SYP - Legal Services Officer - Jan 2021

Role: Legal Services Officer

Department: Legal Services

Location: Carbrook – Force HQ, Sheffield

Term: Permanent

Band: Band D

Salary: £24, 273 - £27, 795

Hours: 37 Hours per Week

See attachments for Summary of Main Duties & Person Specification

South Yorkshire Police is seeking a Legal Services Officer, CILEX Level 3 qualified or higher. You will mainly deal with requests for disclosure of police held information into Children Act Proceedings, civil claims on behalf of the Chief Constable and provide internal advice on legal aspects of Force policy and procedure.

The successful candidate will have experience of working within a legal environment at a similar level and responsibility and have ability to travel throughout the Force Area.

For more information regarding the role responsibilities, please see the Summary of Main Duties & for a breakdown of the essential criteria, please refer to the Person Specification.

For further information about this post please, contact Nasreen Akhtar: 0114 2523 112 or Paula Hughes: 0114 2523 847.  Please do not contact this number for an application form.

Applicants must meet the minimum checkable history criteria, which must be taken into account for all individuals applying to work with South Yorkshire Police in any capacity.  A minimum checkable history period of 3 Years has been identified for this role and successfully undergoing recruitment vetting procedure is a pre-requisite of employment with South Yorkshire Police.

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Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and an agreement is made with the HR Manager - Recruitment and the Line Manager for the role.

Closing date: Sunday, 12th August 2018

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