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Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC)
About the Department
We face unprecedented challenges to our environment,
our economy, and the future security of our energy supplies and the decisions
we make now will affect the planet and our way of life for generations
to come. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) exists to
tackle these challenges. It is an exciting and dynamic place to work.
DECC is responsible for all aspects of UK energy policy, and for tackling
global climate change on behalf of the UK. DECC plays a major role in
international negotiations, and in promoting new low carbon technologies
and energy efficiency at home and abroad. We work to increase the use
of renewable energy, nuclear generation and cleaner fossil fuels. Under
the Climate Change Act, DECC will oversee the UK’s carbon budgets
to ensure the Government meets its European and international emissions
reduction commitments. We aim to deliver our objectives, while taking
steps to ensure the poorest in society can afford the energy they need.
Work of the Legal Team
DECC Legal has around 40 lawyers, headed by Scott
Milligan, Legal Adviser and Director of Legal Services, and based in the
Department’s HQ offices at the heart of Whitehall. We are organised
into six flexible teams, and work closely with ministers and policy officials
in the department and across Whitehall.
The policy and political environment is fast-moving, and DECC has a major
legislative and regulatory agenda. DECC’s lawyers need to ensure
the Department receives high quality advisory legal services to support
the full range of its activities. It will need robust support when taking
and defending challenges to controversial decisions. Major matters we
expect to be advising on in the next year will include:
• International climate change negotiations
• Carbon budgets, carbon reduction and EU emissions trading
• Developing and implementing heat and energy saving policy
• New primary legislation
• Substantial secondary legislation – including implementing
the Energy and Climate Change Acts.
• EU negotiations and implementation
• Facilitating new low carbon energy generation from renewables,
nuclear and carbon capture and storage
• Recasting the planning regime for large energy projects
• Developing radioactive waste policy, nuclear regulation
• Delivering major commercial projects
• Delivering UK initiatives on nuclear non-proliferation
• Gas/electricity markets and transmission reform
• Other commercial and corporate matters
• New initiatives in energy asset and liability management.
Benefits & Rewards
As well as working on some of the highest profile
issues in government, DECC lawyers belong to a high performing and friendly
group, with a great deal of collaborative working between teams and with
the rest of the Government Legal Service. We are strongly committed to
training and development and to flexible working.
Lawyers joining DECC are assigned to a Legal Team for an initial posting
usually of 2-3 years. The Group encourages its staff to take an active
part in their own career development, and facilitates moves within the
Department and the wider Government Legal Service to provide a broad range
of experience. Pay increases are on merit, and promotion is by competition.
Vacancy Statement
Successful applicants will work in one or more of the areas listed above.
Applications are welcome from all qualified lawyers irrespective of when
they qualified. We also welcome applications from those who expect to
qualify shortly.
We are looking for people who are willing to gain experience and skills
in a number of specialist areas and to move periodically from one area
to another. We will provide strong support to help you acquire the necessary
expertise.
Pay
Your pay on appointment will depend upon the level for which you are assessed
by the Board.
Those with less than 2 years’ qualified experience will enter the
Department as Legal Officer (Senior Executive Officer Grade) with an annual
salary of £34,097, inclusive of a £2,326 enhancement.
You will normally spend one year as a Legal Officer if your progress is
satisfactory, and then move to the next level – Grade 7 (Legal Adviser)
– for which the starting salary is £45,880, inclusive of a
£2,326 enhancement.
Those with more than two years’ post-qualification experience can
expect to join as a Grade 7 Legal Adviser with an annual salary of £45,880,
inclusive of a £2,326 enhancement.
Prospects beyond Grade 7 include being progressed to Grade 6 (salary range
£55,104 - £69,639 inclusive of a £2,326 enhancement).
Progression depends on performance and demonstration of the ability to
work largely unsupervised.
Location
All posts are based in central London.
Further Information
You can visit the DECC website http://www.decc.gov.uk.
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