Senior Legal Adviser
You may be required to make formal decisions upon evidential and public interest tests. Where you become involved in conducting disciplinary or other proceedings, you will need to act in the public interest bearing in mind proportionality and risk. You may be required to conduct proceedings yourself or instruct external lawyers and work closely with them.
Essential
Solicitor or Barrister
Experience of conducting substantial litigation, or providing high quality legal advice in a regulatory environment
Experience of mentoring and coaching other professionals
Extensive knowledge of law, framework and rules within the regulation of legal services
Practical experience of complex case analysis and legal drafting in a contentious or regulatory environment
Communicates effectively at senior levels
Track record of leading and delivering solutions, taking accountability for the successful resolution of very complex issues
Pro-active approach to cases and projects
Knowledge of SRA objectives, key result areas and how to connect this with the political landscape
Understanding of regulatory and operational risk
Resilient and able to work in a constantly changing environment
Desirable
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.
We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.
This opportunity is closed to applicants.