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Lawyers

Employer
MI5
Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
£Competitive
Closing date
27 Aug 2016

Job Details

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Lawyers

Salary depending on skills and experience, Central London

Over the next 18 months we expect to have vacancies coming up within our legal team for qualified lawyers able to deal with complex and challenging legal issues arising out of MI5's work.

This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to the safety of the country and its citizens, with immediate responsibility coupled with plenty of on-the-job support.

You will work as part of a team that works co-operatively together to find practical solutions to complex legal problems and deal with high profile litigation. Due to the nature of the work, you will need to be a quick thinker, show balanced judgement, breadth of perspective as well as an appreciation of the policy context of the work.  As you will be handling highly sensitive information you will be involved with legal challenges covering the full range of MI5's investigative and operational activities.  

Legal work is rarely as stimulating, challenging or varied as this and working in this intellectually challenging environment will test your legal expertise and knowledge to the full.

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To work for MI5 you must be a born or naturalised British citizen. Discretion is vital. You should not discuss your application, other than with your partner or a close family member.   You should not post on social media sites about your application or discuss with anyone else at this stage.  You will receive further guidance during the recruitment process.   You should not launch an application from outside of the UK as it will impact on our ability to progress your application.

Company

At MI5, our mission is to keep the country safe, through the protection of national security including from threats from terrorism and espionage.  

At MI6, we operate on a global scale to collect foreign intelligence and to counter and disrupt terrorism. It's all so we can keep the country safe from ever-evolving threats. 

To help us, we're looking for the UK's finest legal minds. We are looking to recruit lawyers to give advice across a wide range of operational and associated matters, to represent the agencies in discussions across Government and with partners overseas, and to handle litigation on our behalf.  The work is wide-ranging, varied and highly responsible.  Depending on portfolios, legal advisers can expect to advise on a range of domestic law issues as well as public international and EU law.   

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