LAW Absolute
Senior Lawyer – Fitness to Practise (Advocacy)
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Regulatory Body Seeking Senior Fitness to Practise Lawyer (Advocacy)
Regulatory body responsible for overseeing health and care professionals are seeking a Senior Fitness to Practise Lawyer (Advocacy) for a 12-month contract. This is an exciting opportunity to lead an in-house Presenting Officer function, providing strategic oversight of advocacy services that play a key role in protecting the public and maintaining confidence in professional regulation.
Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Head of Fitness to Practise Legal Services, you'll lead and develop a team of Presenting Officers, oversee advocacy resources, and ensure effective representation before our statutory committees.
Requirements
- To be considered, you will hold a current practising certificate as a Barrister, Solicitor Advocate or Solicitor and have a minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience, ideally within professional regulation or another regulatory environment.
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Compensation and Benefits
- On offer is a salary between £65,000-£75,000, depending on experience.
- They offer hybrid working with 1-2 days a week in the office (London).
- As this is a relatively new role, you'll have genuine scope to shape the function, influence ways of working, and drive continuous improvement.
- For candidates interested in maintaining hands-on advocacy experience, opportunities may also be available to conduct advocacy before our statutory committees.
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Application Process
- Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However, we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
- At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.
- If you have not heard from us within a 48-hour timeframe, your application has not been successful, and your details have not been retained.
- LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed-term contract and permanent recruitment.
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