Serious Fraud Office (SFO)
Role: Director of Legal Services
Location: London
Salary: Circa £135,000. Staff applying on promotion within the Civil Service will usually be appointed to the salary minimum or receive a 10% increase on their existing salary. Individuals appointed on level transfer will retain their existing salary.
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is a specialist law enforcement agency that investigates and prosecutes the UK’s most serious cases of fraud, bribery and corruption. Our work protects the integrity of the UK’s financial systems and delivers justice in the public interest.
We are now seeking two outstanding individuals to join our executive leadership team:
These senior appointments are central to the SFO’s mission and provide a rare opportunity to shape and deliver complex, high-profile casework with national and international significance.
Director of Legal Services
The Director of Legal Services (DLS) is a key member of the Serious Fraud Office’s Executive Team and the SFO Board. As the most senior legal professional in the organisation, the DLS provides strategic legal leadership and is responsible for all legal advice to the Director. The postholder will play a central role in shaping the legal direction of the SFO’s work, supporting the delivery of the agency’s strategy through legal excellence, and ensuring that prosecutions are robust, fair, and in the public interest.
The DLS is also an organisational leader, with responsibility for strengthening the SFO’s relationships with key legal stakeholders across government, the judiciary, and the legal profession. In addition, the role has executive responsibility for the leadership and oversight of organisational risk and assurance, ensuring that governance and compliance frameworks are fit for purpose and resilient.
This is a high-impact role for an experienced legal leader with outstanding professional credibility, strategic insight, and a deep commitment to the rule of law.
For more information regarding this role please visit our dedicated microsite at https://micro.green-park.co.uk/sfo/
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS: 11:55 Monday 26th May 2025.