Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited
Location
Westminster, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Serious Fraud Office
The closing date for applications is Monday 1st April 2024, however applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so you may be shortlisted and invited to interview before the advertised closing date.
Staff applying on promotion within the Civil Service will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or receive a 10% increase on their existing salary. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary. Applicants from outside of the Civil Service should be aware that starting salaries will normally be at the band minimum and you should not expect to receive a higher salary.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade: Grade 7
Contract type: Permanent
Working pattern: Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours
Number of jobs available: 11
Location:
2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS. Please note that we are due to move to Canary Wharf in 2024. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK. We are operating hybrid working arrangements that require staff to attend for 40% of their working pattern.
About the job:
As a Principal Investigative Lawyer, you will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution by providing strong leadership to drive cases forward delivering high quality outcomes by collaborating with a variety of internal and external stakeholders worldwide.
Job description
Responsibilities:
- Drafting case strategy, key decisions, team building and outcomes
- Contributing to organisational learning following innovative resolutions and legal precedents
- Drafting search warrants, attending searches, interviewing witnesses, identifying asset recovery options in tandem with our Proceeds Of Crime team and engaging counsel for trial and disclosure work.
- Engagement with overseas law enforcement and prosecuting agencies, with possible travel
- Enhancing your technical skills through working with digital evidence (training to use our software will be provided)
- Working on more than one case at a time where needed and the probability of working on a variety of cases to expand your career experience.
Qualifications
You must be a barrister authorised by the Bar Council to practice in England and Wales OR a solicitor, admitted by the Solicitors Regulatory Authority and authorised to practice in England and Wales with a minimum of 2 years PQE
Benefits:
Alongside your salary of £55,317, Serious Fraud Office contributes £14,936 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.
Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme.
Generous annual leave provision of 25 days which increases to 30 days after five years' service plus an additional day in recognition of the King's Birthday and the option to buy or sell up to five days' leave per year. Different terms may apply if you are already a Civil Servant.
Discretionary performance-related bonus scheme.
Interest-free season travel ticket, bicycle loan and cycle to work scheme
See candidate pack for full benefits.
Things you need to know:
As part of the application process you will be required to provide:
- A CV setting out your career history and covering any relevant qualifications you hold to demonstrate the essential technical This is the LEAD criteria for the role and only candidates who meet this will have the remainder of their application considered.
- A personal statement of up to 500 words that explains how your skills and experience meet essential and desirable criteria as listed in the Candidate Pack. Desirable criteria will only be taken into account where it is necessary to further shortlist for interview.
Interview stage
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to sit a short scenario-based assessment to test your legal knowledge and skills. You will also be interviewed to explore the behaviours, strengths, and experience in more depth.
Full details of the interview process will be made available to shortlisted candidates.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security Check
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard
Nationality requirements
- UK nationals
- Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS).
- Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS
- Individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 202
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Working for the Civil Service
See candidate pack.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans initiative.
Job contact: Lauren Stott at Sellick Partnership
Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances. Please note, our advertisements use years' experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely as a guide and we assess applications based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV. For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice on our website.
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£55.32k - £64.26k per annum
