Self-employed Advocate (Midlands Circuit) in Salford

Are you passionate about helping others, eager to make a difference in the legal services industry, and keen to gain hands-on experience representing clients in the County Court? If so, Quest Legal Advocates has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a self-employed County Court Advocate.

As a County Court Advocate, you will have the chance to work on a diverse range of legal cases, providing crucial support to clients. Your responsibilities will include representing clients in court, offering guidance on court procedure, and ensuring their case is presented as strongly as possible.

This role offers a flexible, self-employed consultancy contract specialising in advocacy. You will work independently, benefiting from comprehensive training and support from our in-house advocacy support team.

As a self-employed County Court Advocate, you will be remunerated with a fixed fee for each hearing. The fee will vary based on the type and estimated duration of the hearing. You will attend County Courts in your local area, with opportunities to travel further afield if desired, to represent clients in civil litigation matters. These include, but are not limited to:

Small Claims (including RTA, credit hire, OIC Liability/Quantum, consumer rights and property hearings)
Infant Approvals
Interlocutory Application Hearings
Case Management Hearings
Dispute Resolution Hearings
At Quest Legal Advocates, we accept instructions from both claimants and defendants, offering you the unique opportunity to advance cases from both perspectives. This approach will help you develop a holistic and balanced understanding of advocacy.

We will need to prepare your cases in good time and liaise with both legal professionals and lay clients.

Whilst we do get some applications from advocates with prior experience, we anticipate that many applicants will be seeking their first advocacy role. We are therefore seeking candidates who demonstrate raw talent that we can help cultivate and develop.

We are particularly interested in candidates with excellent communication skills, strong written advocacy skills, and, most importantly, the capacity to perform effectively under pressure.

Additionally, exceptional customer service instincts are fundamental to this role, as advocates must ensure both lay and professional clients receive the highest quality service.

Should you successfully join our County Court Advocate team, you will receive bespoke training tailored to all types of hearings our advocates attend. Our friendly advocacy support team are readily available to provide expert guidance and assist with any questions or challenges you may encounter.

Our training program combines remote live sessions, in-house training materials, and one-on-one support from our advocacy support team for each of your cases.

This experience will build upon your legal studies, allowing you to apply your skills and knowledge in a county courtroom shortly after joining.

To be considered for this role, you must have completed one of the following courses with the grade classifications:

BPTC/BPC/BTC graduate with a Very Competent classification or higher.
LPC graduate with a Distinction classification or higher.
Successful completion of SQE 1 & 2.
At this time, we regret we are not offering visa sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.

If your application passes initial screening, you will be invited to complete a recorded video interview as stage one of our recruitment process. If you reach the next stage of the process, you will be invited to a live video interview which will take place between 22nd October and 11th November.

In order to begin attending hearings, successful applicants will need to be available attend remote training sessions as below:

30th November PM or 1st December AM
3rd December AM or 8th December PM
4th December AM or 10th December PM
all day 14th or 17th December

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we are currently accepting applications as part of our Autumn 2026 recruitment campaign.

Please click 'Apply' and have your CV and covering letter ready to upload. We look forward to hearing from you!