Description
The Judicial Conduct Investigations Office (JCIO) supports the Lord Chancellor and the Lady Chief Justice in exercising their joint responsibility for judicial discipline. It assesses complaints about the personal conduct of judicial office holders and provides expert casework, advice and operational support in a sensitive, legally complex and high-profile environment.
The Senior Casework & Improvement Lead will add capacity, resilience and judgement across casework, improvement, litigation and stakeholder engagement. The role requires operational grip, sound judgement, strong communication and confidence in handling sensitive legal, policy and casework issues.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the Grade 6 Head of JCIO in the leadership of the JCIO team and in the delivery of its full range of functions.
- Working closely with the Grade 7 Head of Casework to provide senior casework leadership and support to the JCIO's casework and business support sub-teams.
- Providing high-quality advice and support to the senior judiciary and the Lord Chancellor on judicial disciplinary matters.
- Leading on policy, project and reform work agreed by the Lady Chief Justice and the Lord Chancellor.
- Contributing to the management of responses to pre-action correspondence and litigation, working with Government Legal Department lawyers.
- Building and maintaining effective relationships with colleagues across the Judicial Office, Ministry of Justice, legal advisers, the judiciary and wider stakeholders.
The successful candidate will be expected to work with significant autonomy, planning and delivering complex work with minimal supervision.