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Posted: 06/09/2009

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Richard Payne & Co , Solicitor, Criminal Defence, Housing, Mental Health and Immigration Law, Cardiff

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I am a Senior Crown Prosecutor Advocate with higher rights in the Crown Court.

I moved from private practice to the CPS in 2003 after being informed that there were upcoming positions in the Merthyr Tydfil office. I applied for a position as a Crown prosecutor and had to undergo a lengthy interview chaired by a panel of senior lawyers.

The main motivation for my move was due to the fact that I wanted to specialise in Criminal Law rather than continue to be a jack of all trades in private practice. The starting salary in the CPS was considerably more than I would earn in my high street firm and the prospects were better. The CPS also offered an attractive pension scheme that was not available in my firm.