Senior Lawyer
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The Vacancy
| Job Title | Senior Lawyer |
| Hours | 35 hours per week - Full time with flexibility |
| Job level | £65,000 to £70,000 per annum - Band 4 |
| Location | High Holborn, London Majority home working (minimum 4 days per month in the office) |
The Role
BSB’s Legal Team. The BSB’s Legal Team provides legal advice, litigation support, legal training and other legal support across the BSB’s regulatory functions. As a senior member of the team, the Senior Lawyer will support the Head of Legal in ensuring the provision of high quality, expert legal support and will contribute to the management of legal regulatory risk. The successful candidate will have scope to make a significant contribution to the work of the Bar Standards Board as well as the Legal Team.
Role responsibilities will include:
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providing “in-house” legal advice in relation to the BSB’s regulatory functions on a wide range of issues, which may include, but is not limited to, general principles of fair decision-making and the development of policies and guidance, Handbook amendments, contracts and Memoranda of Understanding;
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drafting instructions and sourcing external advice as appropriate;
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handling pre-action challenges and litigation arising from regulatory functions. This may involve managing cases “in-house” or co-ordinating with external solicitors or barristers;
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undertaking legal research
Key skills and experience required to undertake the role include:
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Solicitor (eligible to hold a practising certificate in England & Wales) or barrister (eligible to hold a practising certificate in England & Wales with a litigation extension).
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Demonstrable knowledge of public and administrative law, including judicial review and principles of fair decision-making.
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Demonstrable knowledge of regulatory and disciplinary law.
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Demonstrable knowledge of civil procedure and the law of evidence.
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Experience of providing legal services within the regulatory and/or public service sector.
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Proven and recent experience of handling litigation, including pre-action correspondence and judicial reviews.
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Excellent legal research and drafting skills.
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Proven and recent experience of providing written and oral legal advice.
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Experience advising on, developing and drafting operational policies, procedures and guidance.
Full details of the role requirements, and person specification can be viewed in the job description – see attached.
The BSB
The Bar Standards Board (BSB) regulates barristers and their professional practice and specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales in the public interest. We are responsible for setting education and training requirements, setting standards, authorising organisations, monitoring the service provided, and handling complaints. Barristers work at the heart of our justice system so BSB’s mission is fundamentally important to the maintenance of the rule of law.
Our people value our friendly and respectful environment, our support for flexible working, the opportunity to have a high degree of impact and our interesting, challenging, and varied work. More about our work can be viewed on our website, including our Strategic Plan for 2022-2025.
Working for the BSB
The Bar Standards Board offers excellent terms and conditions of employment, including:
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Hybrid Working is the agreed way of working.
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We work from the office for a minimum of four days per month.
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Option to work from the office more and when there are team or organisational events.
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Up to 31 days annual leave, plus a holiday transfer scheme
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Up to 12% employer’s pension contribution
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Parental leave and flexible working policies
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Plus a range of additional benefits, including gym classes, discounts and rewards.
Applying
To apply for this role, please submit your CV and covering letter, addressing the essential criteria from the person specification. We operate an anonymous recruitment process, to reduce the chance of unconscious bias from our process, please remove your name and other personal information from your CV and covering letter before submitting.
The Bar Standards Board is a Disability Confident Committed employer. Candidates with a disability who meet the essential criteria for this role will be guaranteed an interview. Candidates with a disability who require reasonable adjustments should contact Vivien Bock, HR Adviser on 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk to discuss arrangements.
The Bar Standard Board aims to recruit a talented workforce and values the diversity in background, skills and experience of its staff. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all job applicants irrespective of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, maternity or pregnancy, marital or civil partnership status or gender re-assignment.
| Closing Date | 9am on 18 November 2024 |
| Proposed Interview Date | 27 or 29 November 2024 |
| Contact Details | 0207 611 4699 or HRCentralMailbox@BarCouncil.org.uk |
About The Bar
The independent, practicing Bar of England and Wales is more than 16,500 strong and plays a crucial role in upholding the principles of government accountability under law and vindication of legal rights through the courts.
A strong and independent Bar exists to serve the public. As specialists, independent advocates, barristers enable people to uphold their legal rights, often acting on behalf of the most vulnerable members of society.
The Bar makes a vital contribution to the efficient and effective operation of criminal and civil courts. It provides a pool of talent, from increasingly diverse backgrounds, from which a significant proportion of the judiciary is drawn, and on whose independence the rule of law and our democratic way of life depends.
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