Legal Advisor – Competition / Consumer / Regulatory Law

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LEGAL ADVISOR – COMPETITION / CONSUMER / REGULATORY LAW

Our client is looking to recruit a Legal Advisor to join their team. The candidate will work within a multi-disciplinary divisional team, which includes business analysts, industry experts, engineers, economists, accountants and other lawyers. This role works with a talented and motivated Legal team comprising of solicitors, barristers, and dispute resolution specialists. The team works on a collaborative basis and the Legal Advisor has the opportunity to be directly involved in a broad range of high-profile and interesting work and have direct engagement with decision makers. Personal development is promoted and supported. There are plenty of opportunities for further on the job training and education along with opportunities to lead or be involved in cross-divisional projects.

• Provide clear, concise, practical and strategic legal advice to inform and guide the Division identifying the key legal issues, process and procedural requirements, the available options, and the associated legal risks;
• Review key documentation prepared in the Division or by external consultants prior to publication, and identify legal weaknesses and/or necessary changes;
• Draft regulatory instruments such as secondary legislation and decision instruments and draft elements of public consultation documents, including regulatory impact assessments;
• Minimise legal risk in respect of any proposed regulatory measure ensuring that it is supported by the facts and consistent with applicable law and the administrative process leading to the proposed measure is properly conducted;
• Prepare legal briefs for external lawyers, particularly in the context of litigation, and manage the ongoing provision of external advice;
• Contribute to the management of litigation as required, particularly in the context of appeals/judicial review and enforcement, including review and advice on correspondence, affidavits, expert reports and other documents required in the context of Court proceedings;
• Liaise with legal and other staff in government departments, public bodies and national regulatory authorities as required;
• Contribute to organisation-level legal and regulatory policy issues, including by participating in cross-Divisional advisor meetings led by General Counsel.