Senior Regulatory Lawyer
We are looking for a Senior Legal Adviser to be based in either our Birmingham or London office.
What’s in it for me
- Showcase your legal expertise giving high quality legal and regulatory advice across operational units.
- Opportunity to be part of a fast-moving team who are at the cutting edge of legal regulation
- Represent the SRA in a public arena at a high level
- Be responsible for running high profile and complex prosecutions before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal
- Mentor and coach team members, encouraging a high-performance culture
The role
As a Senior Legal Adviser (as you will be known internally), you will be working within the Legal and Enforcement department, providing high quality legal and regulatory advice. You will support investigations at an early stage and develop and deliver case theory and strategy in complex and/or multiple cases.
You may also work closely with our external lawyers to obtain high quality advice at an appropriate cost.
Using your experience of mentoring and coaching you will help to develop and support team members to make sure that our Enforcement Strategy is applied to disciplinary proceedings in a consistent and proportionate way.
With previous practical experience of complex case analysis, you will utilise your strong case management skills and extensive knowledge of law, framework and rules within the regulation to lead and deliver solutions successfully. You will also have previous experience of advocacy in courts or tribunals preferably in a regulatory setting.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is proactive, has a high attention to detail and can demonstrate a track record of delivering quality results.
What we are looking for
- A Solicitor or Barrister, with experience of conducting substantial litigation
- Experience of complex case analysis and legal drafting
- A strong communicator at all levels with the ability to work at pace
- Resilience, to deliver quality results in a timely manner.
Please see attached Role Profile for more detailed information on the role and requirements.
The role holder may be based in either our London or Birmingham offices and will be expected to travel between the two locations. If you are London based, we would expect that you will travel to Birmingham twice a week on average.
We are supportive of helping you achieve a balance between your personal and professional life and are happy to discuss scope for flexible working arrangements prior to interview, including providing examples of potential working patterns. If you would like to discuss the role, our culture or scope to work flexibly, we can arrange for this to happen – contact us to arrange a chat, in confidence at recruitment@sra.org.uk
Birmingham based salary range is £44,933 - £52,862 per annum and London based salary range is £50,694 - £59,640 per annum, based on skills and experience. We provide an attractive pension scheme and comprehensive benefits.
Next Steps:
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter with the location of your preference. Please make sure that your CV and covering letter clearly demonstrate how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience requirements of the role; the essential criteria we are looking for are shown at the bottom of the advert.
Our deadline for applications is Sunday 31 May. Interviews are envisaged to take place week of 8 June. In current circumstances, interviews and assessments are most likely to take place remotely via Skype. Our team will discuss arrangements in due course if you are to be shortlisted.
Essential
Solicitor or Barrister
Experience of conducting substantial litigation, and/or providing high quality legal advice in a regulatory environment
Experience of mentoring and coaching other professionals
Practical experience of complex case analysis and legal drafting in a contentious or regulatory environment
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
Advocacy experience
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.