Adjudicators (lay and legal)
Applicants will have significant experience of making and writing decisions as well as the ability to analyse detailed and complex information to reach objective, fair and well-reasoned decisions. You must be able to evidence these skills.
You will be either a Solicitor, Barrister, Chartered Legal Executive or have the equivalent legal professional status, with an entitlement to practise. Evidence will be required of entitlement to practise. Lay members must not have any legal professional qualification.
The work will involve attendance at meetings at the SRA offices based in The Cube, 199 Wharfside Street, Birmingham and occasionally at its office in London. The commitment is around 6-12 days per year with additional attendance at training days around three times each year. The work will be remunerated at a rate of £250 for half a day and £400 for a full day. Reasonable standard travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Contracts will commence on 1 November 2015 and will be for a period of either 3 or 4 years. Successful applicants must be available to attend induction training.
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The closing date for applications is 16.00 on 20 September 2015.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
In order for your application to be considered you must be able to evidence the following nine essential knowledge, skills and experience.
Essential
Demonstrate a commitment to the promotion of equality and diversity, particularly in decision making.
Process large volumes of information efficiently and effectively
Assimilate, assess and evaluate complex issues whether on paper or from oral representations
Analyse, interpret and apply relevant legislation, rules, policy and case law principles
Determine issues objectively, applying unbiased and balanced judgement
Make clear, reasoned and proportionate evidence based decisions
Type and produce written decisions by presenting information succinctly and in plain English
Knowledge of risk based regulation
An understanding of how the principles of statutory regulation impact on consumers and the importance of maintaining and upholding standards in the public interest
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.