£100/day to £400/day
City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Contract, Variable

Legal Adviser

Posted by Lorien.

LEGAL ADVISER - INITIAL 6 MONTH - INSIDE IR35 - PART TIME POSITION/1 DAY PER WEEK

One of Loriens Public Sector clients is looking to bring on a highly skilled Legal Adviser to their team on an initial 6 month contract with good chance of extension.

Essential skills

  1. An appropriate legal qualification.
  2. Knowledge and understanding of legislation relating to consumers and consumer bodies.
  3. Ability to analyse and interpret legislation, and to explain legal concepts in a clear and understandable way.
  4. Excellent stakeholder, relationship building and communication skills to engage internally and externally.
  5. Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and plan workload.
  6. Ability to work collaboratively and constructively with colleagues across the organisation as necessary.
  7. Ability to work under pressure, managing a portfolio of work and ability to manage scrutiny from third parties

Desirable Skills

  • A demonstrable track record of providing specialist in-house legal support and advice within a consumer or other public body.
  • Understanding and experience of consumer policy, consumer protection and/or regulatory issues.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the consumer advocacy, information and advice landscape in Scotland and elsewhere in the UK.
  • Knowledge and understanding of public bodies in Scotland and their duties and functions.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.