Legal Manager

Legal Manager, Cornwall - An excellent opportunity for a qualified Criminal Solicitor with management experience.  Job ref: 4809
JOB TITLE:    Legal Manager (Criminal Law)
PQE:              8+
LOCATION:   Cornwall
SALARY:       £61,860 - £71,050
THE ROLE:
You will join a huge organisation where you will take on the role of managing between 8 and 12 Criminal Solicitors. You will be responsible for mentoring, appraising staff, allocating workloads, and ensuring the smooth running of criminal prosecutions cases within the team. You will help and guide the team with difficult legal issues as well as the day to day staff management responsibilities.
THE CANDIDATE:
The successful candidate will be a qualified Criminal Solicitor with extensive management experience and solid leadership skills. You should be adept at dealing with general staff / HR issues as well as displaying excellent communication and leadership skills. Whilst your background within criminal law is important, a large focus for this role is on staff management. You will not be running your own cases and so this role would suit someone in a senior / Head of Department role that is looking for a change.