Lawyer (Headquarters, Kent)

Location of Role: Maidstone Advert Closing Date: 17/09/2026 Starting Salary: £52,134.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies) Part/Full Time: Full Time Contract Type: Permanent Working Pattern: Mon-Fri Weekend/Evening Working: No This is an exciting opportunity to join the Legal Services Department in Kent Police. The successful candidate will advise and represent the Chief Constable of Kent and other members of Kent Police on all aspects of law as it affects the Force. You will manage a personal caseload and provide an efficient and effective legal service to the Force as a whole, which assists in and limits liability and protects the Force’s reputation. The job description attached to this role provides further information regarding the main responsibilities. The successful candidate will be qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with a current practicing certificate. Ideally you will have previous experience of working in a legal practice, in a Legal Services Department within a Local Government or in a policing environment. Experience of working within a policing environment and knowledge of police policy, processes and procedures is desirable. It is also desirable to have a good working knowledge of employment law and Employment Tribunal processes. You will have highly developed written and verbal communication skills, the ability to grasp and apply case law jurisprudence, and ideally, be able to build a legal argument from the consideration and application of first principles of law. Effective IT skills and experience of using Microsoft Office software is desirable. Your own transport and a valid driving license are essential to this role. This opportunity would suit a highly-motivated and dynamic individual who can bring their wide experience to a challenging environment. For more information about this role, please contact Sarah Hobbs - 01622 652023 Kent Police offer incremental increases within this salary band, therefore the salary for this position will rise to a maximum of £58,881.00. For the full job description please click here. Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question, within the application form itself. CV’s, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your “reason for application” answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters. This count may differ from the Microsoft Word word count function therefore you may wish to use a different online character counter to check the characters used. All of our posts require a level of vetting and security clearance. During the recruitment process you will be sent vetting information forms to complete. Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status. Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so. If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.