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22 October 2015 — News story

GLS campus visits

The GLS will be visiting campuses during the 2016 to 2017 academic year

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1 July 2016 — Guidance

Trainees' view of our legal trainee scheme

Current trainees and newly qualified lawyers discuss the GLS legal trainee scheme.

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30 June 2015 — Case study

GLS lawyers discuss their experiences as legal trainees

With 45 trainee posts available through our legal trainee scheme, newly qualified lawyers provide an insight into what you might expect as GLS...

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  1. Property Lawyer vacancy in the Government Legal Department

    • published 17 November 2016
    • Guidance
  2. Senior Personal Injury Lawyer vacancies in the Government Legal Department

    • published 26 September 2016
    • Guidance
  3. Transactional Employment Lawyer vacancies in the Government Legal Department

    • published 22 August 2016
    • Guidance
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What we do

Lawyers in the Government Legal Service provide legal advice to the government and represent it in court proceedings.

GLS is part of the Civil Service.

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Our announcements

  1. GLS campus visits

    • 22 October 2015
    • News story
  2. BIS legal team wins award

    • 24 June 2015
    • News story

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Contact GLS

Qualified lawyer recruitment enquiries

GLS Recruitment Team
11th Floor, Lower Castle Street,
Castlemead
Bristol
BS1 3AG

Email glsqualified@tmpw.co.uk

General enquiries 0845 3000 793

General enquiries 0117 923 4417

Legal trainee recruitment enquiries

GLS Recruitment Team
11th Floor, Lower Castle Street,
Castlemead
Bristol
BS1 3AG

Email glstrainees@tmpw.co.uk

General enquiries 0845 3000 793

General enquiries 0117 923 4417

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London
WC2B 4TS

Email secretariat@gls.gsi.gov.uk

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