Job Description
A large national UK Charity has an excellent opportunity within its in-house legal team for a senior (5+ PQE) lawyer
to be its specialist health & safety regulatory lawyer. The role can be performed completely remotely, provided you are UK based, with the opportunity for office attendance if preferred. 4 or 5 day working week.
My client is looking to appoint a senior level health & safety regulatory lawyer (solicitor/barrister/CILEX) at minimum 5 years pqe to senior, to have the primary responsibility for the provision of legal advice to the Charity on all aspects of regulatory including H&S law, environmental and public liability. Key to this role is managing risk associated with potential legal proceedings of £10million +, and the loss of public reputation, criminal and other potential enforcement action by the regulators. This is a really interesting and unique H&S regulatory role, integral to the performance and reputation of the Charity.
You will:
1. Be the lead strategic advisor on all aspects of H&S law and management, providing advice across and at all levels of the organisation (including the Executive and the Board) on legal risk and compliance.
2. Advise the Charity on compliance with H&S law in respect of colleague (employee and volunteer) safety
3. Support the Head of Environment Law, providing legal advice on...