Job Description
Job title: Advocacy Lawyer
Contract: Permanent
Working Arrangement: Hybrid (London)
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000
You will be responsible for providing legal and advocacy services to the organisations in-house casework team investigating concerns about registrants’ fitness to practise.
Key Responsibilites:
* Presentation of cases on behalf of the organisation in front of the FtPC, RAC and High Court (where applicable).
* Preparation of cases prior to presentation (including cases being presented by others) including the drafting of high-quality legal documents
* Supporting casework teams to ensure the efficient and effective assessment, investigation and progression of cases, including advising on the assessment of risk in relation to the need for interim orders (at both investigation and FtPC stages).
* Communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including registrant representatives and external third parties, as required.
* Providing advice, support and training to casework staff including advice on risk, evidence, proportionate enquiry and investigation, the drafting of charges and correspondence with external parties.
* Provision of routine and complex legal advice to the regulatory operations directorate teams on a day to day basis (and, if required, to the wider organisation).
* Ensuring continuous improvement taking into consideration, and implementing learning from, outcomes in practice committees and relevant case law.
* Liaison with internal and external stakeholders, legal representatives and external third parties as required.
* Acquiring an outstanding working knowledge of the organisations governing legislation, relevant policies and procedures and relevant case law.
* Participate in project teams and working groups as necessary to further the work of the department.
Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications
* Qualified lawyer with experience of professional regulation or the ability to gain the experience quickly (solicitor, barrister or Chartered Legal Executive, holding a current practising certificate with at least 3 years’ PQE).
* Significant experience of managing and/ or directing investigations and presenting cases within agreed timeframes and to a high quality, preferably within the professional regulation setting.
* An excellent understanding of complex legal concepts and ability to apply knowledge to case work.
* Ability to grasp unfamiliar and/or new legislation quickly and to accurately apply rules and legislation to daily work.
* Ability to handle a high-volume caseload and manage competing priorities effectively.
* Ability to communicate to a high standard with legally qualified and non legally qualified colleagues.