Thematic Support Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Solicitors Regulation Authority

Solicitors Regulation Authority

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract / Secondment

Contract length

6 months

Working Pattern

Full time - flexible working may be considered

Working Hours

35 hours per week

Salary

£23,160 per annum

Location Options

Hybrid - home based and Birmingham

Function Type

Administration

We are recruiting a Thematic Support Officer to join us for a period of 6 months.

The team

The Thematic Engagement Team forms part of the Thematic Risk Team at the SRA, who are responsible for undertaking a wide range of thematic projects and investigating issues within specific sectors of the legal profession.

Some of these projects can be high profile and have a significant impact. The Thematic Risk Team always engages with the regulated population constructively and proactively.

The role

As a Thematic Support Officer, you will provide administrative support to the Thematic Risk Team in a variety of regulatory compliance exercises.

You will contact firms by a variety of communication methods.

You will proactively monitor law firms' compliance with our regulatory rules by undertaking various activities to check and review information.

You will assess compliance, and evidence your decision making.

Excellent attention to detail will be important as you will be responsible for producing high-quality and accurate work.

What is in it for you?

Join a small and supportive team
Be part of a highprofile project and make an impact on our regulatory activity
Showcase your excellent customer service skills and attention to detail

What we are looking for

Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Good IT skills including Microsoft Word and Excel and the ability to use the internet
Ability to record data accurately with good attention to detail
Ability to work flexibly and comfortably in a constantly changing environment whilst effectively managing conflicting priorities

Useful and additional information
There is a full role profile attached to the bottom of this advert on our website.

This is a hybrid role and will be based in our Birmingham office 1 to 2 days a week, and from home the rest of the week.

To apply

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.

We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation.

We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

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

Vacancy closing date:

03/04/2023, 00:00

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.