Nearly 100 fee-paid recorder posts are now available throughout England and Wales.
The Judicial Appointments Commission has advertised 98 vacancies for recorders, who sit in the Crown and county courts and handle broadly similar but less complex matters than circuit judges. The posts are in crime and family jurisdictions across multiple circuits, including the north east, south east, west and Wales. They are all immediate vacancies.
Applicants must be solicitors or barristers with at least seven years experience, and must apply by 31 March. They will be expected to sit for a minimum of 15 days, and not normally more than 30 days per year.
Solicitors were under-represented in the last recruitment drive, in 2008, making up only one in five of applicants.
Eligible applicants, who would like to apply in the future but not in this round, can volunteer to sit a mock test to gain experience of the application process. Lawyers interested in this opportunity should e-mail CourtsTeamC@jac.gsi.gov.uk.
