About SOLS: Across Solicitor's Office and Legal Services (SOLS) we provide legal services to the whole of HMRC. This includes: The conduct of independent reviews of decisions made by HMRC which are requested by customers under the legislative provisions. The conduct of tribunal and civil litigation on a full range of services. Work on new legislation. Drafting of statutory instruments and other legal documents. Legal advice to ExCom and staff. We also provide technical accountancy and forensic services to HMRC, are head of the Compliance Accountants’ and Insolvency Professions as well as handling Ministerial Correspondence and Freedom of Information requests for HMRC. This Team Specifically deals with: The posts are with HMRC SOLS Legal Operations, and specifically within National Tax Litigation business stream. This business stream works a range of litigation, mainly defending appeals on behalf of the wider department made by taxpayer customers in the Tax Tribunal. See what it’s like to work at HMRC: find out more about us or ask our colleagues a question. Questions relating to an individual application must be emailed as detailed later in this advert. The successful applicants will be responsible for delivering casework, the duties vary depending on the post but will include some of the following: Make decisions about case progression. Independently draft and serve notices and applications to be served on the Tribunal. Independently draft and send case correspondence. Check, proof and serve witness statements. Prepare chronologies. Identify relevant documents and produce bundles. Presenting hearings on behalf of HMRC at Tribunal/Court. Draft statement of case and other key documents. As a case holder, manage or support all aspects of case management from commencement of proceedings through to hearing and conclusion, ensuring legal deadlines are strictly adhered to. Provide legal support to experienced senior colleagues on complex cases. Some administrative duties, and may include instructing counsel, if necessary. There is also an expectation for you to quickly grasp the specialist processes that are key to the delivery of work in the area to which you are appointed.