Job title: Lawyer Salary: £43,000
Contract: Permanent
Working arrangement: Majority home worker
You will play a leading role in providing advice to the organisation on its powers, requiring creativity and innovation in advising on the options and finding available routes to help the Commission to be more effective.
You will have a complex and diverse regulatory caseload, consisting of enforcement and licensing cases, and will have experience in handling and preparing cases for Regulatory panels, tribunals and court hearings.
You will deliver at pace solution focused legal advice and have previous experience carrying out legal research and providing well-reasoned advice to clients on a variety of matters. You will attend key decision-making meetings in an advisory capacity.
The ideal candidate will be a team player who is pragmatic and able to assist in maintaining excellent working relationships with the organisations external solicitors and counsel and delivering value for money.
Personal Specification:
Holds a practicing certificate as a solicitor / barrister or a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives entitled to practice in England and Wales.
Experience in advising on regulatory and public law matters, including interpretation and exercise of statutory powers.
Can confidently manage and handle a complex and varied caseload requiring advice to be provided across a wide range of topics, including in the following areas: gambling law, regulatory law, Freedom of Information and Data protection.
Ability to retain the appropriate professional detachment whilst working closely with the Commission’s teams and the Leadership Team.
Strong intellectual and analytical skills.