Litigation Lawyer
- Employer
- GLD
- Location
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- £42,420 - £58,150
- Closing date
- 6 Dec 2017
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- Practice area
- Civil litigation, Personal injury
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time, Part time, Job share
- PQE
- 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
FROM PERSONAL INJURY TO PUBLIC GOOD.
Personal Injury Lawyers
Leeds
Legal Officers - £42,420
Grade 7 Lawyers - £47,025
Grade 6 Lawyers - £58,150
Full time / part time / job share
Our Litigation Group provides litigation services on a range of public and private law matters to most government departments and handles over 30,000 cases a year, Much of the work is based in the regions and, as part of our expansion of the Leeds office we are looking to strengthen our specialist lawyer resource by basing some private law litigation work there. Accordingly, we are looking for intellectually capable, highly motivated lawyers to play leading roles in personal injury and other civil litigation, including dealing with a full range of personal injury claims, the majority of which are on behalf of HM Prison Service.
According to your level of experience, you will either lead a team of lawyers or manage your own caseload of cases that might include high value personal injury claims involving death or life changing injuries or possibly even break new ground in the law. You will also be exposed to Human Rights Act claims and other tort claims such as false imprisonment, assault and misfeasance in public office and represent the Ministry of Justice at inquests relating to deaths in prison custody. Put simply, the work promises to be challenging, interesting and frequently of high media profile and ministerial interest.
A skilled litigator with experience of personal injury and/or HRA and other tort based litigation, you demonstrate reliable legal judgment and appreciation of legal risk and a good understanding of the role of lawyers in government. You also have a proven ability to think strategically and creatively, see legal issues in their wider context and advise accordingly. Excellent legal analysis skills using secure legal research to produce timely and fit for purpose advice is important too, as is the ability to communicate advice effectively, both in writing and orally.
For senior level roles (Grade 6) we will also ask for 6 years+ post qualification experience in a related role where you also managed and provided direction and supervision to more junior lawyers, preferably involving group, large scale or complex litigation. We will also be looking for a track record of conducting complex claims and contributing significantly to legal analysis and the development of litigation strategy using your tactical experience/knowhow.
In return, we offer a friendly and supportive working environment where your career development is taken seriously.
Company
The Government Legal Department (GLD) is the largest provider of legal services across government, working with all the main Whitehall Departments. From roads to rivers, and health to human rights, our work touches on most aspects of public life.
The department has more than 14 client-facing advisory teams who provide legal advice on the development, design and implementation of government policies and decisions, draft secondary legislation and work with Parliamentary Counsel on primary legislation. Our cross-cutting expert service groups for Litigation, Employment and Commercial Law provide specialist legal services to a wide range of government departments and public bodies.
We are a non-ministerial government department with more than 2,300 employees, around 1,800 of whom are solicitors or barristers. The department is based primarily in London but has teams in Bristol, Manchester, and Leeds.
As an organisation our vision is to be trusted by government to provide consistently excellent and value for money services so government departments want to come to us to meet their legal needs, to be known throughout the legal profession for the quality of our legal work, and to be the best employer for our people.
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