Principal Lawyer

• Locations

  Brighton, East Sussex

• Salary

  £80513 - £91695 per annum

• Sector

  Finance, Procurement & Legal, Legal Professional

• Type

  Contract / Interim

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a National Regulatory Body in their search for an interim Principal Lawyer to join the Automatic Enrolment team.

You will be responsible to provide advice and support on operational, policy, and litigation matters to the Regulatory Compliance Directorate and other key internal and external stakeholders. You will also provide good quality, consistent, timely, commercial and pragmatic legal advice on legal issues and legal risks over a wide range of subjects, support complex, large and high-profile regulatory investigations.

The successful post-holder will be a Solicitor or Barrister, with a current practising certificate in England and Wales, or a CILEX qualified lawyer. With experience in public law, regulatory decision making and civil litigation; including advocacy, in regulatory law or tribunal litigation

You will be entitled to additional employment benefits (such as Civil Service Pension, 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, and flexible time up to 2 days per month).

The successful post-holder will be expected to attend the Brighton Office 6 days per month.

Job Title: Principal Lawyer

Location: Hybrid (Brighton Office 6 days per month)

Annual Salary: £80,500- £91,000

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, timely, consistent, and pragmatic legal advice to a range of different internal and external stakeholders.

• Advise on AE litigation before the First Tier or Upper Tribunal, debt recovery in the County Court, and Criminal Prosecution, including, where appropriate, the instruction of Counsel.

• Advise on (AE) operational and policy developments within the Regulatory Compliance directorate.

• Identify, advise on, and escalate decisions that create unmanaged legal risk.

• Contribute to the internal legal knowledge management system and assist in supporting the learning and development of colleagues and clients, including sharing knowledge and actively participating in training.

Person Specification

• A Solicitor or Barrister, with a current practising certificate in England and Wales, or a CILEX qualified lawyer; with 5 years PQE

• Extensive experience of providing consistent, clear and audience tailored risk-based advice

• Experience in civil litigation, including advocacy, in regulatory law or Tribunal litigation

• Experience of public law or regulatory decision making as well as instructing counsel and legal risk mitigation strategies

• Relevant legal knowledge of e.g. Pensions Act 2004, Pensions Act 2008 and related subordinate legislation

• Experience of at least one or more of the following, (1) Providing pensions, commercial and/or regulatory law advice, (2) Devising and implementing a case strategy, and (3) Preparing cases for litigation

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual’s skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.