Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Leeds, Manchester About the job Job summary The Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Team. The team is made up of around 24 qualified lawyers and is headed up by a Deputy Director, who leads a senior management team of 8 grade 6 lawyers. There are currently 14 grade 7 lawyers and Legal Officers, who will be joined by successful applicants for this role. The team also has 2-5 Legal Trainees at any one time, a paralegal and an administrator. The team is friendly and welcoming with a strong culture of teamwork. The teams work is high profile and mostly of very high value, and regularly involves working with governmental colleagues on cross-cutting issues. Lawyers can expect to deal with a wide range of topics, including: Commercial contract litigation Public procurement litigation Intellectual property litigation Construction litigation Public law litigation Judicial review Team members have their own caseload, much of which will be working in case specific teams with a case manager. Team members work alongside counsel and, where required, external experts. Given the nature of the teams client base and the type of disputes it handles, team members will often be required to advise on important questions of policy and to handle sensitive information belonging to both the government and third parties. The team conducts cases in a range of different forums, including: The High Court most often the Technology and Construction Court, but also the Administrative Court (judicial reviews), Commercial Court and Chancery Division. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, Arbitrations Adjudications, particularly in relation to construction disputes, and Mediations Lawyers in the team actively utilise all methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution, with a particular focus on reaching commercial settlements through negotiation and mediation. They lead within GLD on the use of e-disclosure platforms and other technological innovations. CLGs leadership recognises the importance of developing specialist expertise and experience, and commercial litigators joining the team will also have the opportunity to pursue an alternative career path as specialist commercial lawyers within the wider group. Lawyers may also choose to move into other areas by taking advantage of the many opportunities available through the departments wider career offer. Job description Senior commercial litigation lawyers lead other commercial litigation lawyers and support Deputy Directors in the delivery of commercial litigation legal services to large Government Departments and Arms Length Bodies. You will lead, manage, develop and supervise the work of other lawyers within your team. You will need to be comfortable working at pace and exercising judgment in relation to matters of national importance. You will be expected to role model sound professional skills and to provide strong professional leadership, helping to build capability in the organisation in line with corporate objectives. Commercial Litigation and dispute resolution specialist lawyers within GLD conduct litigation and provide legal advice to government departments and public bodies on some of the most important and interesting matters in the country which are frequently scrutinised in Parliament and the media. Our clients are central government departments including the Home Office, the Department for Health and Social Care, the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Justice, and the Intellectual Property Office. We offer broad and unrivalled career opportunities within CLG and as part of wider GLD. As a senior commercial litigator and dispute resolution specialist you will be involved in: Conducting commercial litigation on behalf of the Government Providing legal advice on litigation, disputes and contentious matters, across the full range of clients. Supporting the Deputy Director for the team in successfully delivering the work of the team Proactive and collaborative working with external delivery partners, notably counsel; helping to quality control their work, and helping to hold them to account for delivery to time, cost and quality in relation to their litigation and disputes work You will be expected to demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills as well as strong skills of legal and strategic analysis, sound judgement, pragmatism and pro-activity. You will also be expected to make a valuable contribution to the wider team and the department through playing a proactive role on matters such as knowledge management, training, projects and other corporate opportunities that demonstrate GLD Values. Person specification Technical L egal Skills Essential: Significant and strong commercial and contract litigation experience. Reliable legal judgement, analysis and appreciation of legal risk and the confidence to give persuasive, balanced and strong risk-based advice. Skilled in presenting risk based legal advice to senior stakeholders. An ability to think strategically and creatively, seeing legal issues in their wider context and advising accordingly. Experience in managing/supervising lawyers and of legal project management. Behaviours Behaviour Leadership Welcome and respond to views and challenges from others, despite any conflicting pressures to ignore or give in to them. Stand by, promote or defend own and teams actions and decisions where needed. Inspire and motivate teams to be fully engaged in their work and dedicated to their role. Behaviour Communicating and Influencing Communicate with others in a clear, honest and enthusiastic way in order to build trust. Explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand. Deliver difficult messages with clarity and sensitivity, being persuasive when required. Remain open-minded and impartial in discussions, whilst respecting the diverse interests and opinions of others. Behaviour Working Together Actively build and maintain a network of colleagues and contacts to achieve progress on shared objectives. Challenge assumptions while being willing to compromise if beneficial to progress. Build strong interpersonal relationships and show genuine care for colleagues. Behaviour Managing a quality service Demonstrate positive customer service by understanding the complexity and diversity of customer needs and expectations. Make clear, practical and manageable plans for service delivery. Proactively manage risks and identify solutions. Create regular opportunities for colleagues, stakeholders, delivery partners and customers to help improve the quality of service. Criteria: Motivational Fit Motivation for being a GLD lawyer - why do you want to work for the Civil Service and why this role? For further information about Civil Service recruitment processes and Success profiles, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Leadership Communicating and Influencing Working Together Managing a Quality Service Technical skills We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Significant and strong commercial and contract litigation experience Benefits Alongside your salary of £71,000, Government Legal Department contributes £20,568 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Learning and development tailored to your role An environment with flexible working options A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills. To apply for the role you will need to: Step 1 Contact Adele Callaghan at Hays Legal You will have a conversation with Hays will be to determine the role to which you are applying and your eligibility Step 2 Provide your CV to Hays by the deadline below. A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities, achievements and relevant experience. Step 3 You may choose to have a 15 minute informal conversation with Key Stakeholders/Hiring Managers at GLD this is not mandatory and is your choice. If a conversation is required, please contact Adele Callaghan at Hays Legal. Step 4 Complete and return the Essential Criteria information to Hays by the deadline specified. You will set out how you meet the essential criteria (legal experience and behaviours), which will be assessed at sift/short-listing stage. The criteria that will be assessed at sift stage is as follows: Relevant experience for the role to which you are applying/ Technical Legal Skills CV (experience precis) Examples of leadership/stepping up (behaviour: leadership) Examples of building relationships with stakeholders/clients/teams (behaviour: communicating and influencing) Managing/supervising (behaviour: Working Together) Why do you want to work for the Civil Service and why this role?/evidencing an interest in/motivation for being a GLD lawyer (motivational fit) Information should be bullet pointed and should not exceed 300 words per criteria Please refer to success profile link for guidance Success Profiles - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: 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) (opens in a new window) 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 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : Callaghan, Adele Email : Adele.Callaghanhays.com Recruitment team Email : haydor.aligovernmentlegal.gov.uk Further information caroline.annervilegovernmentlegal.gov.uk Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail