Criminal Associate (2-3 PQE) 8 month FTC

Kingsley Napley is an internationally recognised law firm based in Central London. We support individuals and businesses in resolving conflict, safeguarding their futures and maximising opportunities. Our wide range of expertise means that we can provide support for our clients in all areas of their business and private life. Many of our lawyers are leaders in their field and our practice areas are highly ranked by the legal directories.

The leading criminal defence solicitors in the UK. Our criminal defence lawyers are astute, supportive and highly sophisticated, particularly known for their skills in providing strategic, sensible and practical criminal law advice and for our ability to keep potentially high profile cases out of the public eye.

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner to join our team.  You will work closely with the fee-earners and partners of this busy department in the provision of advice and litigation assistance to the firm’s clients as well as contributing to financial regulatory and criminal investigations.  We practise in all areas of criminal litigation and have a national reputation as one of the country’s leading firms in this area.

Specific duties:                         

To work as part of a team, advising the firm’s clients, including individuals and companies on all criminal law matters throughout the life of a case. Examples of particular areas of work include:

    General Crime

• Sexual offences
• Drugs offences
• Firearms offences
• Assault, Murder and other offences involving violence
• Road traffic

Police Station Representation and Procedural Advice

• Covering all criminal offences - General crime and Business and Financial Crime
• Search and seizure
• Restraint and confiscation
• Appeals and miscarriages of justice
• Investigations
• Advising witnesses and victims
• Private prosecutions

Business and Financial Crime

• Serious fraud and business crime
• Corporate Crime
• Bribery and corruption
• Criminal tax offences
• Cartels, Competition and Price Fixing
• Financial regulatory and criminal investigations (including market abuse, insider dealing and fraud)
• Money Laundering
• Cybercrime
• Business and Human Rights

    International Crime

• Extradition
• International mutual legal assistance
• Financial Sanctions and Export Controls
• Crimes of Universal Jurisdiction
• Interpol
• Jurisdictional issues.