We are recruiting high potential and high calibre lawyers to join our teams in London and Manchester. Our work as HMRC lawyers impacts upon the lives of millions. With a case load that is both high profile and high value - including cases where more than £1bn of tax is at stake - our efforts help HMRC to achieve its vital purpose to collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services and to help families and individuals with targeted financial support.

Our work

Legal work at HMRC is cutting edge, challenging and rewarding. You will be part of a supportive legal team that handles a broad range of different areas of law including tax law, commercial law, general public law (including human rights, administrative law and freedom of information), insolvency law, criminal law, and our withdrawal from the EU.

As an HMRC advisory lawyer you will have the opportunity to provide advice on the interpretation and application of legislation and guidance on the full range of HMRC work. You are also likely to be involved in helping to make the law by providing legal advice on the development and implementation of tax policy, working on primary legislation and drafting secondary legislation, particularly in relation to the UK’s exit from the EU. As an HMRC litigation lawyer you will have the opportunity to conduct litigation, including in the most significant and valuable cases, before tribunals and courts up to and including the Supreme Court.

You will also get the benefits that come with working in the Civil Service including an attractive pension package and annual leave allowances.

Who we’re looking for

Whether experienced or newly qualified, you will have strong intellectual skills, an ability to master new areas of law quickly, good interpersonal skills and strong delivery and team-working skills. We give you real responsibility from day one and while we welcome your previous experience or knowledge, we don’t expect you to have a tax or public law background and will help you acquire, develop and refine the legal skills you need using our comprehensive in-house training programme.

Posts will be based in London and Manchester.

Salaries

£55,006 London; £48,868 Manchester for lawyers with 2 years + PQE (with the possibility of higher starting pay up to a maximum of £57,151 (London) and £50,780 (Manchester) for strong candidates)

If you have less than two years PQE, you will be appointed as a Legal Officer on a salary of £42,000 London and £38,000 Manchester

These are non-reserved posts. For full details on nationality requirements, please refer to www.civilservice.gov.uk/about/resources/nationality-rules

HMRC will be holding an open evening at 6.15pm on 9 November 2017 at its offices in Central London and Manchester at which you can talk to HMRC lawyers to find out more about what it is like to work as a lawyer at HMRC. If you would like to attend an evening please contact iain.mcgavin@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk for the London event and michael.sutton@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk for the Manchester event with your name and daytime telephone number. Please note that places are limited so do register your interest as early as possible.

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To apply, please visit www.gov.uk/gls

The GLS Recruitment Team can be contacted on 0845 3000 793 / 0117 923 4417, or at glsqualified@tmpw.co.uk.

Calls may be recorded for training and quality purposes.

Completed application forms are to be received by Midday, Wednesday 15th November 2017.

Interviews will be held in January 2018.