Role Profile Level 4 |
3 years + |
Permanent |
Full-time
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Claims |
Casualty Liverpool 2 |
Liverpool |
Weightmans is a Top 45 law firm with offices throughout the UK. Having been recognised as the leading legal employer at the annual Britain's Top Employers awards 2021 and achieved record rankings in Chambers UK, we are immensely proud of the work we carry out for our clients and the culture we provide to our people. |
Our Casualty team provides a full, expert service in defending public and employers' liability claims, particularly workplace, public sector and claims against the emergency services. Weightmans' team is second-to-none in providing defendant litigation services in these specialist areas. We operate on a national basis with dedicated workplace, public and police teams. |
We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated qualified solicitor to provide legal advice to Chief Constables, In House Legal teams and to mentor and develop our in-house legal services team.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- To provide high quality legal advice at the most senior levels of the police organisation
- Assist on the provision of a broad range of legal services in-house to police forces
- An excellent communicator, you will have a track record of delivering advice to senior leaders in a policing context. You will have the ability to advise on a wide range of legal and compliance matters affecting the police service and a sound understanding and experience of the same
- As a member of the police team, you will use your professional skills to identify key legal issues and priorities
- To mentor and support more junior lawyers and ensure that all of the force’s legal services provide high quality advice
- To lead and contribute to force boards, committees and gold groups as required
- To represent the legal services as required both internally and externally
- To maximise the use of technology across the legal services portfolio
- Advocacy experience and willingness to undertake all types of police led advocacy work in the magistrates and other courts
- Willingness to write and deliver training to senior officers and staff on any aspect of legal services provision
- Control Mattersphere diary and action lists
- Attend at court hearings as appropriate
- Draft various documents
- Satisfy standards of client care in accordance with guidelines and directions.
- Complete Client MI procedures
- Achieve set financial and chargeable targets
- Comply with relevant rules, policies and procedures
- Keep up to date with legal developments
This list is not intended to be exhaustive and you will be expected to perform other duties and have other responsibilities that fall within the wider remit of the role. |
- Self-motivated and self-directed
- Experience of delivering advice to senior leaders in a policing context
- Experience of advising on a wide range of legal and compliance matters affecting the police service
- Experience of dealing with professional misconduct cases
- Experience of defending litigated claims, preferably claims against the police
- Willingness to develop and deliver training to senior leaders and staff at all levels
- Ability to influence a broad range of people including key decision makers
- Excellent organisation skills
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work to strict deadlines and targets
- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative
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Please note:
- Any reference to experience or PQE in our adverts or job descriptions is to be used as a guideline only. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and with different levels of experience who can demonstrate that they fulfil the requirements of the role.
- The successful candidate appointed to this role will be subject to our standard background checking process, and any offer of employment made is conditional upon successful completion of those checks. Further details can be obtained from the Recruitment team.
- We're committed to diversity and inclusion and to creating an environment where everyone can reach their full potential. For more information please click on the following link:
https://www.weightmans.com/about-us/diversity-and-inclusion
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