Birmingham
Salary: Competitive – discussed at application stage
Are you a criminal law Solicitor ready to take the next step into private practice? Join our specialist Crime & Regulatory Team and work alongside Tim Ingram on a broad range of motor crime cases—from road traffic offences through to dangerous driving, serious injury and manslaughter matters.
About the Role:
This is a hands-on, client-facing role where you’ll support cases from initial incident through to conclusion. You’ll be involved in real-time investigations, police station attendance, and court proceedings—gaining invaluable exposure to complex, high-stakes cases
- Work on a diverse, high-quality caseload
- Gain early responsibility and frontline experience
- Transition into a private practice environment
- Be part of a supportive, specialist team
- Flexible working options available
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Reviewing and analysing prosecution evidence
- Drafting witness statements and legal submissions
- Supporting clients through investigations and proceedings
- Attending police station interviews under caution
- Liaising with courts, regulators and expert witnesses
- Preparing defence case statements, reports and bundles
- Attending trials and inquests alongside Counsel
- Conducting legal research and case preparation
- Visiting incident sites and gathering evidence
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✅ Qualified Solicitor with motor crime or criminal law experience
- ✅ Ideal for NQ–1 PQE (with 6–12 months’ criminal experience)
- ✅ Background in legal aid/criminal defence highly desirable
- ✅ Strong organisation and attention to detail
- ✅ Confident communicator with excellent client care skills
- ✅ Resilient, calm under pressure, and adaptable
- ✅ Willingness to travel to police stations and courts
If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can develop your legal career in a specialist field, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now or message us directly for a confidential chat.
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Davies Incentive Plan
- 25 days holiday per year which increases with level of service (opportunity to buy & sell 3 days)
- Family Cover Private Medical Insurance ( Bupa) - will automatically be at single cover level but can opt into family option within first month of joining.
- Simply Health Care Cash Plan
- WeCare – 24/7 online GP, mental health support and virtual wellbeing covering a whole host of topics to do with health, mental health, wellbeing & healthy living and financial & legal wellbeing
- Death in Service
- Critical Illness Cover
- PHI/Income Protection ( Private health insurance)
- Pension Contribution based 5% Employee / 3% Employer
- Cycle to Work Scheme*
- Tech Scheme*
- Season Ticket Loan*
- Gym Flex*
- Access to Online Discount Sites
- Discounted Gourmet Society Membership
- Discounted Tickets for Merlin Attractions nationwide
- Discounts at local retail outlets
- after successfully completing probation
Keoghs is a leading provider of legal and claims solutions to insurers, businesses and other suppliers to the insurance sector. We manage more than £1bn worth of insurer claims and resolve in excess of 100,000 claims per year working in partnership with leading insurers, MGAs, brokers, corporates and the public sector.
With more than 50 years’ experience we have an in-depth understanding of the insurance claims process, enabling us to contain and lower litigation rates, shorten claims lifecycles and reduce overall claims costs. We combine proven processes, technology and low cost infrastructure with extensive legal and insurance market knowledge. This enables us to create individual solutions for each of our clients that match their requirements in terms of quality, performance and value for money.
We invest heavily in specialised services, technology and innovation for our insurance clients, and we are the first to launch a true artificial intelligence (AI) insurance lawyer. Through our proprietary AI lawyer, Lauri, we’ve transformed the claims handling process for low-value personal injury claims; we’ve reduced claim lifecycles and reduced costs for our clients. Supported by commercial acumen and innovative products, Keoghs leads the way in providing legal solutions to the insurance industry.
