BCL Legal
Location
West Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Criminal Defence Solicitor
An opportunity has arisen to join a forward-thinking and expanding Criminal Defence team with a niche practice. The role involves handling a wide-ranging and varied caseload with opportunities in all areas of crime including fraud, sexual and violence cases, drugs, and money laundering. An interest in animal welfare cases would be helpful but not essential. There is opportunity to undertake Crown Court advocacy should the candidate be qualified and wish to do this.
This is an opportunity to work on good quality cases. We are a supportive and ambitious firm with a strong reputation for criminal defence work. The firm and Director in charge of the team are ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers.
The successful candidate must be:
· A Legal Aid Supervisor as per the Standard Crime Contract specification
· Willing to take part in business development, networking and marketing initiatives
Package:
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
· Pension scheme
· Annual bonus scheme
· Private health insurance (after 6 months' service)
· Volunteering day - One paid day of volunteering every year for a charity/local cause of your choice
· Employer funded staff social events
· Perkbox
· Flexible working
· Birthday day off
Salary: very competitive dependent upon experience
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