View Vacancy -- Assistant Coroner

Legal
As & When Required
As & When Required
£400 per day

Assistant Coroner for North London 

Haringey Council is seeking to appoint a new Assistant Coroner to support the Senior across the full range of coroner duties in order to deliver a high-quality coroner service to the people of North London.

 

About the post:

Haringey Council is looking for an exceptional candidate with excellent proven organisational, management and efficiency skills, as well as experience of exercising sound judgement and communicating effectively. 

You will be required to demonstrate knowledge and experience of coroner law and have proven skills in conducting investigations and an understanding of court procedure. You will also need to demonstrate the excellent communication and interpersonal skills necessary to deal with sensitive situations. 

The successful candidate will be required to carry out the duties and responsibilities of a coroner as defined in the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 and associated rules and regulations and as further described in various guidance issued by the Chief Coroner. 

These are fee paid positions although they are likely to involve a regular commitment, which is to be agreed between the assistant coroner, senior coroner, and the local authority. You will be expected on occasion to be available to assist on an out of hours rota system.

 The Chief Coroner and the Lord Chancellor would expect an assistant coroner to offer a minimum of 15 sitting days each financial year. However, it is recognised that there is a variance of workload in each area.

 

Who can apply:

The successful candidate will be a barrister or a solicitor or Fellow of the Institute of Legal

Executives and satisfy the judicial-appointment eligibility condition which means they will have 5 years of experience whilst holding that qualification. They will be under the age of 70 and be subject to the appointment and eligibility conditions within the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (s.23 and Schedule 3).

 

Statutory terms of the appointment:

Once a Coroner is appointed, they are then a Judicial Office holder until they reach the age of 70 years (compulsory retirement age) unless they choose to resign or are removed by the Lord Chief Justice or Lord Chancellor prior to their 70th birthday.

 

How to apply:

The candidate pack is available here: Clerk.Inquests@hmc-northlondon.co.uk 

If you wish to have an informal discussion or arrange a visit, please contact Rebecca Smith Court Manager, Clerk.Inquests@hmc-northlondon.co.uk

 

Suitably qualified applicants are requested to email their CV and supporting statement to

Clerk.Inquests@hmc-northlondon.co.uk

 

Please see candidate information pack for further information.

 

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th September 2020

For further information please contact the Haringey Hub: Resourcinghub@haringey.gov.uk

This opportunity is closed to applications.