Trainee Solicitor
| Posting date: | 16 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,303 to £28,850 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 July 2025 |
| Location: | Derbyshire, East Midlands |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week |
| Company: | Citizens Advice Mid Mercia |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Do you have a passion for working in the heart of your local community and are driven by making a difference? Then Citizens Advice Mid Mercia is the organisation for you.
Our free and independent advice helps people solve problems in a confidential and impartial manner. Whatever the problem, we won’t turn people away. We make a difference. Our trusted brand and the quality of our research mean we make a real impact on behalf of the people who rely on us.
We are looking for a full-time Trainee Solicitor to join our Legal Aid Team for a 2 year term. This opportunity is open to candidates who have completed the Legal Practice Course and seek a period of recognised training or can evidence that they have completed or signed up to the SQE1/ SQE2 and seek qualifying work experience. Please note that we do not offer financial assistance for the SQ1 or SQE2.
apply here: https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies/camm-application-form/
We are looking for someone who:
• Has excellent communication skills
• Can manage own time effectively with a keen eye for detail
• Can complete tasks to the highest quality
• Can monitor and maintain own standards ensuring work is accurate
Full training and support will be given to the successful candidate to enable them to carry out their role
Responsibilities / Key Tasks:
• To advise and act on behalf of clients in relation to housing, family and civil litigation matters where required from instruction through to completion under the supervision of a solicitor
• To offer telephone, face-to-face and email advice supporting the face to face and telephone advice service teams where required.
• Drafting of statements, court documents, briefs and instructions
• To identify potential legal aid cases
• To record advice and stats to a high standard
• To represent/ advocate for clients in the County Court including court duty for possession cases at Derby and Stafford court
What we offer in return:
• 28 days entitlement plus bank holidays pro-rata
• Opportunities for further training and continuous professional development
• Internal progression opportunities
• Supportive environment
• Remote/flexible working opportunities, subject to management approval
• Paid DBS application, where applicable
• 5% pension contributions
• 3 month’s full contractual pay for maternity, upon meeting qualifying criteria
• Potential additional permanent contracted hours, where the organisational need exists
We value the health & wellbeing of our teams, and this is very important to us. As such, we offer time out breaks and Telus Health Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and volunteers.
The essentials
• Salary: £26,303 to £28,850 per annum depending on experience
• Hours: 375 hrs/wk (full-time)
• Location: South Derbyshire, Derby City and Tamworth (with some remote working)
• Contract: 2-year contract
Please visit our website to find the full Job Description and Person Specifications for this role and a helpful Candidate Guide on our recruitment process - https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies
To apply - applications only via our website (https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies)
or apply here: https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies/camm-application-form/
Thank you for your interest in our vacancy. The above role is advertised on a rolling recruitment basis. We reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been appointed. If you do not hear back from us within 15 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please do not be discouraged from applying for other positions within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia are an accredited (Level 1) Disability Confident employer, and values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds. We follow the social model of disability which believes that it is the barriers created by society which disable people. We will use reasonable adjustments wherever possible to remove those barriers.
Our free and independent advice helps people solve problems in a confidential and impartial manner. Whatever the problem, we won’t turn people away. We make a difference. Our trusted brand and the quality of our research mean we make a real impact on behalf of the people who rely on us.
We are looking for a full-time Trainee Solicitor to join our Legal Aid Team for a 2 year term. This opportunity is open to candidates who have completed the Legal Practice Course and seek a period of recognised training or can evidence that they have completed or signed up to the SQE1/ SQE2 and seek qualifying work experience. Please note that we do not offer financial assistance for the SQ1 or SQE2.
apply here: https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies/camm-application-form/
We are looking for someone who:
• Has excellent communication skills
• Can manage own time effectively with a keen eye for detail
• Can complete tasks to the highest quality
• Can monitor and maintain own standards ensuring work is accurate
Full training and support will be given to the successful candidate to enable them to carry out their role
Responsibilities / Key Tasks:
• To advise and act on behalf of clients in relation to housing, family and civil litigation matters where required from instruction through to completion under the supervision of a solicitor
• To offer telephone, face-to-face and email advice supporting the face to face and telephone advice service teams where required.
• Drafting of statements, court documents, briefs and instructions
• To identify potential legal aid cases
• To record advice and stats to a high standard
• To represent/ advocate for clients in the County Court including court duty for possession cases at Derby and Stafford court
What we offer in return:
• 28 days entitlement plus bank holidays pro-rata
• Opportunities for further training and continuous professional development
• Internal progression opportunities
• Supportive environment
• Remote/flexible working opportunities, subject to management approval
• Paid DBS application, where applicable
• 5% pension contributions
• 3 month’s full contractual pay for maternity, upon meeting qualifying criteria
• Potential additional permanent contracted hours, where the organisational need exists
We value the health & wellbeing of our teams, and this is very important to us. As such, we offer time out breaks and Telus Health Employee Assistance Programme for all staff and volunteers.
The essentials
• Salary: £26,303 to £28,850 per annum depending on experience
• Hours: 375 hrs/wk (full-time)
• Location: South Derbyshire, Derby City and Tamworth (with some remote working)
• Contract: 2-year contract
Please visit our website to find the full Job Description and Person Specifications for this role and a helpful Candidate Guide on our recruitment process - https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies
To apply - applications only via our website (https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies)
or apply here: https://www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/vacancies/camm-application-form/
Thank you for your interest in our vacancy. The above role is advertised on a rolling recruitment basis. We reserve the right to close the advert once a suitable candidate has been appointed. If you do not hear back from us within 15 working days, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please do not be discouraged from applying for other positions within our organisation.
We are a Disability Confident Employer
Citizens Advice Mid Mercia are an accredited (Level 1) Disability Confident employer, and values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from suitably skilled candidates from all backgrounds. We follow the social model of disability which believes that it is the barriers created by society which disable people. We will use reasonable adjustments wherever possible to remove those barriers.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.