Civil Litigation Lawyer

States of Guernsey

Full time Ref: Opened: 06/11/2026 Closes: 27/11/2026

The States of Guernsey are looking for a Civil Litigation Lawyer to join the team at Law Officers of the Crown on a fixed 12 month contract.

The Civil Litigation Team handles a wide and interesting variety of litigation and litigation-prevention work often arising from the statutory and customary responsibilities and duties of different branches of government. The day to day civil litigation case load of the team ranges from simple debt collection to civil forfeiture, asset recovery and mutual legal assistance; from public law litigation including judicial review and dispute resolution work through to the various specific statutory appeals from administrative decisions (for example population management matters); cases involving Human Rights aspects; Personal Injury; data protection issues, including some subject access requests.

The Law Officers' Chambers are responsible for providing legal advice and assistance, including representation, to the governments of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark and other public sector clients as well as to the Crown.

The day to day civil litigation case load of the team ranges from simple debt collection to civil forfeiture, asset recovery and mutual legal assistance; from public law litigation including judicial review and dispute resolution work through to the various specific statutory appeals from administrative decisions (for example population management matters); cases involving Human Rights aspects; Personal Injury; data protection issues, including some subject access requests.

The Team requires an excellent in house "all-rounder" civil litigation lawyer/Advocate with relevant experience to assist in the provision of legal advice on the whole range of civil litigation that impacts on government.

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