Morgan Hunt are currently working with a UK Regulatory Body in their search for a permanent Junior Lawyer to join the Automatic Enrolment team, and provide advice and support on operational, policy and litigation matters across the organisation.
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. You will support complex, large and high profile regulatory investigations and proceedings and represent and support the organisation both internally and externally.
The successful post-holder will be a Qualified Lawyer, with a current practising certificate in England and Wales, or a CILEX Qualified lawyer. You will have experience of providing consistent, clear and audience tailored risk-based advice, alongside strong advocacy, negotiation and persuasion skills. You will have experience providing either pensions, commercial and/or regulatory law advice, devising and implementing case strategies as well as preparing cases for litigation.
Alongside the annual salary, you will be remunerated with a range of excellent benefits such as:
- Employer Pensions Contribution of 26-30%
- 25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
- Flexible Time (up to 2 days per month)
Job Title: Junior Lawyer
Location: Hybrid (Brighton Office 6 days per month)
Annual Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Job Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time
Key Responsibilities
- Provide high quality, timely, consistent and pragmatic legal advice to a range of different stakeholders
- Advise on litigation before the First Tier or Upper Tribunal, debt recovery in the County Court, and Criminal Prosecution
- Advise on 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
- Experience of providing consistent, clear and audience tailored risk-based advice
- Ability to understand the needs and aims of an organisation
- Sound understanding of public law issues
- Experience of at least some of the following - (i) providing pensions, commercial and/or regulatory law advice, (ii) devising and implementing a case strategy, and (iii) preparing cases for litigation
- Good advocacy, negotiation, and persuasion skills
Please contact to find out more information regarding this fantastic opportunity for a Junior Lawyer.
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