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    Pensions Senior Lawyer - Westminster, Greater London, United Kingdom - Department for Business and Trade

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    Hays are delighted to be partnering with the Office for Product Safety Standards (OPSS) to recruit a key role within their highly regarded legal team - Data lawyer.

    This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced lawyer who is looking to work for a national regulator and join a friendly, inclusive and diverse in-house legal team.

    The Legal team are from a mixture of public sector and private practice backgrounds and from the Criminal Bar. The team provides legal advice across all of OPSS's functions. This post reports directly to the Head of Regulatory Legal Advice.

    You will work closely with teams across the OPSS to provide pragmatic, solution focussed and high-quality legal advice.

    We do not expect applicants to have existing expertise in all areas of OPSS's work but you must be willing to advise on a wide range of matters including our data transformation programme, development of policy, enforcement across a range of civil and criminal legislation, and statutory decision-making.

    In doing so, you will liaise with both Department for Business and Trade (DBT) and other government departments' legal advisors (GLD) as well as other regulators and commercial entities as appropriate.


    Advising on compliance with relevant laws in respect of data sharing, data handling and data security, advising on data protection and FOI issues.

    Providing timely and high-quality legal advice to colleagues on a wide range of issues, both in respect of discrete requests for legal assistance and on more significant matters.

    Providing strategic legal advice when OPSS is considering, or has committed to, taking on new regulatory functions on behalf of other Government departments.

    Understanding policy perspectives and confidently presenting delivery solutions.
    Highlight to senior colleagues any significant legal risks, particularly in your practice areas, on a timely basis.
    Liaising with legal teams/advisers of stakeholders and other government departments/regulators as appropriate.

    Contributing to the learning and development of the OPSS Legal Advice and Practice team, as well as to the OPSS more broadly.

    An ability to assimilate complex information and provide pragmatic, delivery-focused advice on the back of it, underpinned by well-reasoned analysis.

    An aptitude for problem solving in a way that takes account of the 'bigger picture', particularly where there are uncertainties at play.

    An ability to work at pace, recognising the need to prioritise or to adopt a flexible approach when appropriate.

    Career development - Learning and development opportunities
    An environment with flexible working options
    25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30
    A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
    A Civil Service pension with employer contributions of at least 20% of your salary
    A Personal Statement of 500 words explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience provide evidence of your suitability for the role in reference to the essential criteria below:

    Applicants must be qualified to practice as a Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive in England and Wales.

    You must have completed a training contract/pupillage/qualifying employment or have been exempted from this by the Law Society, the Bar Council or CILEX.

    A sound knowledge of public law principles.
    Experience of advising on data protection and security, information law, FOI and / or data governance
    Experience of working within the Regulatory sector and advising on regulatory law

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