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Inquiry Lawyers Bristol, Croydon, Leeds, London, Manchester £59,200 National £61,200 Croydon/London From healthcare to artificial intelligence, energy to national security, we provide legal advice to government departments on nation-changing subjects. Our work touches almost every aspect of public life. At Government Legal Department we have a vital, single-minded purpose: to help the Government govern well within the rule of law. Your role We are looking for lawyers to work on important public inquiries. These vacancies are for permanent roles in the Public Inquiries Division and Defence and Security Division (both are within GLD’s Litigation Directorate). Created recently, the Public Inquiries Division in Litigation Directorate aims to enhance our expertise in this area, to greater professionalise our service, improve our offer to our clients and share best practice. We’ve worked on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the Infected Blood Inquiry, the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, Undercover Policing Inquiry, The UK Covid-19 Inquiry, the Southport, Nottingham and Manston Inquiries. Meanwhile, the Defence and Security Division manage public and private law litigation, inquests and inquiries, including high-value personal injury and clinical negligence claims for the MOD (such as PTSD cohort actions, overseas operations, group actions, and Northern Ireland Legacy cases). We advise departments including DWP, DHSC, DfT and Highways England on data protection and property disputes and defend road network claims. Depending on the post, you will provide expert representation to Government parties in an inquiry; or you will be providing legal advice and support to the inquiry itself. Higher security clearance will be needed, to carry-out the full range of responsibilities, in some of the roles. The roles can