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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Public Law & Human Rights Solicitor (NQ - 4years PQE) to join our award winning, Chambers Ranked Public Law Department. We are also very happy to talk to those who have more experience.

You will be joining an established and friendly team who do a mix of public law, community care, claims against public authorities and inquest work including representing victims of trafficking, vulnerable migrants, unaccompanied minors, looked after children and care leavers in judicial review proceedings and civil claims.

The role is a split working from home/office-based role with flexibility as to the balance between the two. We will consider both full-time and part-time applicants and offer the ability to work flexibly.

The successful candidate needs to have the ability to manage and run with their own caseload although we offer excellent training and supervision as well as the opportunity to progress.

Why join Simpson Millar? Life at Simpson Millar offers you the chance to work in a welcoming, friendly firm with teams of people who enjoy working together to make a difference to our clients.

Our Public Law team has many Chambers and Legal 500 recognised solicitors who will work with you to help develop your career. You'll get exposure to high quality, challenging work and get hands on experience from day one whilst working within a supportive and grown-up environment where you’ll be encouraged to use all of your talents in order to achieve the best results for our clients.

Salary: £34,000 - 40,000 per annum (DOE/PQE)

Benefits: 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, the option to buy and sell holidays, hybrid working, company pension, sick pay, life assurance, employee assist program and many more

At Simpson Millar our Culture is key for us, it drives us and makes us who we are. We’re lawyers who exist to help people with their legal needs today and to improve the way the law works for people in the future. We provide trusted expert legal advice, quickly and clearly, every time.

There is change going on within the legal industry and in our firm too, so we need people who are adaptable to this, who embrace change and see the opportunity. The future of our business is one that is technology and data driven, so we need people who have the mindset and technological expertise to grow with us. But most of all we need team players who will be willing to work with others, but are accountable for their own work, and who want to achieve great results for both our firm and especially our clients.

If this sounds like something you’d like to explore then please get in touch, initially by sending a copy of your CV and a Cover Letter, outlining your experience and why you are interest in this role, and then one of our recruitment team will contact you direct.

Diversity and Inclusion: At Simpson Millar we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your previous experience doesn’t align perfectly with every element in the advert, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or for other roles in our firm.