Inhouse Barrister

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View more categories View less categories Sector Administration and Secretarial, Human Resources, Legal. Contract Type Permanent. Hours Full Time.

We're a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it's personal or business, we understand that everyone's situation is different. But we're more than just a law firm - we're a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life's ups and downs. Working here you'll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment. We value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities. We're currently recruiting for Barristers and Solicitor-Advocates to join our in-house Advocacy team. Geography is less important than ever before and so we are interested to hear from candidates who are situated across England & Wales. At Irwin Mitchell we continue to work flexibly but with the key focus being on delivering the highest quality service to our clients.

Our in-house advocacy team provides advocacy services across our legal teams, including but not limited to Commercial Litigation, Employment, Family, Personal Injury & Medical Negligence. You will work closely with colleagues across the business to ensure that the very best service is provided in meeting our client's needs, by specifically, providing services to our clients in the most efficient and effective way. You will be involved in drafting and advisory work, and you can also expect to undertake advocacy both remotely and in person. The team is fully supported by an advocacy clerk overseeing paperwork and diary management. The work is challenging and engaging with regular exposure to courtroom advocacy and significant opportunity to highlight your experience and expertise.

Your Role and What You'll Be Doing

We're looking for Barristers who are perhaps wanting to move away from being self-employed and want to move in-house or Solicitors with higher rights of audience accreditation to join our in-house Advocacy team. Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• The ability to undertake drafting, advisory and conference work;
• Qualified Barrister or Solicitor with higher rights of audience accreditation;
• Demonstrable experience performing advocacy work for either claimants or defendants;
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues to deliver the best outcomes for our case handlers;
• Demonstrable technical experience gained within Personal Injury/Family/Commercial Litigation/Employment Tribunals;
• Excellent communication skills will be of paramount importance in the building of relationships with the case handlers who are looking after our clients on a day to day basis.

If this sounds like you and you want to join a thriving team hit the apply button below for consideration!

Responsibilities

• Drafting, advisory and conference work
• Advocacy duties in both remote and in-person settings
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver optimal client outcomes

Qualifications

• Qualified Barrister or Solicitor with higher rights of audience accreditation
• Experience performing advocacy work for claimants or defendants
• Strong independent and collaborative working skills
• Technical experience in Personal Injury/Family/Commercial Litigation/Employment Tribunals
• Excellent communication skills and relationship building with case handlers

Benefits

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - you can buy up to 35 hours of extra holiday
• Generous and flexible pension schemes
• Volunteering days - Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, refunds on medical services, Aviva Digital GP services

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you're fully supported. This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

Irwin Mitchell is recognised as one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work for 2025.

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We're committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It's made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

Additional Information

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group's onboarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group's employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, existing employees, clients, partners and other stakeholders. Depending on the role you apply for we may carry out checks that will establish your eligibility to work in the UK, and criminal record check and financial checks with a credit reference agency will also be undertaken. The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws. Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.

If the role is homeworking you will be assigned to your closest office and travel may be required in line with business need to that office

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