AMS PSR

On behalf of Government Legal Department, we are looking for a HEO Legal Systems Compliance Practice Manager (Inside IR35) for a 12 month contract which is a hybrid role so does require up to 3 days a week in our offices, London, Bristol, Leeds or Manchester, please note the first 2 weeks is 5 days a week for the Induction

The Legal Systems Compliance Team (LSCT) sits within the Practice Management Unit in the Government Legal Department (GLD). 

A key area of work is to ensure GLD meets Lexcel and Quality, Policy and Procedure (QPP) standards and obligations, and continues to obtain Lexcel Accreditation on a yearly basis.

We are looking for a Legal Systems Compliance Practice Manager, who can work alongside another Practice Manager in a fast-paced environment; to support and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure Lexcel and QPP compliance is maintained at a high standard, and champion the use of legal system across GLD.

As a HEO Legal Systems Compliance Practice Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Communicating clear direction on best practice on compliance and using legal systems
• Developing and revising guidance and providing training on legal systems and compliance
• Demonstrating a confident approach in engaging and communicating with teams and individuals along with good written skills
• Interpreting and communicating the results of high-level reports
• Providing support to Team Leaders, Business Management colleagues, Lexcel and CMS Champions
• Supporting the development and change process of CMS
• Supporting GLD in preparing for Legal Practice Management system including review /cleanse of CMS data
• Ability to work within a fast-paced environment, to set deadlines and prioritise workloads

Essential Skills

• Extensive experience in the support of busy teams and departments across either public or private sectors.
• Project Management Skills
• Stakeholder engagement at all levels across the business
• Excellent communication skills and experience of delivering training
• Microsoft Office suite

Desirable Skills

• Experience within a legal sector would be highly beneficial

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, GLD guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply.

Armed Forces Covenant

GLD guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".