Lawyer (Enforcement Regulations)

Job Title: Lawyer (Enforcement Regulations)

Contract: 24 month FTC (Secondment is possible)

Working arrangement: Predominantly home working

Salary: £70,000 - £75,000

Key responsibilities:

• Alongside other members of the project team, assist in developing a robust set of enforcement regulations to support an effective and efficient enforcement system that operates in the public interest.
• Conduct research, including legal research and analysis, to establish a strong evidence base for discussion of the content and formulation of the regulations.
• Establish evidence gathering mechanisms (including organising and managing workshops and surveys) to inform internal decision making on legal policy and rule changes, assess potential impacts and evaluate outcomes.
• Work alongside the project team with internal and external stakeholders to identify areas for change and test change proposals.
• Instruct external Counsel and/or law firms to provide legal advice on discrete issues to support the review of the enforcement regulations.
• Alongside other members of the project team, help to identify risk to the successful delivery of the project and appropriate mitigating actions, including potential impacts on other business areas.

Personal Specification:

• Solicitor or barrister (eligible to hold a practising certificate in the UK or a comparable jurisdiction)
• Demonstrable knowledge of public law and principles of fair decision-making.
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of professional regulation and associated enforcement processes.
• Strong legal research skills and analysis.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.