lauren.harris@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.
 
eNL is handling a number of Criminal vacancies throughout the North West. If you are a Solicitor looking for a move, please call now.
 
eNL has a number of permanent, locum and consultant vacancies for private practice law firms, the public sector and FTSE in-house organisations, throughout England & Wales. If you are legally qualified or in a legal business support role and considering a career move, do get in touch, or go to https://www.enllegal.co.uk/enl/register-with-us to register your interest.
 
In addition, if you know any legal professionals that may be interested in a new role, remember we do offer up to £500 referral fee bonus (T&C’s apply).