We are recruiting for individuals who have experience in any of the following
areas:
1. Employment law
2. Operational advisory (such as criminal investigation, planning and
support)
3. Data and information
4. Asset denial and financial disruptions
5. Litigation
Applicants must demonstrate reliable judgement and have a sound
appreciation of legal risk.

These are fascinating roles, with a direct impact on protecting the public from
serious and organised crime.
Please see the attached document for more information about the work of
the NCA Legal department.
To be considered, you will need to successfully complete SC Enhanced
clearance before commencing the role.
You will also be required to undertake a mandatory pre-employment
substance misuse test and achieve a satisfactory result.

Job description

Applicants must demonstrate reliable judgement and have a sound
appreciation of legal risk.
For all roles:
- You will need to work closely with policy and operational colleagues
to give clear and readily understandable legal advice;
- You will need to think creatively, to help manage and mitigate legal
risk in cases that are often novel, complex and challenging.
- You will have the opportunity to operate with a high level of
autonomy and responsibility, but will be provided with professional
support and development.
 

Responsibilities

Person Specification
You will need to demonstrate the
behaviours set out below:
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Changing and Improving
- Delivering at Pace
You will also need to demonstrate the
technical criteria listed below:
Legal Professional skills – Sound
understanding of public law. Reliable legal
judgement and appreciation of legal risk. The ability
to think strategically and creatively, seeing legal
issues in their wider context and advise accordingly.
Sound analysis, using secure legal research to
produce timely and fit for purpose advice.
Knowledge of the law in one or more of
the following legislations – Proceeds of Crime
Act, Human Rights Act, Regulation of Investigatory
Powers Act 2000, Investigatory Powers Act 2017,
Data Protection Act 2018, experience of civil
litigation and general public law, experience of
employment law.
Motivation for the Government Legal
Profession - We need to know how well our
requirements and offerings match your aspirations.
An understanding of the role of lawyers in
government.
As a leader in the NCA you will also:
? Lead effectively across the agency as part of
a joined up senior team, role modelling the
agency’s ‘One NCA’ vision
? collaborate with external partners to
integrate, coordinate and amplify the UK
national response to serious and organised
crime.
? You will lead through being flexible and open
in thought and action. You will communicate
with transparency, involving your colleagues
in the Agency’s transformation journey.
? You will be passionate about diversity and
developing people inclusively, strengthening
their ability to deliver and enable for them to
grow in their roles and careers. You will
actively coach and engage people, building
their resilience through supporting them in
their roles and enabling their wellbeing.
? Be threat led and data-driven in decision
making, leading and navigating through
ambiguity by making evidence and/or valuesbased
decisions to prioritise strategically. You
are proactive and ambitious on efficiencies,
finding opportunities to remove duplication
and standardising and simplifying where
possible. Doing so, you will balance financial
and people resources to deliver against
changing priorities.

Essential Criteria:
Solicitor or Barrister qualified to practise in England
and Wales with at least one year’s post qualification
experience. Applications will not be progressed if
you do not meet this requirement.
We also welcome applicants with other legal
backgrounds who

Licences

Qualified to practice as a Solicitor or Barrister

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Legal Professional skills – Sound understanding of public law. Reliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk. The ability to think strategically and creatively, seeing legal issues in their wider context and advise accordingly. Sound analys
• Knowledge of the law in one or more of the following legislations – Proceeds of Crime Act, Human Rights Act, Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, Investigatory Powers Act 2017, Data Protection Act 2018, experience of civil litigation and gene
• Motivation for the Government Legal Profession - We need to know how well our requirements and offerings match your aspirations. An understanding of the role of lawyers in government

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check