[Hiring] Self-employed Qualified Advocate @Quest Legal Advocates

Role Description

As a Qualified Advocate with Quest, you will prepare for and attend hearings independently with ongoing and friendly support from the Quest office team. This role offers a flexible, self-employed consultancy contract specialising in advocacy, and we can accommodate both full-time and part-time working arrangements (subject to a minimum number of hearings per month).

Depending on your experience, you will work independently or with a view to working independently as soon as possible, benefiting from comprehensive training and support from our in-house technical team. You will be liaising with both legal professionals and lay clients once you are working fully independently.

Fees depend on the advocacy assignment undertaken, 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 our clients in civil litigation matters. These include, but are not limited to:

• Contested MOJ Stage 3 Hearings
• Small Claims Track trials (including RTA, credit hire, OIC Liability/Quantum, consumer rights and property hearings)
• Fast Track Trials and Disposal Hearings
• Interlocutory Applications, including Costs Applications
• Case Management/Directions Hearings, including Costs and Case Management Hearings

In addition, candidates will be considered for Quest’s drafting services, providing advices on quantum for infant settlement approval hearings and other ad hoc drafting assignments. Quest receives instructions from both claimants and defendants, offering you the opportunity to advance cases from both perspectives. This approach will help you develop a holistic and balanced understanding of advocacy.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or CILEx Practitioner with Practice Rights
• Experience/background in RTA/Personal Injury work (preferred)
• Strong desire to learn different civil litigation practice areas
• Excellent communication and written skills
• Capacity to perform effectively under pressure
• Exceptional customer service skills

Requirements

• Ability to work independently or with a view to working independently
• Willingness to attend hearings and represent clients

Benefits

• Bespoke training tailored for all hearings
• Friendly technical team providing detailed and practical support
• Training program combining remote live sessions, in-house written materials, and one-on-one support

Ready to Apply?

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, we would be delighted to hear from you. Apply now to join our team as a self-employed advocate!