Employment Barrister - London, United Kingdom - The Legists

The Legists

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Lawyer -Specialisms including Employment, Commercial and Litigation.

Location:
London and Leeds

Salary:

Leeds:
£43,961- £48,985

Legal Officer:
£43,916 (up to three years PQE)

London:
£43,916 - £50,500. Legal Officer - £43,916 (up to three years PQE)

Tackle unparalleled challenges in one of our dynamic legal teams.
**Who we are?

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 departmenthas 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 vision isto be trusted by government to provide excellent and value for money services, so departments want to come to us to meet their legal needs, to be known throughout the legal profession for the quality of our work, and to be the best employer for our people.

**The role
**About you

To be successful in this role you'll be capable of communicating clearly, honestly, and enthusiastically, and be ready to deliver difficult messages with clarity and sensitivity.

Explaining complex issues in a way that is easy to understand will be a keyskill, as will providing a positive customer experience by understanding the complexity and diversity of needs and expectations.

We'll expect you to deliver a high-quality, cost-effective service, and proactively manage risks and identify solutions.

You shouldalso be able to build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives, and challenge assumptions while being willing to compromise.

With a minimum of a 2:1 honour degree in your first degree or equivalent high levelacademic or professional experience, you must be qualified to practise as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive in England and Wales.

**For more information, please contact