Location: This role is based across the Evolve Legal Services hubs, namely Peterlee, Durham HQ, Middlesbrough and Northallerton.
Hours/Contract: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm – Duration to be agreed with successful candidate.
Closing Date: 5pm, Friday 7th of August 2026
The Role
We are offering an exciting opportunity to those seeking to gain practical experience within a public sector legal team.
This opportunity will allow insight into the day to day working of police legal teams. You will be able to develop your skills and knowledge, gaining a clearer understanding of how the Evolve Legal Services team operates.
Evolve Legal Services is a policing collaboration that delivers in-house professional and legal services on behalf of the Chief Constables of Cleveland Police, North Yorkshire Police and Durham Constabulary, the Police and Crime Commissioners for Cleveland and Durham and the York & North Yorkshire Combined Authority (Deputy Mayor for Police, Fire, Crime and Commissioning on policing matters).
You will support the legal team by carrying out supervised legal and administrative tasks, to progress legal matters efficiently and professionally. You will support the lawyers and paralegals with casework across our thematic areas, undertaking tasks such as legal research, drafting, documentary preparation and collation and other administrative duties. Our thematic teams include Civil Litigation, Corporate, Employment, Operational and the Civil Disclosure Unit.
To apply for this opportunity, please complete the application form, and explain how you meet the essential skills we are looking for.
As part of our team, you will play a vital role in supporting operational policing and delivering high-quality services to the public. Working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, you will collaborate with colleagues and partners to achieve positive outcomes and uphold our core values of professionalism, integrity, and service.
This is an unpaid work experience placement. Working hours will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidates, however we envisage that this is opportunity will be undertaken during university holiday periods.
Essential Skills
- This opportunity is open to volunteers over 18 years of age due to the nature of work undertaken by Evolve Legal Services.
- The opportunity is open to those working towards a law degree or legal qualification, or who have a legal qualification or previous experience working in legal services.
- Attention to detail is required, to ensure accuracy in work undertaken.
- Understanding of confidentiality and data protection is required due to the nature of the role.
- Willingness to learn and being open to feedback.
- Willingness to travel to court centres – travel will be reimbursed/provided
How to apply
If you’d like to apply, please forward a copy of the attached Application form, by the closing date.
External Applicants - please use the external application form
Internal applicants - please use the Internal Application form
Please also complete and return the equal opportunity form and return this with your Application form.
We are committed to equal opportunities, we therefore encourage you to complete and return the equality monitoring form. This form is optional, and your responses will be kept confidential and for statistical purposes only.
The above 2 (relevant application + equal opportunity) forms should be returned by email to our Recruitment department – [email protected]
Candidates must have indefinite leave to work and live in the UK and be free from any restriction. Any successful candidate will be asked to provide evidence of this.
Candidates will be contacted via email in relation to the recruitment process and are advised to also check junk and spam folders for email updates.
Further information
Any offer of employment will be subject to appropriate vetting checks which will be maintained/updated throughout the period of service.
Applicants must have been a UK resident for at least three years prior to the date of application.
If applicants have not been a resident in the UK for at least three years and can provide a VERIFIABLE certificate from the police of any country where they have taken temporary residence. The certificate must indicate that they have not been convicted of any offence whilst in that country or involved in any investigation by a Law Enforcement Agency.
Any tattoos deemed to be obscene, or advocates sexual, racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination, by written word or design is prohibited and the presence of such a tattoo would preclude an applicant from passing the recruitment process for employment with the Constabulary.
For any queries, please contact [email protected]
Please return the relevant application form and the equal opportunity form to [email protected]
