Head of Legal – General Counsel Advice Team

Requirements of the role

The General Counsel Advice Team is part of the General Counsel Directorate of the SRA. The Directorate plays a key role in driving forward strategic regulatory reform of the legal services market to meet the SRA’s objectives, providing sound advice on legislative interpretation and reform.

As Head of Legal – General Counsel Advice Team, you will be responsible for the successful direction and management of the team responsible for providing high quality legal advice and support to the SRA on areas of policy development, governance, HR, procurement and compliance issues. You will be called upon regularly to provide advice on high profile novel areas and will be comfortable responding at pace and with consideration. The role gives you the opportunity to work independently and support work in evolving and high-profile areas of work, for example our Consumer Protection Review. Read more about hot topics for the SRA currently here.

This is a position where you will be able to demonstrate your leadership and stakeholder management skills, along with your legal acumen and expertise.

What’s in it for you

• Work for a cutting-edge legal regulator at an exciting time
• Lead a team of lawyers to deliver high quality legal advice in broad range of areas
• Demonstrate your expert professional judgment and legal knowledge

• Qualified solicitor or barrister, or CILEX lawyer, admitted in England & Wales of strong personal qualities and career achievements
• Significant experience in public and/or regulatory law
• Experience of leading and managing lawyers, motivating them to deliver high quality outcomes.
• Experience of high-quality decision making underpinned by solid legal advice – personally and on behalf of a team – in a regulatory environment including high profile and sensitive matters
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment where decisions are made quickly
• Highly developed interpersonal skills combined with experience of establishing and maintaining effective relationships and working with a range of internal and external stakeholders

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