Essential Knowledge and Experience

You will be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a minimum of 5 years post qualification experience, with experience of advising upon and holding complex cases within civil litigation.

You will have significant knowledge and experience in the conduct and management of public liability claims (claims for unlawful arrest and false imprisonment, assault/battery, malicious prosecution, misfeasance and Human Rights), together with experience of general litigation claims, judicial review and debt recovery matters.

In addition you will be able to provide resilience for all work conducted for the wider Joint Legal Services in relation to all aspects and functions of its work and possess advocacy experience within the court system or equivalent.

Essential Skills

You will have exceptional communication skills both written and verbal, coupled with excellent negotiation and drafting skills.

Being professionally credible you will demonstrate strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop others within the team.

As well as being able to carry a complex and varied case load you will have an agile and flexible approach and able to work in ambiguous and fluid situations

As an energetic highly self-motivated and resilient individual, you will also demonstrate significant problem solving and decision making skills in addition to exceptional planning and organising ability.

Conditions

The role is based on a 36.5 hour week which includes flexi hours. The post holder will be based at West Midlands Police Head Quarters in Birmingham city centre.

Interviews will be via skype on 15 and 17 June 2021

West Midlands Police are currently undertaking a long term review of staff pay and conditions.  The grade, pay and other terms of employment are therefore subject to review and may change in the future.

Diversity and Inclusion Vision:  Maximise the potential of people from all backgrounds through a culture of fairness and inclusion to deliver the best service for our communities.

West Midlands Police is a Disability Confident Leader - the highest level an organisation can achieve under the scheme run by the Department of Work and Pensions.  As part of our commitment we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme - all candidates who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be guaranteed an interview.