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Head of Legal and Enforcement - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Solicitors Regulation Authority

Solicitors Regulation Authority

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

1 month ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Contract Type
Permanent

Working Pattern

Full time

Working Hours

35 hours per week

Salary

£70,000 - £80,000 per annum depending on knowledge, skills and experience (plus London weighting if applicable)

Location Options

Hybrid - home based and Birmingham, Hybrid - home based and London, Old Broad Street, Hybrid - home based and Cardiff

Function Type

Regulation, Legal

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced and talented lawyer to join our legal team as a Head of Legal and Enforcement.

What is in it for you?

Work for a cuttingedge legal regulator at an exciting time; developing our regulatory approach through work on novel and highprofile cases
Lead a team of legal professionals to deliver high quality legal advice and casework, ensuring outcomes that meet the public interest
Play a key part in developing and maintaining high standards of decisionmaking and case progression across the SRA
Demonstrate your expert professional judgment and legal knowledge through personal conduct of the most serious and complex cases

The role

We are looking for an accomplished lawyer to lead a team of senior lawyers in delivering high quality regulatory, disciplinary and litigation casework.

The Legal and Enforcement team deals with contentious matters before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and the High Court.

It also gives advice and case direction internally on a range of issues to our investigation and other regulatory teams.

Reporting into the Director, you will lead a team of up to 15 legal professionals.

With oversight of highly complex and high-profile investigations and prosecutions, you will be accountable for cases, ensuring cases are investigated progressed effectively and that decisions and outcomes are achieved in the public interest and in line with the SRA's Enforcement Strategy.

You will achieve this through handling and overseeing cases as well as providing and overseeing case direction to regulatory teams across the SRA.

You will lead and support teams of lawyers and investigators to make consistent and appropriate decisions, by sharing your expertise to promote a high-performance culture.

You will demonstrate your ability to quickly analyse and absorb information, focusing on the salient facts and issues, weighing evidence and issues to reach timely, fair, clear and reasoned judgments.

As a proactive communicator, you will appreciate the benefit of collaboration, with both internal and external stakeholders. Externally, you could be involved in presenting at stakeholder meetings, seminars and conferences.

Internally you will be providing legal advice and expertise both orally and in writing as well as presenting papers and presentations to committees, boards, and staff.

You will exercise your sound judgment by identifying and responding to legal, practical and policy risks, demonstrating an understanding of sensitive issues and escalating appropriately and effectively, including to the General Counsel.

To succeed in this role, you will need superb organisational skills and be able to comfortably and effectively manage your own time and that of others.

As a credible people leader, you will be familiar with managing a team to handle cases in a KPI driven operational environment.

What we are looking for

Solicitor or barrister admitted in England and Wales, with an exceptional understanding of regulatory procedures and practices, litigation and complex legal casework
Experience of successfully leading teams of high performing lawyers and/or senior caseworkers
Extensive experience of delivering and directing complex casework or litigation
Proven experience providing high quality, strategic and impartial legal advice, with an understanding of sensitive issues
Practical experience of case analysis and legal drafting in a highly complex or high profile, contentious environment
An adept communicator, capable of explaining complex legal or technical issues clearly and at all levels

We do not specify PQE for any of our vacancies, but anticipate that this opportunity will suit someone operating at Senior Associate or Partner level (or equivalent).

Useful and additional information

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 p