Hmrc - Litigator - Belfast, United Kingdom - HM Revenue and Customs

HM Revenue and Customs

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Belfast, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Salary:

- £28,341 - £30,323

A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Executive Officer
Contract type:
Permanent
Business area:
HMRC
SOLS
Legal Operations
Type of role:
Tax Profession
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
2Contents

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About the job

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Location

Belfast, NottinghamAbout the job

Job summary:

Discover a career in your hands at HMRC.

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About SOLS
Across Solicitor's Office and Legal Services (SOLS) we provide legal services to the whole of HMRC

This includes:

The conduct of independent reviews of decisions made by HMRC which are requested by customers under the legislative provisions.
The conduct of tribunal and civil litigation on a full range of services.
Work on new legislation.
Drafting of statutory instruments and other legal documents.
Legal advice to ExCom and staff.

We also provide technical accountancy and forensic services to HMRC, are head of the Compliance Accountants' and Insolvency Professions as well as handling Ministerial Correspondence and Freedom of Information requests for HMRC.

Job description:

The posts are with HMRC SOLS Legal Operations and specifically within National Tax Litigation business stream. This business stream works a range of litigation, mainly defending appeals on behalf of the wider department made by taxpayer customers in the Tax Tribunal. These roles are with a litigation team dealing with tribunal appeals against automated penalties for late payment and late filing. You will take responsibility for cases from start to finish; this includes case preparation, filing Tribunal papers and representing HMRC at Tribunal hearings.

Person specification:

The successful applicants will be responsible for delivering casework, the duties vary depending on the post but will include some of the following:

Make decisions about case progression.
Independently draft and send case correspondence.
Prepare chronologies.
Identify relevant documents and produce bundles.
Presenting hearings on behalf of HMRC at Tribunal/Court.
Draft statement of case and other key documents.
As a case holder, manage or support all aspects of case management from commencement of proceedings through to hearing and conclusion, ensuring legal deadlines are strictly adhered to.
Provide legal support to experienced senior colleagues on complex cases.
Some administrative duties and may include instructing counsel if necessary.
A strong team player with the ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.

Essential Criteria

Experience as a litigator; or
Supporting the administration of litigation or reviews (tax, nontax and benefits and credits), or

- operational experience of direct or indirect tax activity; or

Legal Qualification law degree or equivalent.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
An ability to work at pace, under pressure, and to changing demands and priorities.

There may be a need to travel across the UK with occasional overnight stays being required and there may be a need for occasional travel for business purposes.

This vacancy is only available at the specified locations, alternative locations are not available.

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Communicating and Influencing
Working Together

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £28,341, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £7,652 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.

Pension
We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 27% of their salary.
Family friendly policies.
Personal support.
Coaching and development.

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Selection process details:

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.
How to Apply
A CV, to include your job history over the past 5 years and a summary of experience and what you have delivered and any key achievements in each role.
In both the CV and Personal Statement, we will be looking at your ac