Criminal Defence Solicitor

Job Description

Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum

Criminal Defence Solicitor / 3+ PQE / Manchester / c£50,000 DOE / An excellent opportunity for an experienced Criminal Defence Solicitor to join an established team offering quality work and genuine career progression – To apply please call Teagan on 0161 850 0745 and quote Job Ref: 5453

OVERVIEW:
• Manage your own varied criminal defence caseload, advising and representing clients throughout the criminal justice process.
• Prepare cases, provide clear and effective legal advice, attend hearings and undertake advocacy.
• Opportunity to develop your expertise across a broad range of criminal matters.
• Applications are welcomed from Criminal Defence Solicitors with 3+ years’ PQE and proven experience managing their own caseload.
• Strong technical knowledge of criminal law and procedure, together with excellent advocacy and case management skills.
• Confident handling matters independently while managing a busy workload and maintaining high standards of client care.
• Excellent communication and attention to detail, with the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Join a well established criminal defence practice with a strong reputation for dedicated, high quality representation.
• Work alongside an experienced team within a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Genuine opportunities for continued professional development and career progression.
• Excellent opportunity to build on your experience within a respected Manchester criminal defence practice.

HOW TO APPLY:
Contact Teagan Portas at eNL on 0113 320 0575 / 0161 850 0745 or email teagan.portas@enllegal.co.uk with your CV, or simply call for a confidential discussion.

eNL will never share your CV with a third party without your express permission. As part of our candidate care process, we aim to respond to all applications in 7 days. If you have not been contacted within this timescale, your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.

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