Senior Public Inquiry Lawyer

Overview of the Senior Public Inquiry Lawyer opportunity:

Sellick Partnership is delighted to be working with a well-known central government organisation to recruit a Senior Public Inquiry Lawyer into their busy legal team.

My client is involved in a number of high-profile public inquiries and reviews.

The role offers an excellent opportunity to work in a unique area which deals with high-profile matters that consider events of serious public concern.

The post holder is expected to be able to do the following:

• Manage a broad range of varied case work activities complying with policies, standards, procedures and service level agreements.
• Deal with complex and non-routine cases exercising appropriate levels of delegation and risk management.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensible case files.
• Co-ordinate all activities relating to the successful completion of the case.
• Ensure timely handling of invoices during each case.
• Comply with Litigation Groups' Quality policies.
• Provide a legal service that is proactive and addresses client needs from the outset of each case through to case completion.
• Build and maintain relationships with clients demonstrating an understanding of commercial, political and policy context.
• Ensure each client is aware of the agreed extent of the service to be provided and cost implications.

Requirements of the Public Inquiry Lawyer will include:

• Must have been in the UK for the past 5 years due to Security Clearance required (desirable).
• Minimum of 10 years Post-Qualified Experience.
• Previous experience of public inquiries/reviews and/or litigation (ideally public law litigation) is essential.
• You must be able to demonstrate good written skills (including close attention to detail) and an ability to work independently and under pressure.