Criminal Duty Solicitor

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Tuckers Solicitors Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled criminal duty solicitor to join our team at Tuckers Solicitors in London.

This is an opportunity to work with one of the UK's leading criminal law firms, established in 1980, which operates nationwide.

We represent clients across the full range of general and serious criminal offences, including drugs offences, violent crime, and sexual offences.

Our team is highly experienced in fraud, proceeds of crime, and prison law, and we offer specialist expertise in these areas.

We are ranked in Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, and The Times Best Law Firms, and our cases are regularly featured in national news media.

We offer a competitive financial package, top-tier case management tools, and a large and dedicated finance and admin support team.

Main responsibilities of the role include:

  • Providing representation at police stations
  • Representing clients in criminal proceedings, including court appearances, trials, and hearings
  • Liaising with clients, counsel, defendants, and other parties
  • Collating and reviewing documentation and evidence
  • Obtaining medical/accountancy evidence when required and have the ability to interpret that evidence and advise accordingly
  • Litigating cases
  • Conducting advocacy
  • Negotiating with prosecutors on behalf of clients
  • Managing a caseload efficiently

Essential key skills include:

  • Full qualification as police station representative
  • Experience of criminal law within the last five years
  • Knowledge of the Legal Aid system
  • Advocacy and litigation skills
  • Clean and valid practicing certificate at the time of applying
  • Excellent client care skills with the ability to represent vulnerable clients

Preferred key skills include:

  • Higher rights of advocacy qualification
  • Additional certificates and qualifications such as the Advocates Gateway
  • Specialist expertise in one or more areas of criminal law, particularly motoring offences and financial crime, white collar, financial, and business crime
  • Ability to mentor trainees
  • Experience with private clients and an ability to generate more private client cases

Note to recruitment agencies: We are recruiting direct for this role and will not be using agencies.

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