Senior Legal Adviser

at  Solicitors Regulation Authority

Contract Type
Permanent
Working Pattern
Full time - flexible working may be considered
Working Hours
35 hours per week
Salary
£63,742.42 per annum for Birmingham and Cardiff and £70,116 per annum for London
Location Options
Hybrid - home based and Birmingham, Hybrid - home based and Cardiff, Hybrid - home based and London, Old Broad Street
Function Type
Legal
The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales. We regulate in the public interest to ensure solicitors and law firms adhere to high professional standards, to take action against those who fail to comply with their regulatory obligations and to protect the public against risk.
The in-house Legal & Enforcement team at the SRA deals with contentious regulatory proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and other related litigation. It also provides legal advice and case direction to our investigation teams and other internal teams at the SRA.
We are currently growing our Legal & Enforcement team and are recruiting to several legally qualified roles including Senior Legal Adviser, Triage Lawyer (same level as Senior Legal Adviser), Case Manager and Legal Adviser.
The following advert relates to the Senior Legal Adviser
Visit the SRA jobs if you would like to find out more about the other roles we are currently recruiting for within the Legal & Enforcement team to decide which one may be most suited to your skills and interest.

TO APPLY

Please click ‘apply’ to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the essential criteria listed under the ‘What we are looking for’ section above. The Cover Letter should be no longer than 2 pages
To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages.
Closing date for applications is 3rd of March 2025 at 9am GMT
The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
Vacancy closing date: 03/03/2025, 09:00

You will be working within the Legal & Enforcement team, providing high quality legal and regulatory advice and supporting investigations at an early stage, developing and delivering case strategy in complex and/or multiple cases and conducting disciplinary proceedings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
Using your experience of mentoring and coaching you will help to develop and support team members to make sure that our Enforcement Strategy is applied to disciplinary proceedings in a consistent and proportionate way.
With previous practical experience of complex case analysis, you will utilise your strong case management skills and extensive knowledge of law, framework and rules within regulation to lead and deliver successful outcomes.
The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is proactive, has excellent attention to detail and can demonstrate a track record of delivering quality results.
We are seeking to recruit multiple Senior Legal Advisers, some of whom will be specialist advocates. You are encouraged to apply if you have significant advocacy experience gained in courts or tribunals, even if not in a regulatory setting. Our advocates have the opportunity to conduct contested hearings before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal as well as prosecutions in the Magistrates and Crown Court.