12890 - Law Commission - Policy and Operations Officer - Corporate Services Team
| Posting date: | 16 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,325 to £53,081 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 January 2026 |
| Location: | SW1H 9AJ |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 12890 |
Summary
Policy and Operations Officer SEO
Corporate Services Team, Law Commission
The Law Commission is recruiting permanently for a Policy and Operations office at SEO level. This campaign is being run externally and so is open to all who consider themselves suitable for the roles and meet the eligibility criteria in the wider advert within Civil Service Jobs.
Location:
Successful candidates will have the option to be based at one of the following locations:
102 Petty France, London
In order for Law Commission to meet its evolving business needs all Law Commission staff are expected to attend their base location (102 Petty France) at least 2 days a week. This hybrid working arrangement is not contractual and as a result staff could be asked to attend their base location more frequently.
Ways of Working
At the Law Commission we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:
Full-time, part-time or the option to job share
Flexible working patterns
Flexible working arrangements between base locations, MoJ Hubs and home.
If we receive applications from more suitable candidates than we have vacancies for at this time, we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without a new competition.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join on the minimum of the pay range. If you are already a civil servant and are successful in an external recruitment competition for a role with us, your starting pay will be the better of:
promotion terms or transfer terms, as appropriate; or
pay on appointment arrangements (minimum of pay range)
About The Law Commission
The Law Commission is the statutory body set up under the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform where it is needed. It operates as an independent non-departmental body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
The Commission’s aims are:
To ensure that the law is as fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible
To conduct research and consultations in order to make recommendations for reform for consideration by Parliament
To codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes.
Further information can be found at For more information about each role, and how to apply, please visit our website at: Current vacancies - Law Commission
The Work of the Corporate Services Team
The Law Commission of England and Wales is a statutory independent body. We aim:
to ensure that the law is as fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible
to conduct research and consultations in order to make systematic recommendations for consideration by Parliament, and
to codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes.
In addition to four law reform teams staffed by Lawyers, Legal Assistants, and Research Assistants, the Commission has a Corporate Services Team that leads on organisational strategy, finance, HR, communications, and other corporate functions.
As Policy and Operations Officer, you will be working under Corporate Operations and Services Lead and the Head of Corporate Strategy and Operations to manage our key corporate functions and organisational policies. It is a wide-ranging role, and your focus will be on supporting the organisation’s corporate and strategic objectives.
Job Title - the role
As Policy and Operations Officer, you will have regular contact with the entire organisation, supporting them to deliver on their projects. You will be dealing with queries that are escalated from project teams, supporting the Head of Corporate Strategy and Operations, Head of Legal and the CEOs with their strategic decision making, and working closely with the Corporate Operations and Services Lead to support our governance structure. Whatever you are working on, you will be expected to promote a culture of continuous service improvement.
Corporate Services Team, Law Commission
The Law Commission is recruiting permanently for a Policy and Operations office at SEO level. This campaign is being run externally and so is open to all who consider themselves suitable for the roles and meet the eligibility criteria in the wider advert within Civil Service Jobs.
Location:
Successful candidates will have the option to be based at one of the following locations:
102 Petty France, London
In order for Law Commission to meet its evolving business needs all Law Commission staff are expected to attend their base location (102 Petty France) at least 2 days a week. This hybrid working arrangement is not contractual and as a result staff could be asked to attend their base location more frequently.
Ways of Working
At the Law Commission we believe and promote alternative ways of working, these roles are available as:
Full-time, part-time or the option to job share
Flexible working patterns
Flexible working arrangements between base locations, MoJ Hubs and home.
If we receive applications from more suitable candidates than we have vacancies for at this time, we may hold suitable applicants on a reserve list for 12 months, and future vacancies requiring the same skills and experience could be offered to candidates on the reserve list without a new competition.
We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity
Salary
New entrants to the Civil Service will be expected to join on the minimum of the pay range. If you are already a civil servant and are successful in an external recruitment competition for a role with us, your starting pay will be the better of:
promotion terms or transfer terms, as appropriate; or
pay on appointment arrangements (minimum of pay range)
About The Law Commission
The Law Commission is the statutory body set up under the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law of England and Wales under review and to recommend reform where it is needed. It operates as an independent non-departmental body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
The Commission’s aims are:
To ensure that the law is as fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible
To conduct research and consultations in order to make recommendations for reform for consideration by Parliament
To codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes.
Further information can be found at For more information about each role, and how to apply, please visit our website at: Current vacancies - Law Commission
The Work of the Corporate Services Team
The Law Commission of England and Wales is a statutory independent body. We aim:
to ensure that the law is as fair, modern, simple and as cost-effective as possible
to conduct research and consultations in order to make systematic recommendations for consideration by Parliament, and
to codify the law, eliminate anomalies, repeal obsolete and unnecessary enactments and reduce the number of separate statutes.
In addition to four law reform teams staffed by Lawyers, Legal Assistants, and Research Assistants, the Commission has a Corporate Services Team that leads on organisational strategy, finance, HR, communications, and other corporate functions.
As Policy and Operations Officer, you will be working under Corporate Operations and Services Lead and the Head of Corporate Strategy and Operations to manage our key corporate functions and organisational policies. It is a wide-ranging role, and your focus will be on supporting the organisation’s corporate and strategic objectives.
Job Title - the role
As Policy and Operations Officer, you will have regular contact with the entire organisation, supporting them to deliver on their projects. You will be dealing with queries that are escalated from project teams, supporting the Head of Corporate Strategy and Operations, Head of Legal and the CEOs with their strategic decision making, and working closely with the Corporate Operations and Services Lead to support our governance structure. Whatever you are working on, you will be expected to promote a culture of continuous service improvement.