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Brightwater specialise in recruitment to the legal profession in Northern Ireland and the Republic.

For information on our company and our approach to recruitment please visit www.brightwaterni.com ,

or contact Ronan Savage 028 9032 5325 in complete confidence.

Experienced Conveyancing Solicitor required to deal with new developments and Commercial Conveyancing. Must be keen, hardworking and prepared to accept responsibility.

Apply in writing, enclosing CV to:

Mrs May Hammond
Terence McCourt, Solicitors
19 Bachelor's Walk
Lisburn
County Antrim BT28 1XJ

or mail: sarah@tmccourt.com

Reavey & Co (www.reavey-ni.com) are a five partner firm based in two locations in south east Antrim. We have excellent office accommodation and have invested extensively in IT and staff training. We are always looking for ways to develop our business and would welcome approaches from solicitors who would like to join us and bring with them sustainable fee income.

Any interested persons should have a background of working successfully in a team, a proven track record and be realistic attitude. Consideration would be given to sole practitioners with a client base who wish to work on a consultancy basis. We would expect all interested parties to authorise our appropriate enquiry with Marsh & The Law Society.

Approaches in strictest confidence either directly or in writing to:

Mr John Reavey, 20 Bladon Park, BELFAST BT9 5LG

Experienced Conveyancing Solicitor required to deal with new devlopments and Commercial Conveyancing. Must be keen, hardworking and prepared to accept responsibility.

Apply in writing, enclosing CV to:

Mrs May Hammond
Terence McCourt, Solicitors ,19 Bachelor's Walk
Lisburn, County Antrim BT28 1XJ

or email: sarah@tmccourt.com

High Court Judge

ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for appointment a person must be:
a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland of at least ten years. standing; or

a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland of at least ten years. standing

SALARY
Currently is £165,900 per annum. This post attracts a pension under the Judicial Pensions and Retirement Act 1993. The Commission is committed to equality of opportunity for all who are eligible for judicial office and welcomes applications from women and men from all backgrounds and sections of the community. Those in the applicant pool, who may have particular skills and expertise in a specific and different area of the law, are encouraged to make an application on the basis of their current skills and knowledge, some of which would be transferable to this judicial office.

The Commission will recommend to the Lord Chancellor the candidate who appears to the Commission to be the most suitable candidate based on merit, regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religious belief, political opinion, disability, age or whether or not the candidate has dependants.

An information pack containing full details may be obtained by contacting Mrs Cheryl Dunlop 028 9072 8564 or by emailing judicialappointments@nijac.org for the attention of Mrs Cheryl Dunlop.

Closing date: 12.00 noon on Monday 28th April 2008

Equity Partner

Our client, is a Mid-Ulster based Solicitors practice providing legal advice to a range of clients in NI. With the imminent retirement of an existing Partner, our client now wishes to appoint an Equity Partner to be responsible for providing expert legal advice to existing and new clients. The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor. The appointee must have multi-faceted practical experience in providing expert advice on a broad range of subjects, with experience of managing client cases and developing new business. In addition legal drafting skills and attention to detail are essential. The appointee will have excellent client relationship management skills together with strong negotiation and interpersonal skills. In addition, the appointee will have strong commercial acumen with a focus on results.

The role offers excellent opportunities for advancement within this long established practice.

To apply, please forward a tailored CV indicating how you meet the requirements for this position. Further information on the requirements for the role, are available in a candidate information pack.

To request this pack, please contact, quoting reference number EP/08:
Mary Gollogly,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
Waterfront Plaza,
8 Laganbank Road,
Belfast, BT1 3LR.

T: 028 9041 5101. Email: pwcni.recruitment@uk.pwc.com

You can download the same information from www.nijobs.com.

Closing date for the receipt of applications is 5pm, Tuesday 6th May, 2008

Part-time solicitor (17 hours per week) (Ref: SOL/0408)

Initially for a period of 9 months (maternity cover)
Salary £28,153 - £38,131 pro rata (£30,142 - £38,893 pro rata from 1st August 2008)
The post holder will be part of a busy team and will be required to provide specialist legal support primarily by undertaking casework and providing legal guidance.

Essential requirements for the post include:

Legal qualification as a solicitor with a minimum of one year post-qualifying experience in Northern Ireland;

Demonstrated experience of tribunal/court representation;

Demonstrated experience and knowledge of High Court and County Court procedures in Northern Ireland;

Housing Advisor (Ref: HA/0408)

Initially for a period of 12 months
Salary £19,592 - £25,574 (£20,801 - £26,086 from 1st August 2008)
The post holder will be part of a busy casework team and will be required to provide specialist advice, advocacy and representation on housing debt, homelessness and issues relating to renting accommodation. S/he may also contribute to the delivery of training and legal information materials.

Essential requirements for the post include:

at least 12 months full-time (or equivalent part-time) experience gained over the last five years, in providing advice and representation to the public in a social welfare context;

demonstrated experience in debt advice;

experience managing a substantial caseload

For a detailed job description, full person specification and application form (please note CVs will not be accepted), contact:
David Spence, Housing Rights Service, 4th Floor, Middleton Buildings,10-12 High Street, Belfast BT1 2BA

Tel: (028) 9024 5640
e: David@housingrights.org.uk
Please quote the relevant reference number.

Applications on a secondment basis for the above posts are welcome.
Completed applications to be returned no later than 4.00 p.m. Friday 16th May 2008

Housing Rights Service is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Solicitor required

Solicitor with good general experience to assist with a varied workload in a busy long-established litigation and conveyancing practice. Full driving licence essential. Attractive package for successful candidate.

Apply in writing with CV to:
Jonathan Logue, Partner
Ferugson & Logue
Solicitors
14 Charlotte Street
Ballymoney
County Antrim, BT53 6AY
Or email your application to: fergusonlogue@btconnect.com