Principal Investigative Lawyer

Sellick Partnership (Legal) Limited; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Job description

Principal Investigative Lawyer

Serious Fraud Office

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis so you may be shortlisted and invited to interview before the advert closes.

Salary: £58,083 - £67,473

Job grade: Grade 7

Contract type: Permanent

Working pattern: Applications wishing to work full-time, part-time or with flexible working arrangements (including job share arrangements) will be considered.

Location: The role will be based at our offices at 2-4 Cockspur Street, London, SW1Y 5BS, in central London. Please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas.

About the job:

The SFO investigates and prosecutes the most serious and complex fraud, bribery and corruption, and pursues the proceeds of crime, and compensates victims where possible.

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

As a Principal Investigative Lawyer, your job will include:

• Providing advice in relation to prosecutions and Deferred Prosecutions Agreements
• 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)
• Drafting case strategy, key decisions, team building and outcomes
• 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.

Behaviours

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing

Benefits:

• The Serious Fraud Office contributes towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme
• Generous annual leave provision of 25 days (excluding bank holidays) 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.
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly policies
• Generous maternity and paternity leave provision over and above the statutory entitlements
• 24-hour access to Employee Assistance Programme - a confidential helpline offering advice on legal, financial, personal and work-related issues
• Interest-free loans to spread the cost of an annual travel season ticket or new bicycle under our cycle to work scheme
• Assistance towards meeting the costs of deposits for privately rented accommodation
• Voucher for eye care and discounted spectacles
• Access to a range of savings and discounts offered via the My CPS

Things you need to know:

Selection process details: This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

How to apply:

As part of the application process you will be required to provide:

• A CV setting out your career history, covering any relevant qualifications you hold to demonstrate the essential technical requirement. 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. Desirable criteria will only be taken into account where it is necessary to further shortlist for interview.

The candidates shortlisted for the next stage of the selection process will be those who have clearly demonstrated that they meet the essential experience and technical criteria for the role.

The 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.

Security Check: If successful, you will be willing to obtain SC level security clearance.

Nationality requirements: This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• Nationals of Commonwealth countries
• European Economic Area (EEA) nationals with (or eligible for) status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• Relevant EEA or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• Relevant EEA or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• Certain family members of the relevant (European Union) EU and Turkish nationals