Senior Lawyer providing comprehensive legal services to both West Midlands and Staffordshire Police Forces. Focus on Police Misconduct, Inquests, and Public Order incidents.
Responsibilities
Advise & provide representation (including advocacy where required) in relation to legal proceedings and hearings before the relevant courts & tribunals.
Operate at a strategic level, supporting the Principal Solicitor in providing leadership & direction to a team of lawyers and support staff within Joint Legal Services.
Support the Principal Lawyer in accountability for budget spend and/or the financial oversight and accountability for their team, including delegation for settlement of claims and authorisation of expenditure on external costs.
Support the strategic objectives of Joint Legal Services by leading upon delivery of objectives whilst identifying and managing any relevant risk.
Provide timely legal advice, legal support and representation for both West Midlands Police and Staffordshire Police regarding operational matters and a wide range of other issues affecting the forces.
Work with external legal services (including Counsel) where necessary in the most cost effective manner.
Identify and manage risk whilst ensuring that performance management of the team is adhered to.
Allocation & delegation of work to the team.
Work collaboratively with a variety of clients, colleagues and other stakeholders.
Carry a complex case load providing advice & advocacy as required & draft legal documents.
To carry out any other duties commensurate with the purpose and grading of the post that may from time to time be determined.
Requirements
You must be a qualified, practicing solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive and must hold a valid Practicing Certificate for England and Wales with significant PQE experience.
You will have knowledge and experience of handling a complex case load and high profile legal work with minimal supervision.
In the role of Senior Lawyer you will have the ability to advise at a senior level in the organisation demonstrating your strong leadership skills and the ability to show others.
Your team will excel from your coaching and mentoring skills.
As a clear and effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills, you will have the ability to work with a wide range of personnel across the two Forces and be able to demonstrate experience of advising on a range of complex police related matters.
With capability as an advocate before the Courts, you will have strong analytical skills & judgement, first rate drafting skills, and be able to demonstrate sound and balanced judgement with good attention to detail.
Having significant knowledge and understanding of police law, you will have the ability to work under pressure, excel at meeting tight deadlines and have strong file management skills.
Being tactically aware, you will also be able to evidence prior experience of providing legal advice to senior figures in an organisation, and have a constructive approach to problem solving.
In addition, you will be able to work autonomously or as part of a team, and capable of taking on new areas of work with minimal supervision.
You will also be able to deal with sensitive and confidential information whilst ensuring that you have a flexible, innovative and proactive approach to your work.
As a Senior Lawyer, you will have excellent negotiation skills and interpersonal skills which will excel your creditability to work with Senior clients and influence others.
Benefits
Fair remuneration with progression opportunities and access to a very competitive pension scheme.
Enhanced annual leave in addition to public holiday entitlements.
Discounts across travel, parking, daily costs of living and leisure activities.
A comprehensive wellbeing package including 24/7 support, free eye tests and flu jabs.
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