MetLaw & Allocations Clerk

Job Title: MetLaw & Allocations Clerk

Salary: The starting salary is £34,808, which includes allowances totalling £2,928.

The salary is broken down as £31,880 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £34,108 Plus, a location allowance of £1,928 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.

Location: Holborn

The Directorate of Legal Services are the largest in-house police legal team in the country providing a range of legal advice and support to the whole of the Met and National Police Chief Council (NPCC). We undertake a vast range of work from civil litigation and commercial to operational policing and family disclosure advice.

The Business Services Team is made up of around 26 people who collectively have responsibility for providing business support to the rest of the Directorate of Legal Services delivering a range of services including; finance, staffing, professional standards, business continuity, administration and business support. It is the operational backbone of this large, and growing, in-house legal team.

The post-holder will be a member of the MetLaw and Allocations teams of around 12 people who allocate work to DLS Case holders and external firms, manage all aspects of the National Legal Services Framework (NLSF) contracts, Emergency Boarding Up contract, dealing with telephone calls and emails from case-holders, clients and external parties, process and deal with invoices for NLSF firms, Counsel and DLS case holders.

Whilst the team are based in Holborn the post benefits from hybrid working in line with the Met Hybrid Working Policy. DLS falls within the category of support roles (to work from the office at least three days a week with flexibility for the rest of the time).

This is an administrative role with responsibility for:

To be a point of contact for inquiries from MPS Staff, National Legal Services Framework (NLSF) firms, Counsel Chambers and Directorate of Legal Services (DLS) Case holders and MPS Clients.

To verify, download and process invoices for NLSF firms and Counsel Chambers and liaise with DLS Lawyers and MPS Clients to authorise payment and progress any resulting queries.

To check and process Financial cap request forms for External Contractors and deal with any resulting queries.

Process BACS remittance payments and send to the payees.

Verify and process the NLSF Firms daily payment requests

Initial point of contact for queries relating to Emergency Boarding Up, liaising with contractors and investigating circumstances where liability is in question and to verify call out information prior to payment.

Monitor all team outlook mailboxes, dealing with any enquiries that are received via email

Provide assistance and support to the Team and the Band Ds.

Other Ad Hoc tasks, projects within MetLaw and Allocations’ teams

Provide assistance and support to Allocations, which will: reviewing new matters that come into the DLS, ascertaining whether they meet the relevant gatekeeper criteria, allocating the matter by following the relevant procedures to process the work to in house staff, panel firms or the family disclosure team.

Application Process

Application is by CV and Supporting Statement (two sides maximum for each; 4 in total)

Your CV and Supporting Statement should demonstrate how you meet the following essential criteria:

A good understanding of and strong commitment to professional customer service

Ability to prioritise tasks to meet deadlines whilst ensuring attention to detail and accuracy is maintained at all times.

Good communication skills (both written and verbal) and excellent telephone manner.

Personal responsibility to be able to work as part of a team and to use own initiative, and to have the flexibility to adapt to changes as the role develops.

If you are successful at the initial sift, all of the essential criteria will be tested at an assessment exercise and interview. Assessments and interviews will take place in-person at Holborn Police Station.

How to apply

To begin your career at the Met, please click the "apply now" button below. The application process requires a comprehensive CV, a Personal Statement, and an online application form. In your Personal Statement, you should explain your interest in the position and illustrate how your skills and experiences make you a suitable candidate. Please note that you should not submit two copies of your CV, and ensure that your documents are saved in either PDF or Word format, clearly labelled as CV and/or Personal Statement.

Completed applications must be submitted by 23:55 on 5th June 2025.

Once received, your application will be reviewed against eligibility criteria, following this, your application will be reviewed by the hiring manager. The application review for this vacancy will commence w/c 23 June 2025.

Following application review, successful candidates will be invited to interview. Interview dates will commence w/c 7 July 2025.