Legal Advisor - London, United Kingdom - Ofcom

Ofcom

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Closing Date:
08/03/2024

Group:
Legal Group

Management Level:
Associate

Job Type:

Permanent

Job Description:

About Ofcom

Ofcom is the regulator for the communications services that we use and rely on each day.

We make sure people get the best from their broadband, home phone and mobile services, as well as keeping an eye on post, TV and radio.

Ofcom has also recently taken on new responsibilities for online safety.

Our culture is clear - we live by our values: Empowerment; Excellence; Collaboration; Agility and Respect. These define how we work to deliver our purpose, now and in the future. The behaviours which support these values set the path for a fully inclusive and innovative culture at Ofcom.

We focus not only on what we do, but how we do it. We pride ourselves on being an organisation of people who genuinely care about helping others.

About the Team

The legal team is central to Ofcom.

We are a friendly and diverse team, based in London and Manchester, bringing together our individual strengths and specialisms to provide first-class, proactive, and focused legal advice and support across the organisation.

We help Ofcom create and implement communications policy and regulation and advise on all its key decisions.

The team consists of approximately 60 qualified lawyers, ranging from associate level to senior management, with diverse backgrounds, experience and expertise.

Purpose of the Role

You will have the opportunity to work on projects throughout their life cycle, including helping with the early-stage policy development, advising on consultation processes, decision-making and any subsequent litigation or enforcement.

Associate legal advisors work together with more senior lawyers either as a team of lawyers working on a big project, or independently with a senior lawyer acting as a peer reviewer.

Key responsibilities- Advising on a portfolio of legal work across diverse projects in a range of sectors, including assessing and resolving legal risk in the context of Ofcom's overall strategy- Developing knowledge in new areas, including advising on areas of law that are new to you and learning about new industry sectors and technologies- Liaising with external stakeholders, including central government, other regulators and regulated industries- Helping to conduct litigation

Skills, knowledge and experience

We're interested in people who can:

Communicate clearly and effectively in writing and orally
Analyse new areas of the law, identify key risks and solve problems by thinking strategically and creatively
Work as a team, and collaborate with others by building relationships with colleagues from a range of disciplines, such as policy specialists, technical experts and economists
Handle and prioritise competing demands on their time.

Ofcom has a flexible hybrid working policy, but you should expect to be within a reasonable commuting distance from our London office or our Manchester office.

How to apply

Please send us your CV and a covering letter.

The covering letter should be no more than two pages and should explain what areas of Ofcom's work you find particularly interesting and how you would utilise your skillset to support that area of work.

We champion flexible working patterns including job shares where we can. Discover more about working at Ofcom at

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