Senior Associate (Legal)

• Locations

  London

• Salary

  £36918 - £54655 per annum

• Sector

  Finance, Procurement & Legal, Legal Professional

• Type

  Permanent

Morgan Hunt are currently working with a National Regulatory Body in their search for a Senior Associate (Legal) to support the ever growing Legal team.

You will be working with directorates in the organisation, embedded in the policy teams’ work to deliver the organisations strategy, whilst navigating and managing legal risk. As an organisation they pride themselves on providing high quality, pragmatic, solutions-focused advice.

You will be working flexibly across a range of the organisations work, from longer term policy projects to urgent, ad hoc matters requiring an immediate response.

The perfect candidate will be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales or at least 3 years’ experience acting in a role akin to that of a qualified Solicitor or Barrister in a legal environment.

You should have experience of working in a complex organisation within a regulated utility sector in the specific areas of regulatory, public and administrative law or competition law.

The benefits with this position, civil service pension, 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working arrangements, cycle-to-work scheme, enhanced sick pay and health and wellbeing initiatives.

Job Title: Senior Associate (Legal)

Location: Hybrid (2 days per week in London or Birmingham Office)

Hourly Rate: £36,918 – £54,655

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: Full-Time (37 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, timely and solutions-focussed legal advice across a number of Directorates, workstreams and projects; you will be working closely with chief executive directorate

• Be fully involved in helping policy teams develop and deliver strategically focussed policy which is legally robust

• Be an adaptable thinker and incorporate wider considerations into your work, helping to identify and manage organisational risks and opportunities

• Demonstrate good judgement and to create clarity and build trust through effective communication and collaboration.

• Proactively share skills and knowledge, and support others in the team in doing this

• Support the organisations external relationships with law firms and legal counsel, other regulators and government.

Person Specification

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales or at least 3 years’ experience acting in a role akin to that of a qualified Solicitor or Barrister in a legal environment

• Material experience of working in a complex organisation within a regulated utility sector; in the specific areas of regulatory, public and administrative law or competition law.

• Material experience of delivering solutions-focussed legal advice on the development and implementation of policy objectives and/or the implementation of strategic government projects and programmes

• Material experience of successfully applying analytical skills in a complex legislative structure within an innovative policy environment

• Material experience of successfully influencing and/or negotiating with internal and external stakeholders, including colleagues, government departments, external lawyers, counterparties, and partner organisations.

Please contact to find out more information regarding this fantastic opportunity for a Senior Associate (Legal)

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