Deputy Director (Joint Legal Services)
- Employer
- West Midlands Police
- Location
- West Midlands
- Salary
- £60,873 – £66,411
- Closing date
- 6 Aug 2018
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- Practice area
- Other, Civil litigation, Company and commercial, Crime, Employment, Public law
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Head of Legal, Other
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
Deputy Director (Joint Legal Services)
Band MB3
Salary £60,873 – £66,411
Do you have what it takes to be a senior leader of a police legal department in the one the largest police legal services in the country? Are you a senior leader operating at a strategic level and able to provide leadership and direction to our Joint Legal Services?
If yes, we welcome your application to join West Midlands & Staffordshire Police Forces as Deputy Director of Joint Legal Services.
We have a unique opportunity for a qualified Solicitor or Barrister to join us as Deputy Director of Joint Legal Services for both West Midlands Police and Staffordshire Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire.
The Team
Working alongside experienced lawyers, you will be based in the heart of the West Midlands and will provide high quality legal services to more than 10000 officers and staff. The Joint Legal Services acts for the Chief Constables of Staffordshire and West Midlands Police on legal matters in an advisory capacity and through representation at courts, tribunals and public inquiries. The team ensures the cost effective provision of an agreed range of legal services, which best supports the aims and corporate objectives of each force.
The Role
Joint Legal Services advises on a range of matters including high profile investigations, civil litigation, public law, inquests and inquiries, employment law, discrimination, information law, commercial and procurement and operational policing matters including advice on counter-terrorism. The role requires you to be able to lead a team of lawyers, set the strategy for legal services, analyse information critically, provide effective written and oral advice, organise a complex workload and work collaboratively with a variety of colleagues and other stakeholders in a publically accountable environment. It’s important for you to have the aptitude and potential to thrive and lead in this environment. This role is primarily based in central Birmingham at our West Midlands Police Lloyd House Headquarters (with the need to work from Staffordshire Headquarters as required). You will also lead, support and develop the Joint Legal Services team.
The Candidate
We are looking for a lawyer with a positive attitude who can lead a team, be able to work under pressure and offer practical solutions. With an ability to carry a varied caseload you will be a qualified solicitor or barrister in England and Wales who has at least five years post-qualification experience. Being highly organised, working with minimum supervision and meeting tight deadlines are crucial for this role. You should also be able to display sound judgement and analytical skills.
In return you can expect a rewarding career as a leader of an in-house police team as part of an organisation that recognises the importance of work/life balance and that offers a range of attractive benefits and a friendly and supportive work environment.
This is a unique opportunity for a lawyer of the right calibre.
This role reports to the Director of Joint Legal Services.
Diversity is fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of communities that we police. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Jenny Leonard on 0121 626 8317 and for the full role profile email jointlegalservices@west-midlands.pnn.police.uk
The ideal candidate for this role will:
• Be a qualified Solicitor/Barrister with substantial post qualification experience 5PQE.
• Have extensive experience operating as a senior legal professional.
• Have solid knowledge and understanding of policing legislation, regulations and best practice.
• Have experience of leading a team.
• Be innovative, inspirational, focussed and flexible within the working environment.
• Have excellent report writing, budget management, and numerical skills.
• Be an excellent communicator with exceptional interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills.
Please note that closing date to apply is 6 August 2018
To apply, please visit: https://jobs.west-midlands.police.uk/
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About West Midlands Police
West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the country, covering an area of 348 square miles and serving a population of almost 2.9 million.
The region sits at the very heart of the country and covers the three major centres of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton. It also includes the busy and thriving districts of Sandwell, Walsall, Solihull and Dudley. Leisure, retail and conference amenities, together with Premiership and Championship football teams, attract millions of visitors annually.
The force deals with more than 2,000 emergency calls for help every day, as well as patrolling the streets and responding to incidents 24-hours-a-day, seven days a week.
Why Join Us
We are West Midlands Police. We work in partnership to make communities safer. At the heart of everything we do, we always see the person needing help.
We’re available around the clock online, by phone and in person for the 2.9 million people we serve and the millions of others who visit or travel through the region every year. Our 12,500-strong team are supported by thousands of volunteers including Street Watch members whose patrols help to keep their neighbourhoods safe.
Together we’ve got a tough job, and some of our greatest achievements are the ones which never hit the headlines. It’s the peace that returns to a once troubled street, the criminal whose life we helped to turn around and the child who can sleep at night without fear of abuse.
Even though we’re the second largest police force in the UK, little things which make a difference happen every day in West Midlands Police. We achieve this thanks to a strong set of shared values that unite us all and because we know that everything we do has the potential to change people’s lives.
We have big ambitions for our future. We all have a role to play delivering our strategy that is built on three key elements:
• Providing a service that works for local people
• Building engaged communities
• Being an employer of choice
Every single one of us knows that working for West Midlands Police is not just a job. We know that this work matters.
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