Job Specifications
This position is based at BIRMINGHAM CIVIL JUSTICE CENTRE BIRMINGHAM, B4 6DS, BIRMINGHAM CROWN COURT BIRMINGHAM, B4 7NA, BIRMINGHAM MAGISTRATES BIRMINGHAM, B7 4NA, COVENTRY COMBINED COVENTRY, CV1 2SN, DERBY COMBINED DERBY, DE1 2XE, LEICESTER CROWN LEICESTER, LE1 6HG, NORTHAMPTON COMBINED NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3HQ, STAFFORD COMBINED STAFFORD, ST16 2QQ, STOKE ON TRENT COMBINED STOKE ON TRENT, ST1 3BP, WARWICKSHIRE JUSTICE CENTRE LEAMINGTON SPA, CV32 4EL, WOLVERHAMPTON COMBINED WOLVERHAMPTON, WV1 3LQ, WORCESTER COMBINED WORCESTER, WR1 1EQ
Job Summary
This is an internship for up to 12 weeks
Job Description
We are offering an exciting opportunity to come and join us on a temporary placement to support our services over the summer period.
About Us:
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is an agency of the Ministry of Justice and is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our Court users and colleagues within HMCTS, ensuring justice works for everyone.
Key Purpose:
In some positions, role holders will have regular direct contact with court / tribunal users, including members of the Judiciary, service users and the legal profession. Working within an administrative team, HMCTS will provide successful candidates with regular management support and ensure appropriate training is delivered.
Working as part of a flexible team, you will be expected to undertake a range of the responsibilities and functions specified. It is not intended that each post will be responsible for the full range of duties.
they do not support hybrid working and will be office based only. These roles are offered on a full-time basis only. Our full-time working hours are 37 hours per week.
Due to the short nature of the roles, these are not eligible for skilled worker sponsorship and candidates must have the appropriate right to work at the time of appointment.
Essential Skills, Knowledge And Criteria:
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
Excellent communications skills
Strong IT, administration and organisational skills
You must be eligible to work in the UK for the entire duration of the internship
Locational Appointment / Preference:
No alternative working arrangements are available and once placements are confirmed no location changes can be accommodated. You will be given the option to select up to 3 preferred locations for your placement. Please ensure you only select locations that you would be willing to commute to and work from for the whole duration of the placement. Whilst the post holder will be allocated to a specific office base, there may be a need for flexibility to work on a regular or ad hoc basis at other local HMCTS offices.
We will hold a reserve list for 6 months. The reserve list will be based on the location preference/s, as indicated in your application. We will appoint in merit list order for each location outlined in the vacancy. If you are subsequently offered a role from the reserve list for a location preference indicated in your application and decline it, you will be removed from the reserve list for the vacancy, across all locational preferences.
We currently have the following number of vacancies at these locations:
1 post at Leicester Crown Court
1 post at Northampton Crown Court
1 post at Birmingham Crown Court
1 post at Birmingham Magistrates Court, B4 6QA
6 posts at Birmingham Civil & Family Justice Centre
1 post at Wolverhampton Crown Court
2 posts at Wolverhampton County Court
1 post at Warwick Crown Court
1 post at Staffordshire Crown and Magistrates Court
1 post at Worcester County Court
1 post at Coventry County Court
2 posts at Stoke County Court
We have other Summer Intern campaigns for HMCTS Regions across the country. If you apply for more than one Region, you will only be considered for one. If selected for appointment, the Recruitment Team will contact you to identify your preferred location to progress, remaining applications will be withdrawn. We are unable to transfer applications between regions or place candidates at sites not listed.
Eligibility And Pre-Employment Vetting Checks:
Vetting levels for suitability of employment will be conducted to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
If vetting checks are not successfully completed by 22/06/2026, provisional offers of employment may be withdrawn as these are short term, time limited roles which cannot be extended to accommodate a later start date.
Due to the anticipated high volume of applications, we will be applying a lead criterion at application / sift stage. This will be based on the Experience Question.
If selected for appointment, we will try to match your selected location preference/s, but if vacancies in those do not exist, we may offer employment at alternative nearby locations.
Application:
To apply for this exciting and developmental opportunity please complete the online application form.