G7 Lawyer

G7 Lawyer

Salary:
£58,057 - £63,860 pa

Location:
National (contractual base Darlington or Liverpool)

Contract:
Permanent

Hours:
Full time

This is an exciting opportunity for a capable lawyer (either a qualified solicitor or barrister) to play a key role supporting the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) with its casework of barring appeals, in addition to generalist public sector legal advisory casework.

You will join the DBS' growing in-house legal team, which currently consists of 21 members of staff, including 10 qualified lawyers (solicitors and a barrister). The team supports DBS across all its key strategic outputs and delivers a full in-house legal service.

As a Lawyer within our Legal Services Team, you will specialise in barring appeals, but will be expected to develop your legal knowledge to support the business as a whole. You will undertake a broad range of work, including:

• Managing a varied caseload of Upper Tribunal appeals against barring decisions and other litigation, often involving sensitive subject matter from the family courts' jurisdiction
• Providing advice in relation to other areas of work dealt with by the Legal Services Team, particularly public law matters, information law and civil litigation
• Instructing and managing external law firms and counsel
• Providing legal training to colleagues
• Developing expertise in new areas of law relevant to the DBS
• Supervising paralegals and administrative staff
• Advising and supporting in relation to internal and external governance
• Building relationships with DBS colleagues to encourage early engagement of the Legal Services Team in projects and plans
• Supporting the development and implementation of DBS policies and guidance

About you

To be considered for this role you will need significant experience of public law in a regulatory enforcement/litigation/ professional discipline context (obtained in private practice or in-house) with experience of managing and conducting litigation.

Experience of advising a public body and an understanding of the wider public-sector context is essential.

You will also be highly organised and able to plan and manage a broad portfolio of in-house legal work, using your reliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk and strategic and creative thinking skills to see legal issues in their wider context, and advise accordingly.

If you are ready for a new challenge, have an enthusiastic approach and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues within the legal team and across the wider organisation, then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Why choose a career at the Disclosure and Barring Service:

At DBS, we are proud of the work we do and the people we work with. Our culture values collaboration, inclusion, and professionalism. We offer flexibility, trust and room to grow, recognising our people require support, not just responsibility.

Benefits include:

• Civil Service pension with generous employer contributions
• 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 days with service, plus public holidays
• Flexible and hybrid working options, including remote working
• A supportive and inclusive organisational culture
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities

Remote working is available for this role. Office attendance (Liverpool or Darlington) may be required in accordance with business needs.

How to apply

Please click on the APPLY button to be directed to the Civil Service Jobs website where you will be able to complete your application.

The closing date for applications is 10:00 am on Monday 24th November 2025.

The DBS is an accredited Disability Confident Employer, and we are an equal opportunities employer, welcoming suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.