Scotland Litigation Support Specialist - Legal Executive

The Scottish Government; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Scottish Government Office of the Advocate General (OAG) in Scotland leads high quality legal work for HMRC Division and provides services to HMRC in Scotland. The Division handles a wide range of tribunals, court actions and enforcement matters, with collaboration across branches and opportunities to gain experience in related offices.

Solicitors in the Division are supported by a small, friendly team and access extensive training opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Providing high-quality, proactive, and effective advice and support to HMRC Division solicitors in their conduct of litigation on behalf of HMRC in Scotland. This includes drafting supporting court documents, arranging for service of court documents, compiling documents for hearings in courts and tribunals and liaising with and instructing counsel to act on behalf of HMRC in some cases.
• Taking ownership of the timely and accurate completion of streamlined court processes such as petitions for liquidation in the Court of Session and simple procedure cases.
• Communicating in a timely and professional manner with clients, colleagues, court and tribunal clerks, and counsel in connection with litigation.
• Sharing responsibility for managing the office's Legal Services inbox. This will include proactively and effectively dealing with the items in the inbox, processing specifications of documents and other court orders served on UK government departments in Scotland, and assisting with the allocation of outsourced litigation work for UK government departments.
• Contributing to the review and continuous improvement of the Division's Knowledge Bank and assisting colleagues in its maintenance.

Job description

The Scottish Government Office of the Advocate General (OAG) in Scotland leads high quality legal work for HMRC Division and provides services to HMRC in Scotland. The Division handles a wide range of tribunals, court actions and enforcement matters, with collaboration across branches and opportunities to gain experience in related offices.

Solicitors in the Division are supported by a small, friendly team and access extensive training opportunities.