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Lawyers

Employer
Welsh Government
Location
Wales
Salary
£Competitive
Closing date
23 Oct 2019

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Lawyers

Welsh Government

Location: Pan Wales, however the successful candidates would need to undertake frequent travel to Cardiff to attend meetings with managers / supervisors for up to 3 days per week. Additionally, for the induction period, regular travel to Cardiff is required and the time commitment required

Starting salary dependant on experience:

Lawyer - starting at £49,625 and rising in stages over 3 years to £59,350 (if you have 3 or more years of post-qualification experience); Legal Officer - starting at £29,850 if you have less than 3 years’ post-qualification experience.  You may be eligible to re-grade to the Lawyer grade and salary when you reach one year’s service or 3 years’ post-qualification experience, whichever comes sooner (subject to satisfactory performance)

The Welsh Government is in the midst of a period of unprecedented change. With new and enhanced powers following a new devolution settlement for Wales, and the need to undertake critical work relating to EU withdrawal, the Legal Services Department within Welsh Government is seeking a number of highly talented lawyers to strengthen its capacity at a critical time in UK and Welsh affairs.

With more than 100 lawyers and support staff, organised across 17 subject areas, the Legal Services Department is the largest of its kind in Wales. It is responsible for the delivery of all legal services to Welsh Government. This work places government lawyers at the heart of devolved government. They advise on complex matters of public law, on projects of national significance, on major constitutional developments, on addressing the challenges of EU withdrawal and play a central role in the development of Welsh legislation.

If you are attracted by working at the forefront of the law, Welsh Government would welcome your interest. You could be newly qualified, an experienced lawyer seeking to apply your skills in a new and different context, or attracted by an environment which offers and embraces flexible working arrangements. Applications from those who are not yet qualified are also welcome but appointment will be conditional on qualification having been obtained prior to start date. Applications from those who have previously expressed an interest in joining the Welsh Government legal team would also be welcome.

The closing date for applications is 4pm 23 October 2019

The Welsh Government is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader.  Applications can be made in either Welsh or English.  Applications made in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than those submitted in English.

The Welsh Government's recruitment processes are underpinned by the principle of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s Recruitment Principles.

https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/inline-documents/2019-10/wg-lawyers-candidate-brief-2019-en.pdf

 

Cyfreithwyr

Llywodraeth Cymru

Lleoliad: Cymru Gyfan, fodd bynnag, byddai angen i'r ymgeiswyr llwyddiannus deithio'n aml i Gaerdydd i fynychu cyfarfodydd gyda rheolwyr / goruchwylwyr am hyd at 3 diwrnod yr wythnos. Yn ogystal, ar gyfer y cyfnod sefydlu, mae angen teithio'n rheolaidd i Gaerdydd a'r ymrwymiad amser sy'n ofynnol.

Cyflog cychwynnol yn dibynnu ar brofiad:

Cyfreithiwr - yn dechrau ar £49,625 sy'n codi fesul cam dros dair blynedd i £59,350 (os oes gennych dair blynedd neu fwy o brofiad ar ôl cymhwyso); Swyddog Cyfreithiol - yn dechrau ar £29,850 os oes gennych lai na thair blynedd o brofiad ar ôl cymhwyso.  Mae’n bosib y byddwch yn gymwys i ail-raddio i radd a chyflog Cyfreithiwr pan fyddwch yn cyrraedd blwyddyn o wasanaeth neu dair blynedd o brofiad ar ôl cymhwyso, pa un bynnag sydd gynharaf (yn amodol ar berfformiad boddhaol)

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yng nghanol cyfnod o newid na welwyd ei debyg erioed o'r blaen. Gyda phwerau newydd ac ychwanegol yn sgil setliad datganoli newydd i Gymru, a'r angen i ymgymryd â gwaith hollbwysig mewn perthynas ag ymadael â'r UE, mae'r Adran Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol o fewn Llywodraeth Cymru yn chwilio am nifer o gyfreithwyr hynod dalentog i atgyfnerthu ei gallu ar adeg allweddol o ran materion y DU a materion Cymreig.

Yr Adran Gwasanaethau Cyfreithiol yw'r fwyaf o'i bath yng Nghymru, gyda mwy na 100 o gyfreithwyr a staff cymorth sydd wedi'u trefnu rhwng 17 o feysydd pwnc. Mae'n gyfrifol am ddarparu pob gwasanaeth cyfreithiol i Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae'r gwaith hwn yn gosod cyfreithwyr y llywodraeth wrth wraidd llywodraeth ddatganoledig. Maent yn rhoi cyngor ar faterion cymhleth sy'n ymwneud â chyfraith gyhoeddus, cyfraith cyflogaeth a chyfraith fasnachol, ar brosiectau o arwyddocâd cenedlaethol, ar ddatblygiadau cyfansoddiadol mawr ac ar fynd i'r afael â'r heriau sy'n gysylltiedig ag ymadael â'r UE, ac maent yn chwarae rhan ganolog yn y gwaith o ddatblygu deddfwriaeth Cymru.

Os yw gweithio ar flaen y gad ym maes y gyfraith yn apelio atoch, byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn croesawu eich diddordeb. Gallech fod newydd gymhwyso, yn gyfreithiwr profiadol sydd am ddefnyddio eich sgiliau mewn cyd-destun newydd a gwahanol, neu'n rhywun sydd â diddordeb mewn gweithio mewn amgylchedd sy'n cynnig ac yn croesawu trefniadau gweithio hyblyg. Croesewir ceisiadau gan unigolion nad ydynt wedi cymhwyso eto hefyd, ond bydd eu penodiad yn amodol ar ennill cymhwyster cyn y dyddiad dechrau. Byddai ceisiadau gan unigolion sydd wedi mynegi diddordeb mewn ymuno â thîm cyfreithiol Llywodraeth Cymru o'r blaen yn cael eu croesawu hefyd.

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau yw 4pm 23 Hydref 2019.

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n Gyflogwr Cyfle Cyfartal a’n Arweinydd Hyderus o ran Anabledd.  Gallwch wneud cais yn y Gymraeg neu’r Saesneg.  Ni fydd ceisiadau yn y Gymraeg yn cael eu trin yn llai ffafriol na cheisiadau Saesneg. 

Wrth recriwtio, mae prosesau Llywodraeth Cymru yn seiliedig ar yr egwyddor o ddethol yn ôl teilyngdod ar sail cystadleuaeth deg ac agored, fel y disgrifir yn Egwyddorion Recriwtio Comisiwn y Gwasanaeth Sifil

https://llyw.cymru/sites/default/files/inline-documents/2019-10/wg-lawyers-candidate-brief-2019-cy.pdf

 

Company

The Welsh Government is the devolved Government for Wales. We are working to help improve the lives of people in Wales and make our nation a better place in which to live and work.

The Welsh Government consists of:

  • The First Minister
  • Welsh Ministers
  • The Counsel General
  • Deputy Ministers


They are supported by civil servants who work across devolved areas that include key areas of public life such as health, education and the environment.

We aim to be open and responsive to the needs of citizens and communities and are one of the few governments in the world that publishes Cabinet minutes and papers. Responsibility for most key areas of public life including health, education and environment is devolved.

With offices across Wales, including Merthyr Tydfil, Aberystwyth and Llandudno Junction, we are getting closer to the people we serve.

 

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