[Hiring] Self-employed County Court Advocate @Quest Legal Advocates

Role Description

Are you passionate about helping others, eager to make a difference in the legal services industry, and keen to gain hands-on experience representing clients in the County Court? If so, Quest Legal Advocates has an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a self-employed County Court Advocate.

As a County Court Advocate, you will have the chance to work on a diverse range of legal cases, providing crucial support to clients. Your responsibilities will include:

• Representing clients in court
• Offering guidance on court procedure
• Ensuring cases are presented as strongly as possible

This role offers a flexible, self-employed consultancy contract specialising in advocacy. You will work independently, benefiting from comprehensive training and support from our in-house advocacy support team.

As a self-employed County Court Advocate, you will be remunerated with a fixed fee for each hearing, which will vary based on the type and estimated duration of the hearing. You will attend County Courts in your local area, with opportunities to travel further afield if desired, to represent clients in civil litigation matters, including:

• Small Claims (including RTA, credit hire, OIC Liability/Quantum, consumer rights and property hearings)
• Infant Approvals
• Interlocutory Application Hearings
• Case Management Hearings
• Dispute Resolution Hearings

At Quest Legal Advocates, we accept instructions from both claimants and defendants, offering you the unique opportunity to advance cases from both perspectives. This approach will help you develop a holistic and balanced understanding of advocacy.

We will need to prepare your cases in good time and liaise with both legal professionals and lay clients.

Qualifications

• BPTC/BPC/BTC graduate with a Very Competent classification or higher
• LPC graduate with a Distinction classification or higher
• Successful completion of SQE 1 & 2

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Strong written advocacy skills
• Capacity to perform effectively under pressure
• Exceptional customer service instincts

Benefits

• Bespoke training tailored to all types of hearings
• Access to a friendly advocacy support team for expert guidance
• Training program combining remote live sessions, in-house training materials, and one-on-one support
• Opportunity to apply skills and knowledge in a county courtroom shortly after joining

Required Availability

If your application passes initial screening, you will be invited to complete a recorded video interview as stage one of our recruitment process. If you reach the next stage of the process, you will be invited to a live video interview which will take place between 22nd October and 11th November.

In order to begin attending hearings, successful applicants will need to be available to attend remote training sessions as below:

• 30th November PM or 1st December AM
• 3rd December AM or 8th December PM
• 4th December AM or 10th December PM
• All day 14th or 17th December

If you are unavailable for any of these interviews or training then you will need to apply for a later recruitment round.

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we are currently accepting applications as part of our Autumn 2026 recruitment campaign. Please click 'Apply' and have your CV and covering letter ready to upload. We look forward to hearing from you!