We have two vacancies for Grade 6 Commercial Specialist Senior Lawyers in our Commercial legal advisers teams - one in our Digital & Technology team and one in our Corporate Services & Estates team, both available on promotion.
Role
These roles offer an exciting opportunity to lead on strategic commercial legal advice and support to major HMRC projects and programmes and to contribute to the wider leadership of HMRC Legal Group. The successful applicants will be expected to:
* deliver and manage complex, high profile commercial legal advisory work - taking into account wider issues when delivering commercial legal advice, leading and supporting team members, and working collaboratively with senior stakeholders in commercial, policy and operational teams to achieve Departmental objectives; and
* working collaboratively across HMRC, Legal Group, the Government Legal Profession (GLP) and with external stakeholders as appropriate, supporting the management team and contributing to the leadership of our commercial legal teams, the Advisory function and our organisation.
The successful applicants will provide legal advice on public procurement, contracts, intellectual property rights, companies, and subsidies as well as public law in a commercial context. This may include drafting and assisting with the negotiation of contracts and other commercial arrangements; advising on procurement processes and documents, providing contract and supplier management advice; supporting implementation of GDPR requirements in a commercial context; supporting major programmes and projects, including managing external legal advisors; and advising on and drafting Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between HMRC and other government departments.
Our Digital & Technology Grade 6 Commercial Specialist Senior Lawyer will advise on HMRC's hardware, software and IT services procurements and contracts, and support key transformational IT programmes, Current activity includes procurements for 'Contact Centres as a Service' (to modernise our call centres into an omni-channel service), 'Enterprise Customer Relationship Management' (to join-up our systems and provide a single, holistic view of our customers and insights into their behaviour), 'Data Centre Exit' (to migrate services to a hyperscale cloud-based, automated data centre network) and the re-procurement of 'National Insurance and PAYE Service' (which processes PAYE and NICS accounting for over 40% of the cash flow into UK Treasury and is considered critical national infrastructure).
Our Corporate Services & Estates Grade 6 Commercial Specialist Senior Lawyer will advise on a wide range of commercial issues potentially including a number of critical ongoing procurements, the Government's banking contracts, the commercial arrangements in place to recover tax debt, and on intellectual property rights. They may also be asked to assist with the strategic management of the HMRC estate by advising on site selection processes for future estate, and with contracts and leases. Further, the lawyer may work on negotiations with suppliers, and on the procurement and management of external specialist lawyers. Current projects on which the team is advising include reprocurement of the Trader Support Service (TSS), Locations Programme (HMRC's Regional Centre network), procurement of a Vaping Stamps supplier and the management of HMRC's new Facilities Management and Security contracts.
The successful applicants will be required to get up to speed quickly.
Person specification
Our G6 Commercial Specialist Senior Lawyer roles provide an excellent opportunity to develop within two core areas: law and leadership. Whilst not having line management responsibilities, Specialist Senior Lawyers are expected to demonstrate leadership by leading our more complex, high profile and strategically significant legal projects with clients, by influencing senior stakeholders, and by coaching, mentoring and supporting team members. Our Specialist Senior Lawyers are also expected to contribute to the leadership of the teams, the Advisory function, Legal Group and HMRC more widely and to deliver cross-cutting corporate improvements.
Within our lawyer community there are also regular opportunities to broaden skills and experience, switch between specialist and team leader roles and work in different teams. It is expected that during a career within HMRC Legal Group, Senior Lawyers may move between specialist and management roles, depending on business need.
You will need to be qualified as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive and able to practice as such in England and Wales;
AND
Have significant experience of providing complex commercial legal advice and/or advising on public procurement, and/or providing legal advice to major projects and programmes in a commercial context;
The successful applicants will have:
* Excellent legal professional skills, with some knowledge of public law;
* Demonstrable ability both to provide, and oversee other lawyers in providing, authoritative and robust risk-based legal advice;
* Demonstrable ability to provide legal advice to clients that is creative and constructive in facilitating practical solutions and mitigating legal risk;
* Demonstrable ability to lead both legal projects and wider work engaging, developing and influencing colleagues, clients and stakeholders;
* A strong track record of delivering high‑quality outcomes at pace, showing the ability to prioritise effectively, manage competing demands, and maintain momentum to meet agreed deadlines.
Leeds Locations
Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC's Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
* Leadership
* Managing a Quality Service
* Developing Self and Others
Technical skills
We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
* The interview process will include Technical. Full details will be provided to those candidates invited to interview.
Alongside your salary of £71,725, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £20,778 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
* Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues' Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
* Family friendly policies.
* Personal support.
* Coaching and development.
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Things you need to know
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.
How To Apply
As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide the following:
* A name-blind CV with any narrative to be limited to the 3 most recent roles, with a maximum 100 words for each role explaining key responsibilities and achievements.
* A maximum 500-word statement on how you meet the general Essential Criteria.
* A 1000-word Personal Statement which should describe how your skills and experience make you suitable for the advertised roles, explaining in particular how you satisfy the technical Essential Criteria and linking to the experience-related aspect of the general Essential Criteria. The Personal Statement should explain and provide evidence to show that the applicant is:
* A lawyer who can provide quality advice at pace, who can engage and inspire those they are working with to provide an excellent service, and who is comfortable with working in an uncertain environment that changing political priorities may bring.
* A leader who thinks holistically about the organisation, focussing on organisational outcomes, commanding credibility from senior officials and who can contribute to the effective leadership of their projects and their HMRC Legal Group Team, encouraging a positive, diverse, and inclusive culture that supports wellbeing and learning and development.
* Demonstrable ability to work collaboratively and think strategically to understand diverse customer needs and cross-government objectives in order to deliver high quality and efficient legal services; understanding issues in their wider context and advising accordingly.
Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Hybrid working at HMRC
HMRC is an office-based organisation, and colleagues are expected to spend 60% of their working time in the office. Our offices provide opportunity for interaction, collaboration which aids learning and development and a sense of community. Where the role allows it, and where the home environment is suitable, colleagues can work from home for up to 2 days a week, averaged over a calendar month (or a proportionate amount of time for colleagues who work less than full time).
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