- Competitive salary
- Hybrid working arrangement
- Internal promotion and the chance to work for a top defendant law firm
- Prepare the case plan at the outset of the case; Prepare advice on procedural or evidential issues; Correspond with the defence;
- Ensure that all factual evidence required to prove the allegations is obtained;
- Interview key witnesses in complex cases or if the witness deals with novel or sensitive issues or is a vulnerable witness;
- Supervise witness statements taken by paralegals;
- Instruct experts and identify if any amendments are necessary to the expert report; Prepare instructions to counsel (both our internal advocates and the external bar); Attend conferences with counsel;
- Either draft the charge or review the draft charge against the evidence if drafted by counsel; Carry out disclosure of unused material;
- Supervise the preparation of the hearing bundle by the paralegal;
- Attend hearing at outset only, unless there are legal issues or problems with the case; Seek instructions from the client on any issues that arise in the course of the hearing; Prepare final reports at the conclusion of a case.