Job Details
The principal responsibility of the Legal Advisor is to provide a comprehensive legal service to the Chief Constables of both Forces, their officers and staff and the Offices of the Police and Crime Commissioners (OPCC).
Legal Advisors report to Senior Legal Advisors within the Legal Services Department and provide tactical and strategic advice on a wide and varied range of legal issues.
Legal Advisors operate within the three teams that exist within the Legal Services Department; Litigation, Operations and Vulnerability. The skillset required within each area is commensurate with the level of work across the entire remit of the role. Each Legal Advisor will primarily work within one of the three teams but will be required to undertake work in the other areas when necessary, according to business need. – This is a HYBRID Role
The role of Legal Advisor will support the Forces by undertaking the following:
• Liaise with, advise and influence the decision making of staff at all levels of the organisations, including the Chief Constable, Police and Crime Commissioner, and other members of the Executive.
• Investigate, research, and advise upon a range of contentious and non-contentious legal issues, including high profile and high-risk matters.
• Manage a large and varied caseload of files.
• Sit as a member of strategic boards to proactively identify and mitigate strategic legal risks.
• Prepare for and carry out advocacy representing the Chief Constable in a variety of legal proceedings including Civil Litigation, Employment Tribunals, Inquests, internal misconduct hearings, Family Court proceedings and obtaining Civil Preventative Orders.
• Provide tactical and real-time advice on police operations.
• Task and direct individuals within other business areas within the Force and external agencies to undertake tasks in order to provide a comprehensive legal service, including the development and delivery of problem-solving initiatives.
• Ensure that appropriate organisational learning is identified and progressed.
• Deputise for the Senior Legal Advisors and take on some responsibilities of the role in their absence.
• Prepare and deliver training on relevant legal issues within the Forces.
• Consider appropriate safeguarding referrals in respect of individuals which the role holder comes into contact with.
• Attendance at national Association of Police Lawyers sub-committee meetings dealing with a range of strategic and tactical issues, either as chair or a formal representative of both Forces.
• Represent the Forces at meetings with external agencies such as local authorities, Mental Health Services, Coroners Services, Employment Tribunal User Group, and Probation Services dealing with strategic issues, influencing decision making and providing support on behalf of the Police across multi-agencies.
Umbrella Rate – £32.12
