In-House Litigation Solicitor

Page Personnel; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Page Personnel is recruiting an In House Litigation Solicitor for a nationally significant, government-backed economic development institution across the UK. You will provide litigation advice, manage disputes and support governance and risk processes while working with senior stakeholders.

The Successful Applicant includes 4+ years PQE, in-house financial services or regulated environment preference, and the ability to advise on FOI matters.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with 4+ years PQE and availability at short notice.
• Experience in litigation, disputes or contentious matters.
• Ideally in-house financial services/banking/regulatory environment.
• Able to advise senior stakeholders and manage competing priorities.
• Provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.
• Knowledge of governance, risk and escalation processes.
• Familiarity with FOI matters and ICO/First Tier Tribunal challenges.
• Confident in managing external advisers and legal spend.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support on litigation, disputes and challenges across the organisation.
• Advise on governance, escalation and risk management processes.
• Advise on contentious matters within a financial services environment.
• Work with senior stakeholders and business teams with practical, commercially focused legal advice.
• Provide input to Product, Risk and Compliance, Policy, Strategy, Economics, Finance and Procurement teams.
• Advise on Freedom of Information requests, including ICO or First Tier Tribunal challenges.
• Support the development of legal knowledge management, training and horizon scanning.
• Help standardise legal documentation, processes and internal know-how.
• Manage and oversee external legal advisers, ensuring quality, efficiency and value for money.

Skills

Strong communicator

Stakeholder management

Commercially minded

Ability to manage competing priorities

Pragmatic legal advice

Governance/risk experience

Education

Qualified solicitor with 4+ years PQE

Job description

• Enjoy excellent benefits, flexibility and career development
• Rare opportunity to work In-house

About Our Client

Our client is a nationally significant, government backed economic development institution with a clear purpose: helping drive sustainable economic growth and supporting businesses across the UK.

Job Description

The In House Litigation Solicitor will be:

• Providing legal advice and support on litigation, disputes and potential legal challenges across the organisation.
• Advising on appropriate governance, escalation and risk management processes.
• Providing advice on contentious matters within a financial services environment.
• Working with senior stakeholders and business teams with practical, commercially focused legal advice.
• Providing legal input to Product, Risk and Compliance, Policy, Strategy, Economics, Finance and Procurement teams.
• Advising on Freedom of Information requests, including challenges involving the ICO or First Tier Tribunal.
• Supporting the development of legal knowledge management, training and horizon scanning.
• Helping to standardise legal documentation, processes and internal know how.
• Managing and overseeing external legal advisers, ensuring quality, efficiency and value for money.

The Successful Applicant

The In House Litigation Solicitor should be:

• A solicitor with 4+ years PQE plus and who is available at short notice
• Experienced in litigation, disputes or contentious legal matters.
• Ideally experienced within an in house financial services, banking or regulated environment.
• Comfortable advising senior stakeholders and managing competing priorities.
• Experienced in providing pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice.
• Knowledgeable around governance, risk and escalation processes.
• Ideally familiar with Freedom of Information matters and challenges involving the ICO or First Tier Tribunal.
• Confident managing external legal advisers and controlling legal spend.
• A strong communicator who can build effective relationships across a complex organisation.
• Commercially minded, collaborative and comfortable working with a high degree of autonomy.

What's on Offer

• Salary ranging from £60,000 to £62,000
• Generous holiday
• Hybrid working arrangements