Crown Prosecution Service Jobs – National Legal Trainee Scheme In Thames Ditton

Overview

Position Title: National Legal Trainee Scheme

Company: Crown Prosecution Service

Location: Thames Ditton, UK

Job Description

The CPS delivers justice – working with our partners at the heart of the criminal justice system to protect the public and create a safe society. As a legal trainee you will play a key role in this while getting the support and opportunities you need to develop your career.

Requirements:

• Provide advice to police on charging, under supervision.
• Shadow lawyers at Magistrates and Crown courts in order to gain experience of advocacy by observation.
• Represent the CPS at court and present cases.
• Research law and report back to supervisor and other lawyers.
• Correspondence with other CJS agencies, defence lawyers and counsel, under supervision.
• Attend conferences with police and counsel and meetings with victims and witnesses, under supervision.
• Maintain records of work and link to relevant regulatory bodies.
• To arrange and attend professional courses and undertake all activities to ensure that the Bar Council training requirements are met.
• Review and preparation of cases, under supervision.
• Plan and review of pupillage programme with supervisor.
• Assist Caseworkers at court by preparing cases, liaising with witnesses and supporting counsel where required.

Experience

• Extensive and recent experience in the daily operations and management of passenger/freight ferries, and their attendant landside terminals and/or other transportation services, hubs or facilities.
• Enhanced personnel skills for negotiation, and achievement, of improved service levels and cost reduction.
• Appropriate experience of marine crew and landside operators training delivery and/or other transportation services; experience in training delivery using bridge simulators and issue appropriate certification for such to staff.