Unique full-time judicial assistant roles available at Court of Appeal
updated on 12 March 2020
HM Judiciary is advertising 21 fixed-term 10-month posts for full-time judicial assistants to the Court of Appeal’s civil division. As the Law Gazette reports, in the latest round of recruitment, new entrants to the legal profession are being offered the opportunity to gain experience at the Court of Appeal bench.
The job advertisement states that the scheme “is intended to provide entrants to the legal profession with a unique opportunity to work at close quarters with judicial members of the court, to view the appeals process and to appreciate appellate advocacy at close quarters”.
If successful, judicial assistants’ responsibilities will include assisting in preparing cases by analysing appeal papers, legal research and drafting summaries. Judicial assistants are also occasionally asked to help with research into specific subjects of interest in the law or the administration of justice.
While there is no fixed profile for successful applicants, the job advertisement reminds applicants that “candidates should understand that a judicial assistant works full time. It is not possible to conduct professional practice or to devote significant time to external study while working as a judicial assistant.”
