Litigation Executive (Headquarters, Chelmsford)

Location of Role: Chelmsford

Advert Closing Date: 11/05/2026

Starting Salary: £42,612.00 (pro-rata for part-time vacancies)

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Mon-Fri

Weekend/Evening Working: No

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Essex Police Legal Department as a Litigation Executive. Applications are invited from persons educated to degree level and who possess a recognised professional legal qualification. You must be able to demonstrate prior experience in civil litigation.

You will support the Civil Claims Manager with providing a comprehensive, quality legal service to Essex Police within the civil claims team. You will be responsible for your own caseload of pre-issue civil claims files. Acting at all times in the best interests of the Chief Constable of Essex Police you will investigate new claims (ensuring retention of all related evidence), provide a formal Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) compliant liability response or identify those early claims that need to be settled. Where appropriate, you will also be responsible for instructing and being the point of contact for external firms of solicitors in defended claims. A good working knowledge of the CPR will be essential as will compliance with the deadlines set out therein.

Your application must evidence the following areas:

• Educated to degree level and possess a recognised professional legal qualification (minimum requirement NALP Level 7 Diploma / CILEX Paralegal)
• Prior experience in civil litigation.
• A sound working knowledge of the CPR and their application to civil claims.
• Experience in drafting legal correspondence, reports and witness statements.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to converse effectively across a broad spectrum of people from members of the public to Chief Officers.

This opportunity would suit a highly-motivated and dynamic individual who can remain calm and professional under pressure and who is committed to providing the best service to the public.

Essex Police offer agile working which allows some flexibility in terms of work arrangements. Due to the operational nature of this role, it will be predominantly office based within an office-based team. Some travel may be required to other police sites to discharge duty.

Your application for this role will be shortlisted on the content you provide within the “reason for application” question, within the application form itself. CV’s, covering letters or attachments are not included in the shortlist. Within your “reason for application” answer, please refer to any experience, skills, and abilities you feel you have that will make you suitable for this role, based on the role criteria stated in the job advert or job description. Please provide as much detail as possible as insufficient content may mean you do not meet the shortlisting criteria, however please note this question is limited to 9000 characters and this system will count spaces and blank lines as characters.

Depending on your current vetting level and security clearances, you may be required to complete additional vetting information during the recruitment process.

Kent Police and Essex Police welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, sex, or employment status. Please let us know if you require extra support at any stage of the application process, or for further information regarding this position, please email us at recruitment.business.services@ecis.police.uk stating ‘Application Support and Adjustments’ in the title of your email. Alternatively, you can call us on 01245 452833. Where appropriate we will make adjustments to the selection process, working arrangements and/or the working environment provided it is reasonable in all the circumstances to do so.

If you’re not from the UK, you must be a resident in the UK and have lived here continuously for the last three years. You must also be free from restrictions with indefinite leave to remain. If you’re from the UK you must have lived here continuously for the last three years. This doesn’t apply to those serving abroad in the British Armed Forces.

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• Have subjected our Disability Confident self-assessment to external challenge and validation.
• Are taking an active leadership role in encouraging and helping other employers on their journey to becoming Disability Confident.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion are central to the values of our organisation. At Essex Police we value and embrace the unique experiences, identities and abilities that each of us bring to our roles. We strive to empower everyone to bring their authentic self openly and safely to work. Through the dedicated commitment of our support networks, DE&I team and wider HR departments, we are on a journey to embed our DE&I commitments, ensuring Essex Police is an employer of choice; where everyone feels included.

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