Legal Officer - Governance & Regulatory
GBP36,032 per annum Grade 6
Leeds / Hybrid
Full time / Permanent 37 hours per week
Closing date: 8 June :55pm
Please note that the Combined Authority will consider requests for part-time working and/or job share.
We currently have a vacancy for a Legal Officer Governance & Regulatory to join our Legal, Governance & Compliance Services.
The Legal Governance & Regulatory team supports the Combined Authority in dealing with regulatory work and ensuring good governance. The work of the team includes:
* All litigation matters including debt recovery and claims.
* Information governance and data protection law.
* Supporting on Police and Crime functions.
* Compliance with equalities legislation including the Public Sector Equality Duty.
* Employment matters, such as recruitment, contracts, TUPE, disciplinaries and dismissals and redundancy.
* Advising on matters regarding decision-making by the Combined Authority, including committee arrangements, officer delegations, and the Members ethical standards frameworks.
* Advising in relation to devolution and joint decision-making arrangements with other authorities.
The Legal team at West Yorkshire Combined Authority have a talent pathway, which offers an opportunity for internal Legal Officers to apply to the pathway and access funding to undertake an apprenticeship, CILEX Professional Qualification or SRA training to qualify as a Solicitor/ Fellow of CILEX. The talent pathway is run periodically and requires a separate application process.
Our Offer
Alongside a competitive salary, we offer an excellent benefits package including:
* 28 days Annual Leave (increasing upon years of service) plus Bank Holidays.
* Generous Employer-Contribution Pension Scheme.
* Free Travel on rail and buses across West Yorkshire with the MCard (Zones 1-5).
* Flexible Working Practices with Health & Wellbeing initiatives, including agile working options, as well as a generous flexi-time scheme to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals.
* Bright, airy, modern office space, with all latest technology, just a 2-minute walk from Leeds Train Station.
The Role
Reporting into the Principal Lawyer- Governance & Regulatory, your key responsibilities will include:
* Negotiate, draft and review a wide range of documentation and provide advice to a range of stakeholders in relation to the same, using initiative and judgement. Work collaboratively with the Legal team s lawyers on more complex matters including drafting, research, and the provision of sound legal advice.
* Working independently on legal matters demonstrating a solid knowledge of policies, practices, and procedures, and ensure the effective management and maintenance of case files, in compliance with specific quality assurance requirements.
* Write concise reports, responses to communications and presentations in relation to own casework or as required by a Lawyer within the Legal Service.
* Apply good communication and influencing skills to best represent the interests of the Combined Authority and to achieve its objectives when liaising with third parties.
* Apply strong analytical skills to provide solution focussed advice which demonstrates a thorough understanding of the aims and objectives of the Combined Authority.
Please review the Role Profile on our website for more information about the responsibilities.
This post is subject to vetting clearance.
Due to the nature of this role, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will be subject to relevant vetting checks at the appropriate level and any job offer will be conditional subject to successful vetting clearance. Applicants should be aware that it is not possible to make meaningful vetting enquiries in many jurisdictions outside the UK. Vetting clearance cannot therefore be granted if the applicant has not been resident in the UK for the relevant minimum period and comparable vetting enquiries cannot be made in jurisdictions where the individual has been residing. The relevant periods are three years for NPPV 1&2 and five years for NPPV3. Further guidance can be found here.
About You
You will have the following key skills, attributes, education and experience:
* Paralegal/ CILEX qualification (Level 3 Diploma); Degree with Law conversion qualification or law graduate as a minimum.
* Practical experience of successfully performing in a similar role.
* Experience of legal research, drafting and advice.
* Demonstrable good knowledge and experience or suitable transferable skills within regulatory, litigation and/or governance.
To Apply
If this sounds like your next role, please complete the application form and tell us within the supporting statement why you would be a great fit for our role and how your skills, knowledge and experience align with the requirements within the Role Profile. Please visit our Advice for Candidates webpage and review the guidance on this page for support in completing your application form.
If you would like to discuss this role in more detail please contact Laura Venn
Further Information
The Combined Authority is passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better outcomes. We welcome applications irrespective of people's age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity. or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro divergent. To find out more about inclusivity at the West Yorkshire Combined Authority please visit our dedicated webpage.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview, subject to the minimum criteria being met.
Please note that whilst it is our policy to recruit at SP1 for all appointments, which is the salary stated above, each role includes career salary progression, with incremental increases applicable in most cases on an annual basis.
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