Legal Executive

7 days ago

Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Essex Police Full time £41,000 - £47,505 per year

Location of Role: Maidstone

Advert Closing Date: 16/12/2025

Starting Salary: £41, pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Legal Services Department for a permanent position as a Legal Executive in the Legal Services Department at Kent Police Headquarters, Sutton Road, Maidstone. The post holder will be responsible, amongst other work, for the processing and presentation of applications for Domestic Violence Protection Orders ("DVPO"). The objective of DVPO's is to enhance the protection of victims and allow better management of perpetrators.

There is a need for a qualified Legal Executive, or an equivalent legal qualification, who will be required to act as an advocate in the Magistrates' Court, on behalf of the Chief Constable of Kent Police, to seek such DVPO's.

In addition, the post holder will be required to manage a personal case load which includes other areas of work such as licensing, civil injunctions, crime enquiries and other civil orders that the Legal Services Department process.

You should be a Legal Executive or have an equivalent legal qualification and preferably have advocacy experience in the Magistrates' Court.

A knowledge of police policies and procedures would be beneficial.

The post will require attendance at Court on a Saturday and will therefore be subject to a rota arrangement.

Your own transport and a valid driving license are essential to this role.

This opportunity would suit a highly-motivated and dynamic individual who can bring their wide experience to a challenging environment.

If you require any further information on the role, please contact Sarah Hobbs on

Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £47,505.00.

Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the "reason for application" question, within the application form itself. CV's, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your "reason for application" answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used.

All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status.

Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at stating 'Application Support and Adjustments' in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If you're not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you're from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn't apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

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