Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire and the Humber, HU2 8JN
Job Summary
It is an exciting time for HM Land Registry as we continue a major transformation programme. HM Land Registry's ambition is to become the world’s leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data.
We are now looking for 2 lawyers to join our Land Registration Lawyers team in Hull and play a vital role in the delivery of first-class legal services to support HM Land Registry’s ambition.
Appointments will be made based on merit, taking into account our priorities and posts available.
Job Description
Working as part of a national team of lawyers in the Service Delivery Group function, you will work collaboratively with colleagues based in in your local office and across 14 offices throughout England and Wales.
You will manage a varied caseload of complex and sensitive cases and help to deliver HM Land Registry’s business objectives.
You will support HM Land Registry’s purpose to protect land ownership and provide services and data that underpin an efficient and informed property market by providing legal and technical advice.
You will make key decisions, giving direction in the most complex cases on matters such as land ownership, rights, interests affecting land, indemnity, complaints and disputed applications.
You will provide clear and visible leadership across the Organisation, actively promoting HM Land Registry's ambition, mission and values and role-modelling its culture.
All our roles are office based; however, we currently also offer some opportunities for home working. The current expectation for office attendance is that all team members spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office.
This role is based solely in our Hull office. Training and 60% attendance will be required at this office and there is no provision to undertake this role at other HM Land Registry sites. Relocation packages are not available for this role.
The initial training period for this role generally takes around 9 months followed by a further period of consolidation.
Working as part of a national team of lawyers, you may be required to travel to other HM Land Registry offices as required from time to time, subject to business need.
Working as part of a national team of lawyers in the Service Delivery Group function, you will work collaboratively with colleagues based in in your local office and across 14 offices throughout England and Wales.
You will manage a varied caseload of complex and sensitive cases and help to deliver HM Land Registry’s business objectives.
You will support HM Land Registry’s purpose to protect land ownership and provide services and data that underpin an efficient and informed property market by providing legal and technical advice.
You will make key decisions, giving direction in the most complex cases on matters such as land ownership, rights, interests affecting land, indemnity, complaints and disputed applications.
You will provide clear and visible leadership across the Organisation, actively promoting HM Land Registry's ambition, mission and values and role-modelling its culture.
All our roles are office based; however, we currently also offer some opportunities for home working. The current expectation for office attendance is that all team members spend a minimum of 60% of their time in the office.
This role is based solely in our Hull office. Training and 60% attendance will be required at this office and there is no provision to undertake this role at other HM Land Registry sites. Relocation packages are not available for this role.
The initial training period for this role generally takes around 9 months followed by a further period of consolidation.
Working as part of a national team of lawyers, you may be required to travel to other HM Land Registry offices as required from time to time, subject to business need.
Person specification
To take up a post, you must be qualified to practise as a Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales or be a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives by the date of your application.
Due to the breadth of the role, unfortunately, we cannot accept applications from Licensed Conveyancers who are not also qualified Solicitors, Barristers or Fellows of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives.
We are looking for applicants with proven legal professional and/or Land Registration skills who can exercise sound judgement to reach effective decisions quickly and manage risk.
We offer flexible working hours, the minimum number of hours if not full-time are 30 hours/4 days per week.
Land Registration Lawyers are corporate leaders within HM Land Registry with particular focus on coaching in local offices in addition to handling a varied and busy workload. The successful candidates will require strong communication and interpersonal skills and will play a vital part in delivering the first-class legal services HM Land Registry needs as we transform into a digital organisation.
See what it's like to work here in the attached Lawyer Prospectus.
For more information, please see the attached Candidate Pack.
Qualifications
Qualified at time of application to practise as a Solicitor/Barrister or FCILEx in England and Wales.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Making Effective Decisions
* Delivering at Pace
* Developing Self and Others
* Leadership
* Communicating and Influencing
Alongside your salary of £62,839, HM Land Registry contributes £18,204 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
#WeAreHMLR
At HM Land Registry our vision is a world leading property market as part of a thriving economy and a sustainable future. We are unique in terms of the economic and social impacts of our work, our ability to make a positive difference to the lives of our customers, our sense of mission, and our great people. They are the foundation of all we have achieved and all we aspire to in the future. We want our people to feel proud to work for HM Land Registry and able to fulfil their full potential.
We have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development, and flexible ways of working. We offer competitive pay and annual leave, attractive pension options and a wide range of other benefits.
* We have integrity– we value honesty, trust and doing the right thing in the right way.
* We drive innovation– we are forward-thinking, embrace change and are continually improving our processes.
* We are professional– we value and grow our knowledge and professional expertise.
* We give assurance– we guarantee our services and provide confidence to the property market.
You can find more information on our rewards package on our website.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
To apply, please paste your CV into the online form to include your qualifications and relevant roles (with main duties / key responsibilities only please); removing any personal details as the sift process is anonymous.
Required
At application stage you will be required to submit a Personal Statement with no more than 500 words, to demonstrate the below leading criteria:
* Proven ability to identify key issues in complex cases, and make pragmatic decisions based on sound legal judgement and expertise in using evidence.
Role
Within the role specific question boxes, please provide evidence (using specific examples) of how you demonstrate the following “essential experience” criteria, from the attached candidate pack, in no more than 500 words each for the three areas:
* Proven ability to work and deliver results effectively as part of a team, including under pressure with a broad workload and competing demands.
* Proven ability to lead others, supporting colleagues in their learning and development whilst still prioritising and pursuing your own development.
* Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, to a variety of audiences and in different contexts and situations.
Please note that the information provided in the personal statement and these question boxes will be used to assess these criteria, along with the information provided in your CV.
In the event of there being a large volume of applications, the leading criteria is:
* Proven ability to identify key issues in complex cases, and make pragmatic decisions based on sound legal judgement and expertise in using evidence.
The sift will take place shortly after the closing date, with interviews taking place in person at our Hull Office during the week commencing 18 August 2025.
If successful at the shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend an interview and deliver a pre-prepared presentation. Further details will be provided on invitation to interview.
The interview will test the technical skills, experience and behaviours listed in the candidate pack.
Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.
HM Land Registry is accredited to the Disability Confidence Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.
If any candidate requires the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else, they would like the panel to take into consideration they are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.
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Job Applicant Personal Information
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This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
* UK nationals
* nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
* nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
* individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
* Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact
* Name : Lindsay Johnson
* Email : Lindsay.Johnson@landregistry.gov.uk
Recruitment team
* Email : hrresourcingTeam2@landregistry.gov.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance to the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, please email hrresourcingteam2@landregistry.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from HM Land Registry then you may take your complaint to the Civil Service Commission: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/making-complaint/ #J-18808-Ljbffr