Post: Lawyer (Operations)
Salary: PO 8 / 10 - £42,207 - £47,496 (Career Graded)
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Hours: 37 hours per week (flexible working and agile working opportunities available)Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Agile working, from home and police offices but based at either Middlesbrough or Peterlee Police Station, or at North Yorkshire Police HQ, Northallerton.
Applications are invited for the position of Lawyer (Operations) within Evolve Legal Services.
Are you a practising lawyer ready for a new and exciting challenge?
Do you want to be part of a highly motivated and skilled in-house legal team?
Are you passionate about public service and keeping victims and other vulnerable members of our community safe?
Do you want to tackle behaviour that can cause significant harm to the public or puts our communities at risk? What about applying to forfeit the illegal gains of criminals or advising our operational officers and staff on challenging legal issues arising in day-to-day policing?
If you do and would find this role rewarding, we are looking for practising lawyers who ideally have experience of advocacy and rights of audience in the Magistrates’ Court or higher rights. You’ll join our vibrant and professional team and work in a supportive, rewarding and fast-paced environment. You will have a professionally rewarding, interesting and varied workload.
Applications are invited for the position of Lawyer (Operational) within Evolve Legal Services.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a rewarding role within Evolve Legal Services, an in-house collaborative legal service providing professional services to the Chief Constables and Commissioner for North Yorkshire, Cleveland and Durham. You will therefore be advising the Chief Constables, and Police (Fire), and Crime Commissioners and their officers and staff across North Yorkshire Police, Cleveland Police and Durham Constabulary.
Please click here for the job description.
If you would like to discuss the role further please contact Rachel Antonelli, Evolve Legal Services, on 01609 643542 or Sarah Tomlinson on 07818420807.
Please click here to view further information and benefits on working for Cleveland Police.
If you are interested in applying for this role please progress your application via the link. Application forms should be completed no later than 23:55 on the specified closing date.
Interviews are scheduled to take place towards the end of July 2023.
Cleveland Police is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. All appointments will be made on merit.
