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Criminal Prosecutions Lawyer

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  • £55 - £60 per hour + remote
  • South East England
  • Contract/Interim
  • Legal, Local Government & Public Sector

Criminal Prosecutions Lawyer

Rate: £55 - £60 per hour (umbrella/interim)

Location: South East

Working: Hybrid

About the Prosecutions Lawyer Role:

Sellick Partnership is currently recruiting for a Prosecutions Solicitor to join a local authority based in the South East. The role will be for an initial 4-5 month period with a strong possibility of this being extended.

Key Responsibilities of the Prosecutions Lawyer role:

The successful Prosecutions Solicitor or Barrister will be able to 'hit the ground running' and manage their caseload of prosecution matters, which will include:

  • Primarily school attendance prosecutions, fly tipping, and blue badge offences
  • Special educational needs advice
  • General advice
  • Case-holding SEN tribunal appeals

You will need to be able to undertake advocacy in person once per week at the magistrates' court.

Benefits of the Prosecutions Lawyer role:

  • Flexible working hours hybrid in South East
  • Fantastic hourly rate and a lengthy ongoing contract for an initial 4-5 months

You must have a background in working in the public sector or local government.

How to apply for the Prosecutions Lawyer role:

To apply, please submit your CV and/or cover letter via this page or alternatively, contact Natalie Ferguson in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.

Natalie Ferguson Business Manager

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