Job Description

The Crown Prosecution Service is recruiting two Directors of Legal Services to join the senior executive team.

About the Crown Prosecution Service

The Crown Prosecution Service sits at the heart of the criminal justice system, working with partners to help keep the public safe. We prosecute criminal cases that have been investigated by the police and other investigative organisations in England and Wales. Our duty is to make sure that the right person is prosecuted for the right offence, and to bring offenders to justice wherever possible. These offences can include burglary, terrorism, domestic abuse and multi-million-pound fraud cases. We also work across borders to tackle cybercrime, human trafficking, and drugs smuggling, and use our powers to confiscate the proceeds of crime at home and abroad.

About the role

As Director of Legal Services, you work with the Director of Public Prosecutions as part of our senior executive team. You collectively manage all the chief crown prosecutors across England and Wales, providing visible and inspiring leadership to ensure delivery of our organisational vision and objectives. You provide quality assurance on legal decision-making and casework progression, ensuring that quality standards and values are met. This role has shared accountability to set the operational direction and legal service priorities for the areas and casework divisions. Together, you lead and manage performance against them to continuously improve our service.

About you

We're looking for people with a proven track record of inspiring leadership, and the ability to motivate high performing teams. You must have experience of operating effectively under pressure and scrutiny. Strong analytical ability and experience of providing legal advice and input into complex and sensitive casework is essential.

You must be a professionally qualified solicitor or barrister with 10 years post-qualified experience, with an extensive record of successfully practising criminal law or civil litigation.

About our benefits

At the Crown Prosecution Service, we pride ourselves on providing benefits that ensure our employees' needs are central. We want to ensure you can thrive at work and home, offering support to achieve a balance. This includes flexible working hours, flexibility to support caring responsibilities and a family-friendly approach to work. We also offer a range of benefits including:

flexible and family-friendly?working competitive salary Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.9% 25 days leave, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays 3 days paid volunteering leave an extra privilege day for the King's birthday 350 a year individual learning budget wellbeing support and counselling Cycle2work scheme, high street retailer offers and discounts
If you want to make a positive contribution to society supporting the vital work we do, find out more and apply today.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 98,000.00-140,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 414600