Regulatory Police Solicitor Advocate or Barrister

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Suffolk

Regulatory Police Core

Dependant on experience

Permanent

Full Time

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About your new role

The Regulatory Department is one of the largest in the country and is recognised by clients and other lawyers as being one of the best. We advise clients across all sectors including health, public sector, corporations and individuals.

This is predominantly an advocacy based role and regular (sometimes daily) attendance at court hearings is required. Our busy courts are in Sussex, Guildford, Essex, Ipswich and Staines but other courts also require us to attend hearings. you must be willing and able to travel to these courts for 9.30am attendance.

We are currently recruiting for solicitor advocates or barristers to join our National Police team. In particular, we are looking for lawyers to advise, prepare and present civil protective orders in the Magistrates’ Court including Domestic Violence Protection Orders, Stalking Protection Orders, Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, Sexual Risk Orders, Anti-Social Behaviour injunctions and closure orders.

This is predominantly an advocacy role and regular attendance at court is required.

Main duties and responsibilities

Manage a caseload of around 100 civil protective orders in a very busy team, with high volume, quick turnaround applications
Open files and draft all paperwork for the civil order applications, be responsible for your own management information data input completion, administration and diary keeping
Managing and Taking responsibility for shared inboxes
taking calls regularly to provide ad hoc advice and/ or taking calls for team members on their court days
Present cases in the Magistrates' courts/Crown Court if you have Higher Rights on a daily basis in person travelling to our designated courts for hearings
interacting with both the client personnel and Respondents, defence solicitors, police officers and counsel.
Organise Case Manager diary and action lists
Draft various documents
Achieve set financial and chargeable targets and using a time recording application to record all work done on individual files
Work in accordance with Weightmans’ values
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About You

Ideally you will have previous experience as a qualified Solicitor or barrister and a genuine and demonstrable interest in the above area of work. As the role is varied, we are looking for you to have a flexible approach to the work you do and be able to adapt to different tasks. We also require you to have/be;

Experience of drafting and presenting cases in Court
Strong advocacy skills or a willingness to learn and undertake this work
Self-motivated & self-directed
Excellent organisation skills
Excellent time management skills
Excellent communication skills
Excellent IT skills
Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative
Willingness to learn new areas of law
Flexible approach to work and a willingness to travel
Experience of advocacy in the Magistrates’ Court (desirable)
Experience of advising and acting on behalf of police forces (desirable)

If you meet our criteria and think this is a job where you could bring enthusiasm and an eagerness to learn, then we look forward to receiving your application.

Please Note

In addition to the Employment screening (stated below) the successful candidate will be required to complete a Police Vetting before commencing employment.

Candidates must meet the Police Vetting Criteria, including the Residency Criteria (7.6.4). This is essential to enable us to proceed with employment.

To review the criteria of the APP on Vetting 2021 please click here.

Why work for us

Come and join our award-winning organisation and team. Weightmans has been recognised as a leading employer for the 18th consecutive year at Britain’s Top Employers awards 2025, and ranking 5th in the list, the firm has also secured top positions in Chambers UK.

Embark on this journey with Weightmans towards becoming one of the Top 30 UK Law firms.

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Eligibility to work in the UK

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

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