Opportunity to join a regulatory body as Head of Legal – Fitness to Practise (Internal Advocacy) for an 18-month contract.
As Head of Legal you will oversee the legal team, managing the Fitness to Practise legal budget, planning the allocation of work and resources and developing a team of legally qualified individuals who will provide fitness to practise legal support. You will also lead and manage the in-house advocacy service. You will be accountable for preparing and presenting the Council’s hearings and meetings including interim order applications, interim order reviews and substantive order reviews. Finally you will provide operational and strategic advice to Executive Leadership team and senior leaders.
To be considered, you will be qualified Lawyer (registered with the BSB/SRA), with a minimum of 5 years PQE, with experience of advocacy before a variety of tribunals. You should also have significant experience of the fitness to practise process and presentation of fitness to practise cases before panels of adjudicators. Previous experience of managing and developing teams is highly desirable.
This is an 18-month fixed term contract, offering a salary of £73,121 per year, rising to £75,443 per year after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period. This role doesn’t require attendance in the office on a regular basis. However, there will be a requirement to be in the office (Sheffield) for meetings and training events as required.
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