Litigation Lawyer
4 days ago
Job summary
We are hiring a Litigation Lawyer to join our Legal Services team.�
The Legal Services team is led and managed by the Deputy Director, Legal Services. The team provides legal and professional advice on all aspects of public law relevant to Ofsted. The purpose of this role is to provide direct litigation support or commission legal services as required by Ofsted.
This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted�s well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team. They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and days annual leave + 8 bank holidays. We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.
Job description
Please refer to the job specification for further information.Person specification
Please refer to the job specification for further information.Qualifications
A solicitor or barrister with a minimum of three years post qualification experience.Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Seeing the Big PictureManaging a Quality ServiceMaking Effective DecisionsCommunicating and InfluencingTechnical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
Significant knowledge and experience in litigation including applying public law principles via judicial review and/or statutory review.Experience of providing complex high calibre legal advice and guidance.Ability to identify legal and litigation risks and underlying causes, identifying solutions and ensure effective use of time and resource.Benefits
Alongside your salary of �63,612, Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills contributes �18,428 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.Full details of the benefits available can be found in our�brochure.
Ofsted is devoted to equality, diversityand inclusion. Within our we have stated that we will improve the representation of under-represented groups across the organisation and publish our progress on this annually. We are always looking to expand on our diverse workforce by recruiting candidates from varied backgrounds and differing experiences. We are proud to be a Disability Confident � Leader, we continually engage with our 5 staff networks for protected characteristics, and highlight the work of our Equalities,Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Group. We ensure all candidates are treated with fair and open competition, with all appointments being made on merit and we use our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) to provide assurance to all candidates of this.
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