Human Rights Advocate

2 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Gemini Recruitment Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a skilled Civil Liberties Solicitor to join our team in London. As a leading law firm, we pride ourselves on providing top-notch legal services to our clients. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to take on a mixed caseload of complaints and civil claims against the police and other public authorities.

The ideal candidate will have 2+ years PQE in Civil Liberties work and experience working on publicly funded cases (CW1/Legal Help and Licensed/Certificated Work). Strong research, analytical and critical thinking skills are essential, as well as knowledge and practical experience of the Civil Procedure Rules.

In this role, you will conduct supervised casework, support other lawyers in the department, and be involved with case preparation, including conducting legal research, taking proofs of evidence from clients and witnesses, and attending court hearings and conferences.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Report directly to Department Director
  • Professional pro-active approach, strong client care skills and a sensitive and sympathetic understanding of client needs
  • Responsible for mixed caseload of inquest work, complaints against the Police authorities and pre and post-issue claimant litigation
  • Ability to manage appropriate caseload types and supervision of a small team
  • Making CCMS applications to the LAA
  • Attending clients, taking instructions and briefing and liaising with counsel, negotiating with defendants, the IOPC and other legal professionals
  • Dealing with correspondence
  • Identifying the funding options and advising on the most appropriate one
  • To run the caseload of varied, challenging and interesting work
  • Ability to help in marketing the department and the firm through social media
  • Assisting in expansion of the department

Salary and Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary package, which includes an attractive salary of £80,000 per annum, plus benefits such as a supportive team environment and real prospects for promotion. The company is committed to Equal Opportunities and embraces diversity and inclusivity of its staff and strives to ensure that their workforce reflects the diversity of the communities they serve.

Requirements:

  • Solicitor or Legal Executive with 2+ years PQE in Civil Liberties work
  • Experience working on publicly funded cases (CW1/Legal Help and Licensed/Certificated Work) and working with CCMS
  • Ability to demonstrate experience in all areas of Claimant litigation
  • Strong theoretical knowledge and demonstrable practical experience of the Civil Procedure Rules
  • Strong research, analytical and critical thinking skills
  • Knowledge and practical experience of applications for judicial review
  • Effective organisational ability, able to work to tight deadlines under pressure
  • Must meet LAA supervisor criteria for Legal Aid contract purposes


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