Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester
About The Job
Job summary
About The Government Legal Department
From energy to security, health to human rights, we help the Government deliver life changing law for citizens.
The Government Legal Department is the largest provider of legal services across government, working on high profile matters that are frequently scrutinised in Parliament and the media. Our work includes:
We are at the heart of delivering the Government’s priorities and our success depends on our people.
GLD is a non-ministerial government department, sponsored by the Attorney General. We are headed by the Treasury Solicitor, our Permanent Secretary and employ nearly 3000 people, including over 2000 legal professionals. Our offices include London, Leeds, Bristol, Croydon and Manchester as well as overseas. We provide specialist legal services including Litigation, Employment and Commercial Law as well as advising most Government Departments on the policies and services they deliver.
GLD also depends on a range of vital corporate services. These are essential to the smooth and efficient running of the Department and provide the foundation to enable GLD to deliver outstanding legal services. Our corporate functions include Strategy, HR, Finance, Digital, Data and Technology, Communications, Security, Commercial and Project delivery.
Our vision is to be an outstanding legal organisation and a brilliant place to work where everyone can thrive and fulfil their potential. This is an exciting time for GLD, with cutting edge legal work on global issues and a transformation agenda which is ensuring the Department exemplifies the Modern Civil Service.
To find out more about what we do visit the Government Legal Department’s webpage or have a look at this short film which showcases the breadth of work government lawyers.
The Division
The Department for Business & Trade Legal Advisers is a Division of the Government Legal Department.
The Division advises its client, the Department for Business & Trade (DBT). The Department for Business and Trade is responsible for encouraging economic growth. It supports business to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the country.
DBT Legal Advisers provide legal advice to help support the Department for Business and Trade across a wide and varied range of work, including: –
Job Description
The post-holders will report to a lawyer, but the role supports all the Division’s lawyers depending on workloads and available resources. The role involves handling a varied workload under appropriate supervision as required.
Main activities may include:
This list is not exhaustive; the role may involve additional duties according to business need.
The post-holder will be willing to learn about areas of law which are unfamiliar and have the interpersonal skills to work as part of a team and to interact with departmental and cross-HMG colleagues, and other stakeholders. They will also prioritise work effectively and work to deadlines.
Person specification
Behaviours
Below are details of the Success Profile that make up this role. You will be expected to provide evidence to show how you meet the criteria at interview stage.
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Delivering at Pace
Communicating & Influencing
Express ideas and questions confidently, clearly and with respect for others and listen to and value different ideas, views and ways of working, responding constructively and objectively to comments and questions
Working Together
Experience
As a requirement of SC clearance, you must have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years.
Technical
Civil Service Code
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of you and other civil servants. These are based on the core values which are set out in legislation. As a civil servant, you are expected to carry out your role with dedication and a commitment to the Civil Service and its core values of:
These core values support good government and ensures the achievement of the highest possible standards in all that the Civil Service does.
Behaviours
We’ll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £25,419, Government Legal Department contributes £6,863 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
Application
Applicants must complete online CV and personal statement:
Your personal statement should tell us:
Personal statement should be a maximum of 1000 words.
Selection Process
After the closing date, the appointing panel shall assess candidates’ suitability for the role based on evidence provided in their application against the behaviours and experience outlined in the person specification.
Interview:
Should you be successful in being invited to interview, you will be assessed on your performance in all experience and behaviours as listed in the Person Specification, alongside a legal scenario based exercise and strength-based questions. Candidates invited to interview will be given further information on the day and time to prepare.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview.
Interviews will probably take place remotely via video conference, full details of the interview format will be provided to shortlisted candidates prior to interview. The timeline later in this pack indicates the date by which decisions are expected to be made, and all shortlisted candidates will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible thereafter.
Offer
Regardless of the outcome, we will notify all candidates as soon as possible after the final interview.
We appoint in strict order of merit. If you meet the minimum criteria for this position but are not successful for a post, you will be placed on the reserve list for up to 12 months. We then may contact you to see if you are interested in a similar post in GLD should one arise.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) .
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality Requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles (opens in a new window) .
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
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