(i) To provide a high quality legal service to clients on all aspects of general crime including:
advice and advocacy in the Magistrates Courts and when required at the Police station in your designated geographic area
(ii) To utilise technical knowledge and skills to:
analyse information and reach sound decisions on client instructions;
communicate succinctly both orally and in writing; and
research appropriate case law and technical and legal precedents to progress matters
(iii) Meet IBB quality/professional standards including:
ensuring personal targets are achieved;
ensuring that all team chargeable work is properly recorded on client matters;
adhering to the Code of Conduct on client care and to the IBB file; management policies as set out in the Office Manual;
understanding the obligations relating to the Solicitors Accounts Rules; and
ensuring the preparation and delivery of bills in accordance with the Legal Aid Agency contracting rules.
(iv) Developing innovative ways to achieve competitive advantage and profitability by working with all the CLS partners where appropriate to explore opportunities to improve process, communication and speed of service delivery.
(v) Ensuring work is prioritised and progressed efficiently; new business is effectively introduced and managed into the firm; the partners in the Group are sufficiently aware of your workload and specific issues which arise on your matters so that these can be appropriately managed.
(vi) Ensuring that the professional service provided by you to our clients are of the highest quality; that client care standards are effectively maintained and that work completed meets the appropriate standards. This includes ensuring that the files allocated to you are maintained properly and that matters are progressed in line with the firm’s standards up to and including billing and file closing.
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