Browne Jacobson
Associate - Public Law (Nottingham, Birmingham or Cardiff)
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Job Description
We're looking for a talented Associate to join a team of high performing administrative and public law lawyers dealing with the full range of public law matters.
The Role
This role encompasses a variety of work types, including constitutional and administrative law advice, planning, environment, health, information law, judicial review and other regulatory litigation and disciplinary matters. As an Associate, you’ll support Partners and Senior Associates in advising clients on administrative and constitutional matters. This is likely to include advising on high profile, nationally significant matters for a range of government departments and arms length bodies, as well as advising local authorities on all manner of governance and associated matters.
What You'll Be Doing
- Provision of advice on administrative and public law risk
- Statutory interpretation and vires analysis
- Advising on the law of consultation, EU law or Human Rights law
What We're Looking For
- Experience of working with or for the public sector
- Experience of litigation including drafting and consideration of pre-action correspondence and pleadings, liaison with Court staff and preparation of trial bundles
- Working alongside in-house legal teams and instruction of leading counsel
- An understanding of information law, including FOIA, DPA and EIR
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We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.
Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we’re open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.
We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.
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Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.
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