Force Lawyer - Employment and Civil

at  Northumbria Police

FORCE LAWYER - EMPLOYMENT AND CIVIL

Vacancy Type
Police Staff
Area Command / Department
Legal Services
Location
Newcastle
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Reduced Hours
Salary Range
£53,583 - £58,455
Closing Date
26/01/2025
Role:

WHAT YOU’LL

DO
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Casework Management: Handleallocated employment law cases, conduct court proceedings including advocacy,manage resources, and liaise with relevant stakeholders to providecomprehensive legal services to the Chief Constable.

• Legal Advice: Offertimely and courteous legal advice on all issues, ensuring high-quality supportfor decision-making processes.

• External Legal Specialists: Select,appoint, and monitor the performance of external legal specialists, completenecessary documentation, and obtain approval from the Legal Senior ManagementTeam to ensure appropriate advice and representation, ensuring value for money.

Legislation and Case Law Research: Conductresearch into new legislation and case law, assess potential impacts on theforce, and disseminate guidance to inform legal policies and procedures,minimizing litigation risks.

• Reporting and Communication: Preparereports, briefing papers, and media statements with detailed recommendationsand advice for internal departments or external bodies.

Sound
interesting? For further information, and to support your application, please
view the job description

JUST SO YOU KNOW

Our application form will help us understand how your
work, education and life experience has prepared you for the role of a Force
Lawyer Employment and Civil with #TeamNP. To help support your application
research what makes us tick here at Northumbria, the role you’re ing for
and the values and behaviours that contribute.
The
recruitment process will consist of the initial application form followed by an
interview. Just so you
know, you can save your application and come back to it any time prior to the
closing date on the advert.
We are
proud members of the Business Disability Forum, with
whom we collaborate with to improve the lives of disabled employees. We are
also a Disability Confident Employer, therefore if you demonstrate that you
meet the minimum criteria for this role as stated in the advert, we will
progress your application and offer you an interview.
If you tell
us that you have a disability, we can make adjustments to support you through
the recruitment process (for example we can arrange extra time for tests or
provide a sign language interpreter) You can get in touch with us via careers@northumbria.police.uk for any support regarding the
application process. Please provide us with plenty of notice so we can ensure
your visit goes smoothly.
If your application is
successful, we’ll ask you to complete a Recruitment Vetting (RV) form,
therefore you must be a resident of the UK for a minimum period of 3
years to ensure vetting checks can be successfully performed. A job offer will be dependent upon vetting
clearance, medical information, and references.

Here
at Northumbria Police, we think our region is amazing! It takes a great deal of
people from different backgrounds, with diverse skills and experience to serve our
force area effectively, think you have what it takes to help us make a
difference? This could be the perfect time for you to join us in our Legal
Department as a Force Lawyer Employment and Civil.
As
the Senior Lawyer Employment and Civil you will provide a comprehensive legal
service to the force in relation to employment law in accordance with
legislation and case law.