HP - Legal Officer/Senior Legal Officer

Role: Legal Officer/Senior Legal Officer (Senior position only offered depending on PQE, skills, experience etc of successful candidate)

Department: Legal Services

Location: Priory Rd HQ and/Carbrook Sheffield

Salary: Legal Officer £33,601 - £39,275 / Senior Legal Officer £40,381 - £42,610

Hours: 37

Contract Type: Permanent

The Legal Services Department provides legal advice and representation to both Humberside Police & South Yorkshire Police, as Legal Officer/Senior Legal Officer you will be responsible for:

Under supervision conduct a caseload of civil claims on behalf of the Chief Constable, undertaking research, liaising with interested parties, interviewing witnesses at all levels, assessing information, making decisions on liability and compiling reports for solicitors. This includes making recommendations for settlement or undertaking negotiations and putting forward arguments to reach a settlement with the claimant.
Deal with disclosure requests from individuals, Solicitors, Local Authority and Courts including assessing requests, conducting research, liaising and negotiating with internal and external parties and making decisions on appropriate disclosure. Making necessary applications to court, arranging representation and attending court to provide assistance.
Manage the process of gaining disclosure, from court relating to criminal investigations and balance needs of competing disclosure demands.
Deal with police property act applications, dangerous dog and firearms files undertaking research, preparing evidence bundles and serving proceedings on individuals/organisations, working with the Senior Legal Officer.
Under supervision provide legal advice on a broad range of topics by researching and interpreting legislation, policy and national guidance to officers at all levels.
Attend proceedings to support Counsel and provide updates to Head of Department by producing a comprehensive summary to include the salient points.
Conduct any other research requested by the Senior Legal Officer / Principal Lawyer.
Organise and prioritise own workload and manage deadlines.
Following consultation with Senior Legal Officer liaise with external partners in relation to disclosure and write undertakings for information sharing.
Performs such other duties as reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

Should the role applied for be Senior Legal Officer the duties will include the above but varied to include

Supervision of Legal Officer
Independently conducting a caseload
Manage and direct, legal disclosure requests from individuals/solicitors.
Independently provide legal advice
Conduct any other research on behalf of the Head of Legal Services
Write undertakings for information sharing. In more complex cases liaise with external partners. Advise Legal officers in relation to disclosure and writing undertakings

Skills and experience:

Educated to ‘A’ Level standard with a legal qualification e.g. law degree or CILEX Professional Qualification – Foundation stage
Detailed knowledge and advocacy (if senior role) skills of law and practice in at least one of the following areas: civil law.
Detailed Knowledge and experience of litigation and an understanding of ECHR, Civil Procedure Rules.
Experience of drafting witness statements and creating files for Court, experience of claims handling, negotiating settlements and producing reports.
Ability to manage a diverse caseload which is high risk and complex, providing clear and legally sound advice.
Excellent oral and written communication skills to deal with all ranks of officer, support staff and external agencies.
Ability to use professional judgement to make accurate decisions relating to legal matters. Ability to assimilate large amounts of information and make appropriate evaluations in order to recommend a course of action.
Manage the allocation of legal caseloads and staffing resource if Senior role
In accordance with financial and insurance regulations seek approval on cases
If senior role - Demonstrable experience of the management and conduct of civil claims for malfeasance and Personal Injury and other civil proceedings concerning the Chief Constable.

Skills and experience as documented in the role profile need to be evidenced in your application to be considered for interview.

For more detailed information relating to the role, skills, and experience for this role, please refer to the attached role profile.

What we offer:

We offer generous entitlements and supportive policies to enable a better work-life balance, some of which are listed below:

A highly competitive salary and access to a generous pension scheme
Generous annual leave allowance
A wide range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Flexible working arrangements including flexi time and hybrid working.
A transparent and collaborative team culture underpinned by our core values of Fairness, Integrity & Trust
Comprehensive range of development and leadership courses to develop your career with Humberside Police
Access to a wide range of staff support groups and networks

Contact details:

For further information about the role, please contact: Andrew Ford on 07901 724419

Closing dates are not normally extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and agreement is made between the Talent Acquisition Manager and the Line Manager for the role.

Closing Date: Sunday 7th December 2025 @ 23:59pm

How to apply:

Please complete an application form for this vacancy and send a CV to the recruitment team on recruiting@humberside.police.uk FAO Rob Sanderson-Mount.

Candidate Information:

Please note that, should you be successful at the interview stage and before appointment, the relevant pre-employment checks are required. These include references, medical clearance, vetting clearance, and sickness absence criteria check.