Assistant Judge Advocate General Pre-application seminar 2026
The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) will be launching a selection exercise on 14th April to recruit one Assistant Judge Advocate General.
The seminar
The Judicial Office is organising a pre-application seminar that will take place online via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 30th March 2026 (5-6pm).
The seminar aims to help applicants be better prepared to make an application and to receive up-to-date guidance and advice on the JAC’s selection process. As well as the JAC, you will also hear from the Judge Advocate General and an Assistant Judge Advocate.
Who should attend?
Previous judicial experience (minimum 30 days) is a requirement of this role. Applications are particularly welcome from under-represented groups (women, ethnic minority candidates, disabled candidates, or those with a solicitor background).
Message from the Judge Advocate General - Judge Alan Large:
"There are currently four AJAGs, two in Catterick and two in Bulford. We are looking for a full-time judge advocate in Bulford to support the team when one of the Bulford judges goes part time later this year. Judge advocates enjoy a unique blend of criminal and service justice, dealing with offending from rape (when ticketed) through to assisting the enemy. They have the same role as a circuit judge in court, with the exception of sentencing, when they pass sentence together with a Board. It is fascinating work. Judge advocates occasionally sit elsewhere, such as Catterick, Cyprus and Germany, but the Judge Advocate General takes account of their domestic circumstances when drawing up the annual sitting plan"
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Further information
Check out the JAC’s future vacancies page (please note that further information on the exercise will be available w/c 23 March).
For any queries regarding the recruitment campaign/selection exercise please contact the JAC selection exercise team AJAG324@judicialappointments.gov.uk
For any queries regarding the pre-application seminar please email JudicialHROutreachEvents@judiciary.uk
Please note that although the Judicial Office will be running the pre-application seminar, the actual recruitment campaign is being done and led by the Judicial Appointments Commission.
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