Police Prosecutor

**Job Title: Police Prosecutor**

**Salary: £32,194 to £34,452 plus a Location allowance of £1,721. You will receive £32,194 the band minimum. Progress to the band maximum of £34,452 will be via incremental progression.**

**Location: Marlowe House**

**This is an exciting time to be working as a Police Prosecutor for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a Police Prosecutor, there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.**

The purpose of this role is to present cases relating to Traffic Offences reported either by a Police Officers or captured via Cameras or, where a traffic collision has occurred and someone is subsequently taken to court for an offence. The role requires someone with excellent verbal presentation skills and an ability to understand legal arguments.

It's a small team comprising of eight other Police Prosecutors who work collaboratively across a number of Magistrates courts, with the aim of bringing offenders to justice.

**Key Responsibilities**

Your core duties will include
- Attending Magistrates Hearings dealing with Court lists for both morning and afternoon
- Presenting the case to the Court
- Answering questions from the Bench

**We view diversity as fundamental to our success. To tackle today’s complex policing challenges, we need a workforce made up from all of London’s communities. Applications from across the community are therefore essential.**

**As a Disability Confident Committed Employer the Met have committed to ensuring that disabled people and those with long-term health conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.**

**Essential Criteria**
- Ability to work without supervision
- The ability to evaluate information to inform decision making
- Ability to engage with colleagues within the unit and proven verbal and written communication skills
- The role holder will demonstrate good customer service skills when dealing with members of public, internal and external customers, in line with MPS policy and legislative requirements.
- The role holder will demonstrate knowledge and experience in relation to relevant health and safety practices and requirements within their working environment.

**Desirable Criteria**
- An understanding of Criminal Justice System and its functions
- Knowledge of Road Traffic legislation.
- An understanding of the court process and etiquette.