Head of Legal - Cambridgeshire Constabulary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and motivated lawyer to lead a small, skilled legal team and play a key role within the force’s senior management team.

As our Head of Legal Services, you’ll be at the heart of supporting policing across the county, providing comprehensive and expert legal advice and representation to officers and staff on a diverse and fascinating range of issues. Covering both operational policing and litigation, no two days are the same.

Your duties will include:

• Civil claims such as wrongful arrest and property damage
• Obtaining civil orders to protect vulnerable people, including those relating to stalking, sexual offences, and modern slavery
• Closure orders on premises linked to crime or serious nuisance
• Employment law advice and tribunal representation
• Police conduct and disciplinary matters
• Public law issues including inquests, firearms licensing appeals, information law, and judicial reviews

You will also contribute to organisational learning by keeping the force up to date with new legislation and case law, ensuring continual improvement arising from cases and claims.

We are seeking a legally qualified professional with experience handling various types of litigation and undertaking advocacy. This role provides an opportunity to genuinely influence outcomes and support safer communities.

This position is based at Police Headquarters in Huntingdon, with flexibility for some remote working.
The site is accessible by public transport and offers free on‑site parking.

Travel will be required to police premises, partner organisations, and courts across Cambridgeshire, with occasional travel within the collaborated forces of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire.

• 28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Sick pay provisions
• Generous maternity, paternity, and adoption leave entitlements
• Option to become a member of onsite unions
• Discounts from various retailers via the Blue Light Scheme
• Access to on‑site gyms
• Cycle to work scheme
• Agile working (role dependent)
• Flexible or part‑time working considered
• Employee Assistance Programme offering free and confidential counselling, financial, and legal advice

Please submit:

• Your CV, and
• Please explain why this role aligns with your skills, experience, and professional background on the application form.

and include clear evidence against the following two competencies below from the role profile:

• We analyse critically
• We take ownership

You will have two spaces to provide this information and each space allow for a maximum of 500 words. Anything over 500 words will not be submitted by the system.

If you have any queries, please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@bch.police.uk

To discuss the role in more detail, please contact Sharon Lewis at Sharon.lewis@cambs.police.uk

Candidates successful at shortlisting will be required to undertake a presentation as part of the interview process.

Interviews will be held week commencing 11th May 2026.

• All internal applicants must have successfully completed their probationary period.
• Internal applicants within Cambridgeshire Constabulary should upload a CV or provide relevant skills, experiences, and qualifications in a Word/PDF document.
• This vacancy is open to those at risk of redundancy and will remain open to redeployees until the conditional offer stage. Redeployees will take priority throughout the recruitment process and will remain on their home force’s terms and conditions if appointed.

Disability Confident Commitment

As a Disability Confident leader, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where police officers and staff feel respected, valued, and able to be themselves. Workplace adjustments will be provided wherever needed.
If you have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, you will be entitled to an interview under the ‘Offer an Interview Scheme’.

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