We’re a national law firm with a local reach. Our legal experts are here for you. Whether it’s personal or business, we understand that everyone’s situation is different. But we’re more than just a law firm – we’re a team of people working together to help individuals and businesses navigate life’s ups and downs. Working here you’ll feel a part of our friendly and inclusive environment.

We’ll value you for who you are and what you bring. We support each other and push boundaries to achieve incredible things and make a real difference to our clients and communities.

We're always looking to support our colleagues to work in a way that works best for them and everyone else, including our clients, the business and the regulators. Please speak to a member of our Recruitment and Onboarding team for more information.

You’ll join our nationally recognised Public Law and Human Rights department, working within our Civil Liberties special interest group. We advise and represent clients on a broad range of matters, including:

• Inquests
• False imprisonment, malicious prosecution and assault
• Claims under the Human Rights Act against police forces, local authorities and other public bodies

The department is highly ranked by Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500, with a number of lawyers individually recognised. We are instructed in interesting and often high‑profile cases and have a strong reputation for test case litigation.

From day one, you’ll work on a varied and challenging caseload, playing a key role in securing justice for clients and making a real difference. The work can involve vulnerable clients, so resilience, empathy and sound judgement are essential.

You will be involved in:

• Managing your own caseload and supporting partners and senior lawyers on complex and high‑value cases
• Bringing civil liberties claims, particularly actions against the police, local authorities and inquests
• Supervising and supporting junior colleagues
• Working closely with colleagues across the wider firm, including health and social care, education, personal injury and Court of Protection teams
• Contributing to business development and, where appropriate, media engagement with support from our press team
• Reviewing cases with your supervisor to ensure high‑quality legal advice

We hold Legal Aid Agency contracts in claims against public authorities, public law and community care, and also act for privately funded individuals and on CFAs. We encourage our lawyers to develop their own areas of interest.

We’re looking for a motivated Solicitor with experience in civil liberties, public law or human rights, particularly actions against the police, public bodies and inquests. You will be part of a collaborative national team, with public law specialists based across ten offices. This role can be based in any of our regional locations.

You will have:

• Experience managing a civil liberties caseload
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively within a national team
• Experience supervising junior colleagues, or a desire to take on supervisory responsibility
• Strong client care skills, commercial awareness and an interest in business development

• 25 days holidays as standard plus bank holidays - You can ‘buy’ up to 35hrs of extra holiday too.
• Generous and flexible pension schemes.
• Volunteering days – Two days of volunteering every year for a cause of your choice (fully paid)
• Westfield Health membership, offering refunds on medical services alongside our Aviva Digital GP services.

We also offer a wide range of well-being initiatives to encourage positive mental health both in and out of the workplace and to make sure you’re fully supported.  This includes our Flexible by Choice programme which gives our colleagues more choice over a hybrid way of working subject to role, team and client requirements.

We have been ranked in the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing for Large Organisations for 2024!

Our responsible business programmes are fundamental to who we are and our purpose. We’re committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace where our colleagues can flourish, and we have established a number of inclusion network groups across our business to support this aim. 

Our commitment to Social Responsibility, community investment activity and tackling climate change is a fundamental part of who we are. It’s made up of four strands: Our People, Our Community, Our Environment and Our Pro Bono.

As part of the Irwin Mitchell Group’s on-boarding process all successful applicants are required to complete the group’s employment screening process. This process helps to ensure that all new employees meet our standards in relation to honesty and integrity therefore protecting the interests of the Group, colleagues, clients, partners and other stakeholders.

We carry out pre employment screening to establish your eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record and financial checks ­with our trusted 3rd parties.

The employment screening process will fully comply with Data Protection and other applicable laws.

Irwin Mitchell LLP is an equal opportunity employer.