Assistant Regulatory Enforcement Lawyer - London, United Kingdom - Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Salary:

- £42,471 - £46,095- £42,471 (National), £45,671 (London) per annum. Rising to £42,895 (National), £46,095 (London) per annum on successful completion of probation.


Job grade:


  • Senior Executive Officer
  • B1 APT
    Contract type:
  • Permanent
  • Temporary
    Length of employment:
  • There are two positions available, 1 permanent and 1 temporary (until 31 March 2025)

Business area:


  • Strategy and Engagement
    Type of role:
  • Legal Services
  • Other
    Working pattern:
  • Flexible working, Fulltime
    Number of jobs available:
  • 2Contents
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Location

  • Permanent
position is based at 23 Stephenson Street, Birmingham and temporary position is based at Clive House, London.
About the job


Job summary:


We are seeking
two Assistant Enforcement and Appeals Lawyers to join our Legal team, (
1 permanent based in Birmingham and
1 temporary based in London, in the temporary role you will be working mainly on the Supported Accommodation).

As an Assistant Regulatory Enforcement lawyer you will work within a team providing Ofsted's main source of legal advice.

Ofsted has a regulatory role in relation to Early Years, Childcare and Social Care provider, including work associated with supported accommodation.

You will provide direct legal support or commission legal services and complement the lawyers across the various disciplines. The team covers a wide breadth legal work including litigation, enforcement issues and public law matters.

This role will suit a qualified junior lawyer, looking to progress their career and take the next steps.

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your experience in Ofsted's well-established team. The post holder will work with high-achieving professionals at all levels, surrounded by a friendly and supportive team.

They will have access to amazing benefits, such as flexible working hours, the Civil Service Pension Scheme, and 32.5 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.

We offer a hybrid working model, so you may also choose to spend a proportion of time working from home.


Job description:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Person specification:


  • Please refer to the job specification for further information

Qualifications:


  • Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives

Behaviours:

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Working Together
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Delivering at Pace
  • Managing a Quality Service

Technical skills:

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Knowledge and experience of conducting or advising on regulatory enforcement action/prosecutions/court or tribunal work.
  • Experience of identifying litigation risks and underlying causes and identifying solutions that take account of wider policy and operational contexts.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly and a track record of working collaboratively with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey the legal advice in a clear and simple method.

Benefits:

Full details of the benefits available can be found in our Ofsted Offer brochure.

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Selection process details:


  • This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills

Application and Shortlisting:


Assessment and Interview:

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment


Security:


  • People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)

  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service:

  • The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
  • We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
  • The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redund
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