G7 Criminal Lawyer
| Posting date: | 24 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £56,799 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £56,799 to £63,319 (National). £58,874 to £66,290 (London). Candidates are advised to address any questions on rates of pay prior to applying for the post. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Manchester |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 437997/4 |
Summary
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career. Legal Services consists of approximately 82 staff who make up our Criminal and Civil Lawyer Teams and a Paralegal Team. We provide legal services to the Service, including advisory work as well as conducting criminal and civil litigation.
The Insolvency Service is a leading Government agency which plays a crucial role in providing essential services to the public and to business. The work we do is important to the proper functioning of markets, the economy in general and support for thousands of people each year who are in financial difficulty.
Inclusive and diverse teams are important to us. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups underrepresented in our workforce. The Insolvency Service strives to ensure that the agency is a safe, inclusive, and welcoming place for everybody to bring their true self to work and to help the agency to achieve its diversity objectives. We have 10 active employee network groups available to join or become an ally, these include LGBT+, FACES, Disability & Health, Break the Stigma, Women’s, The Shed, Carers, Part Time Workers, No Limits and Grass Roots.
We offer flexible ways of working. We value capability, technical skills and experience and we place great emphasis on lifetime development to support our people. We encourage our employees to become more involved in areas they feel strongly about, whether it be for the benefit of the agency, though our Engagement network or in their own local communities via volunteering opportunities.
The Insolvency Service is a great place to work, learn and grow your career!
This role involves prosecuting a wide range of offences across England and Wales, concerned with insolvency related fraud and corporate misconduct. The successful applicants can look forward to a varied and stimulating caseload, alongside opportunities to advise on criminal investigations.
Responsibilities
Upon joining the team, you will become part of the Government Legal Profession, and a non-exhaustive list of responsibilities will be to:
- manage a caseload of varying complexity from the decision whether to prosecute through to trial
- give clear, accurate and timely advice where required on the conduct of criminal investigations
- instruct Counsel or agent solicitors where appropriate
- build effective working relationships with colleagues involved in the Service's enforcement work, particularly with our investigators to develop and pursue focused case strategies
- attend court and undertake advocacy in the Magistrates' Court as appropriate
- work on cross-Whitehall initiatives as part of the Government Legal Profession
- contribute to knowledge management and sharing best practice
- deliver training across the Service and potential to supervise paralegals undertaking CILEx
- potentially manage a Legal Officer or Legal Officers within the Criminal Lawyer Team
- travel to senior leader conferences and other regional centres as and when required
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