Assistant Legal Adviser

Employer: Non-Executives and Legislature

Job number: SOJ14962

Closing date: 02-Jul-2023

Post requires 5 years residency: Yes

Post requires Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) clearance: Yes - Standard

Contract type: Permanent

Full time or part time: Full Time

Term time only: No

Working hours: 37 Hours per Week

Shift details: N/A

Salary: 40525 - 71613 GBP per year

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Criminal Division at the Law Officers' Department. The work is interesting, challenging and varied. You will have the support of a friendly, inclusive and highly professional team at the Law Officers’ Department, under the leadership of the Attorney General for Jersey. To assist as required with the workload of the Law Officers of the Crown whose main functions and responsibilities are to provide a comprehensive legal service to the States and every Ministry and Department of the States, to advise and act on behalf of the Crown, to advise and direct the Honorary and States Police Forces in criminal matters and to prosecute offenders. For an informal discussion please contact Howard Tobias, Director of the Criminal Division H.Tobias@lawofficers.je.

For a newly qualified/less experienced candidate, salary will be on a training progression starting at ALA1 (range £40,525 – £44,966) or ALA2 (range £47,187 – £51,628), or ALA3 (range £53,849 – £58,290, or ALA4 (range £60,510 – £64,952) rising, subject to satisfactory progress, to ALA5 (range £67,172 to £71,613) for a 37 hour working week. For a more experienced candidate, immediate appointment at ALA5 is possible. Please review the full job description for more information relating to this role.

The Law Officers’ Department is accredited by Best Companies as ‘officially a very good company to work for’: Best Companies | Law Officers' Department Jersey Company Profile. As an inclusive employer we will create opportunities for flexible working to attract and retain talent which reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications for working flexible hours, part-time working and job sharing.