Job title: Solicitor 

Department: Judicial Review / Public Law and Human Rights

Location: London

Salary: Competitive (DOE/PQE), plus an on-target bonus 

Benefits: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more….

Our Public Law area is highly renowned across the country which gives us access to referrers of high-quality work. We’re a Chambers and Legal 500 ranked firm within this specialist area of law, so you’re going to be working alongside fellow experts in their field. 

Role and Responsibilities: 

• To conduct a mixed caseload of public law cases at all stages of the process from pre-action stage through to trial.
• Prior experience of conducting a publicly funded caseload and detailed knowledge of legal aid.
• Excellent client care skills and ability to work with vulnerable clients.
• Ability to identify and meet deadlines (including limitation deadlines) and manage and prioritise work effectively.
• Participation in the development, marketing and success of the team including building relationships with our existing referrers in the region and developing relationships with new referral sources.
• Contributing to success of the team through participation in team meetings and knowledge building and sharing.
• All aspects of good file keeping.
• Working with the firm’s case management system, databases and normal office IT systems.
• Attending training (both internal and external) as required.
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunities.

Prior experience of public law Judicial Review or community care Judicial Reviews is essential. Additional experience in claims against public authorities would be desirable.

In return there’s a competitive basic salary, which will align with your experience plus bonus and a strong benefits package. We work flexibly and have a hybrid working arrangement which will work to suit you and your team. 

So why should joining Simpson Millar be of interest to you? You’ll work with industry experts who work on high-profile cases and can help to shape and develop your career, giving you the coaching and mentoring that will allow you to flourish, and your caseload will be interesting and importantly manageable. 

At Simpson Millar our Culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time. 

There is change going on within the legal industry and in our firm too, so we need people who are adaptable to this, who embrace change and see the opportunity. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us. 

But most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients.

So, if the above sounds like something you’d excel at and be interested in, we’d like to hear from you. Please follow the link and upload your CV, then one of our Recruitment Team will be in touch.

Diversity and Inclusion: At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.

Note to Agencies: If external support is required on a vacancy, the role will be released by individual invite to specific agencies on our PSL. Any speculative candidates sent to Simpson Millar will be considered a gift and no fees will be applicable.