Job Description
Secretarial/Research role. progression opportunities
What you would likely do
Research /Secretarial/administrative work
- Preparing and formatting letters, statements and legal documents.
- Organising case files and keeping records up to date.
- Booking appointments, conferences and court dates.
- Speaking with clients, solicitors, barristers, courts and other organisations.
- Managing emails, post and telephone enquiries.
- Filing and organising evidence and correspondence.
- Preparing bundles of documents for court.
Research work
- Researching criminal law and relevant legislation.
- Looking up previous court cases (case law) that might help with a case.
- Researching particular offences, defences or sentencing issues.
- Finding and summarising relevant legal information for the solicitor.
- Potentially researching background information relating to a defendant, witness or investigation.
- Checking facts and making sure information in documents is accurate.
What makes it a "criminal team"?
You might be assisting with cases such as:
- theft, fraud or dishonesty offences
- assault and other violent offences
- drug offences
- driving offences
- sexual offences
- robbery
- serious/organised crime
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