Senior Criminal Solicitor - Leeds, United Kingdom - OPTIMAL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

OPTIMAL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
OPTIMAL RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Leeds, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Our client is a firm of specialist solicitors, who pride themselves on being approachable and friendly and getting the right result.

They empower clients to make decisions in their cases with the knowledge and understanding they need.

The firm has been recentlybought out and is now expanding into new areas of legal services bringing the top lawyers together from across the country.


We are now supporting their search for a new Senior Criminal Solicitor to support their growth within the Criminal Law Department.


You are likely to be a partner or an ambitious experienced lawyer with partnership aspirations, you need to be self-motivated with the drive and ability to lead and develop a small team whilst maintaining your own caseload.


Department:
Criminal Law Team

Location:
Can be based in Portsmouth, Leeds, or on a work-from-home basis.

  • Qualified Criminal Solicitor with current practicing certificate 5 years PQE+
  • Duty Solicitor status
  • Advocacy experience at Magistrates Court dealing with GAP/NGAP/Trials and Youth Court work
  • Handling all aspects of work from police station attendances, Magistrates Court advocacy and Crown Court litigation
  • Handling a caseload of work within the Magistrates Court
  • Attending clients at police stations
  • Providing advice and advocacy within the Magistrates Court
  • Acting as Litigator on Crown Court cases
  • Servicing your Duty Solicitor Rotas
  • Have a strong desire to build a team and a high performing function
  • Be technically competent
  • Have excellent client care skills and the ability to manage client's expectations
  • Be proactive with good interpersonal skills
  • Be able to build a strong Criminal Law Team
  • You will need a good understanding of the SRA Code of Conduct and other regulatory requirements
  • Have proven track record of providing proactive, consistent and efficient client services
  • At least five years' experience of working within a busy criminal team
  • Ability to work under pressure, to tight deadlines and department targets
  • Ability to provide the highest standard of client care
  • To have excellent written and verbal communication
  • Team management experience
  • Problem solving skills
  • Attention to detail, good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
We also have some great benefits.

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Fully flexible remote working environment
  • Company pension
  • Growing and developing environment which is truly different to the legal norm
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