Job description
Legal Advisor
Salary: £ p/h
Location: Belfast / Hybrid working
Hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri / 37 hours per week
Duration: Temporary ongoing
Job Summary:
1. The Legal Advisor will be involved in the provision of advice and assistance in fields of public law, competition law, company law, energy law, water law, environmental law and dispute resolution.
2. The role itself will also involve some stimulating policy work in areas with a quasi-legal content: sustainability and environmental issues, financial penalties and enforcement, competition issues, freedom of information and data protection issues, complaints, disputes and appeals processes.
3. The role will also carry more routine legal administration responsibilities to be carried out by the successful candidate on behalf of the Legal Affairs Department.
Essential Criteria:
4. A qualified solicitor or barrister, qualified to practice in NI or England and Wales with post qualification experience. The individual must hold a valid practising certificate issued by the appropriate regulatory authority or will hold one at the date of appointment.
5. Proven experience gained working in energy/regulatory law; and/or public/administrative law. Equivalent experience in adjacent legal fields with demonstrable relevance to the role will also be considered.