Public Sector

The public sector offers a continuous supply of interesting legal job vacancies across the entire UK. eNL Legal recruits in central and local government, NHS, education, regulatory bodies and more. Contact us today and we will search through our vacancies to find the perfect role for you.

Your Partner in Public Sector Legal Recruitment Since 1999

Since 1999 eNL Legal has recruited for the public sector legal recruitment market, including the placement of public sector Legal Advisors within private law firms. We have worked with central government, education, local authorities, the NHS and regulatory bodies. We also place legal professionals within charities and not for profit organisations.

If you are a public sector organisation with permanent or locum legal roles and requirements, we are on hand to help. We have in-depth public sector knowledge and understand “all too well” about budget constraints, timeframes and other unique idiosyncrasies.

For candidates we provide a tailored “end to end” service, our Legal Recruitment Consultants will help you every step of the way. The eNL Legal recruitment agency has established a large network of contacts across the sector, which enables us to have a range of public law jobs listed daily. Call us today to discuss your next career move.

Why work in public sector?

Some of the biggest employers in the UK are in the public sector and in total over 6 million Britons are employed by public sector organisations. There are many reasons to work in the public sector; we have listed just a few of them below:

Be a patriot! – Ultimately all public sector roles assist the government and therefore each and every one of us. Protecting the legal interests of the UK could be considered a patriotic duty!

Caring for people – Many public sector legal roles involve helping and caring for vulnerable people, such roles include protecting children and vulnerable adults, ensuring housing quality and the enforcement of licensing, etc.

Develop a specialism – Public sector legal roles offer Solicitors, Lawyers and other legal professionals the chance to develop deep specialisms in a wide-variety of legal disciplines.

The public sector offers stable employment.

Good salary and financial transparency.

Public sector is big on the training front.

Often flexible working is available.

Public sector legal job roles and titles

There are many types of public sector legal roles available. Some examples are listed below.

To view the current public sector legal jobs listed on our website, click the button below.

eNL Legal contact information

Call your nearest eNL Legal agency to discuss your legal recruitment requirements or to register your interest in a role.

Alternatively we can be contacted by email at enl@enllegal.co.uk or conveniently use the button below to fill out our online form.

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