Legal
Legal - Criminal Solicitor
Location
London, England
Salary
Competitive
Job Summary
The job holder will provide efficient and effective legal advice, assistance and representation for private and publicly funded clients maintaining the highest standards of professional expertise and client care at all times. They can expect to run a caseload consisting of criminal defence work. The job holder will be expected to make every effort to obtain a speedy result for the client, to be accessible to their clients and to maintain regular and appropriate contact with them. They will also be expected to deal effectively and considerately with people from different cultures and backgrounds.
Responsibilities
- Deal with correspondence and telephone queries, managing the client's expectations
- Deal with clients requiring specialist criminal law advice in person
- Representation of clients at court
- Interview witnesses
- Attendance at police stations
- Provide written advice to the client, where necessary
- Maintain proper diary systems i.e. court and tribunal dates, limitation dates and timetables set by courts/tribunals
- Produce documents and instructions and obtain expert reports
