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ACCA is seeking independent Legal Advisers to support their regulatory function. The role involves attending hearings and providing legal advice, requiring significant experience in regulatory law. This position allows flexibility in attendance and operates under a self-employed status for independence purposes.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) is a leading global professional accounting body that provides education, training, and certification to accountants worldwide.
ACCA deals with complaints about its members and students, including allegations of misconduct through its investigative and disciplinary service including in certain circumstances, its Disciplinary Committees. In addition, ACCA’s Regulatory Committees consider matters relating to eligibility for admission and continuing membership (including those that relate to practising certificates and audit qualification).
In delivering these services, ACCA acts in the public interest and in accordance with the principles of better regulation. It strives to take effective and proportionate disciplinary action, where appropriate, while carrying out procedures that are fair, consistent, and transparent.
Nature and scope of the services
The independent panel of Legal Advisers comprises individuals with a wide range of legal expertise. ACCA seek individuals who are barristers or solicitors qualified in England and Wales with a minimum ten years standing with at least five years’ recent experience of working with tribunals in the field of regulatory law as an advocate, legal adviser, or decision-maker. Legal Advisers do not have to be UK based as long as they can attend ACCA hearings at the designated time, but candidates must be either solicitors who are qualified and eligible to practice in England and Wales or barristers (called to the Bar in England and Wales).
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Applications from former ACCA employees and independent members of ACCA Boards and Committees shall not be considered unless a period of six years has elapsed since their employment or contract for services ceased.
One way that ACCA incorporates the principles of better regulation into its regulatory and disciplinary services is through the incorporation of independent decision-making. To facilitate this, ACCA engages the services of independent Panel Members made up of lay and accountant committee members, chairs, and legal advisers, as well as disciplinary assessors and regulatory assessors.
ACCA is seeking to appoint additional independent Panel Members to provide the services of Legal Advisers
ACCA Legal Advisers do not have to be UK based as long as they can attend ACCA hearings at the designated times, but candidates must be either solicitors who are qualified and eligible to practice in England and Wales or barristers (called to the Bar in England and Wales).
Please note that Panel Members are self-employed, for independence purposes and for public interest purposes.
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