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Legal Adviser

3 months ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Ministry of Justice Full time

**Legal Adviser - Crime - Greater Manchester - 74630**
**£37,683 - £41,506**
**Manchester**:
**Position**: Legal Adviser

**HMCTS Band**: SEO

**Salary**: National salary starting scale £37,683 pa, London salary starting scale
£43,647

**Contract**: Permanent

**Reserve List**: 12 Months

**Overview**:
**Why we exist**:
Magistrates’ Courts deal with approximately 95% of criminal cases, 70% of civil cases, and 60% of family cases across England and Wales. Dealing with cases justly and speedily, and in ways that meet the needs of our court users, is at the heart of what we do.

The role of a Legal Adviser is pivotal to the smooth running of the court. Magistrates are unqualified judges drawn from the local community and sit on a voluntary basis. As Magistrates do not have a legal background, the Legal Adviser is required to sit in court with them to advise on legal points, practice and procedure and assist with the formulation and drafting of their reasons.

As a Legal Adviser to magistrates, you are responsible for ensuring that those attending court, whether as defendant, victim or witness are treated with humanity and respect. Good legal knowledge and the ability to communicate that clearly to magistrates and court users is vital to the courts ability to deal with cases justly. Success in the role you are considering will enable you to make a positive difference to your community and your society.

We are here to ensure everyone in need of our Courts and Tribunals receives a service that suits their needs.

We are completing a £1bn, six-year Reform Programme which will change what we do and make our services better for the society we serve. The Reform Programme is one of the most ambitious of its kind in the world.

**How are we going to fulfil our vision?**:
Every year, millions of people seek justice in our courts and tribunals. We are focused on radically improving the customer’s experience by:

- Employing digital technology to enable access to justice by enabling victims and witnesses to give evidence in a less intimidating way via video link;
- Enabling self-service, where appropriate, to ensure people can get fast and easy access to simple judicial services;
- Streamlining processes so we can reinvest in improvements that benefit our customers;
- Progressing cases efficiently and effectively through the court by maximising the use of new digital processes.

Qualified lawyers entering the role of Legal Adviser, will be supported to complete a 12-month Judicial College’s Legal Adviser training programme which will provide you with the appropriate skills to be granted delegated functions enabling you to act as Legal Adviser to the Magistrates and District Judge (Magistrates’ Court) in accordance with legislation and the Criminal and Family Practice Directions. During your training period you will be referred to as “Legal Adviser in Training”.

The Legal Adviser’s role is to advise magistrates in the Family and Criminal court on relevant law, practice and procedure and to facilitate judicial decision-making and judgement writing. You will also work alongside other Legal Advisers, judiciary and staff to manage cases in and out of the courtroom.

You will be expected to work toward the Legal Adviser career milestones and gain the experience required to become a Tier 1 and Tier 2 Legal Adviser and be authorised to carry out relevant judicial functions under the Family and/or Criminal Procedure Rules.
The role offers a wide range of career opportunities within legal operations as well as wider roles in management, training and project delivery. The role also offers excellent and unique opportunities for post holders to gain experience which is relevant to judicial appointment.

**Technical**:
**The key objectives of the role are contained within the Legal Adviser Competence Framework which includes**:

- (i)
- **Building and maintaining effective working relationships with magistrates**:

- Advising the Magistrates on law, practice and procedure and assisting with the drafting of their reasons
- Facilitating a structured decision-making process based on knowledge of appropriate techniques, manuals, guidelines and current statutory and case law developments
- Working in partnership with magistrates both in and out of court and demonstrating a recognition and understanding of local practices, procedures, policies, current issues and relevant training opportunities.
- (ii)
- **Facilitating the business of the Court**:

- Preparing hearings, so that cases are effective in progressing the business of the court.
- Providing professional advice and documentation both in and out of court
- Planning, conducting and concluding case management hearings effectively, when sitting with or without a bench of magistrates
- ing specialist knowledge and skills both in and out of court as well as with administration teams and in related meetings
- Liaising with the relevant agencies.
- Confident and Compete