Junior Lawyer

Red Snapper Recruitment | Public Safety; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK energy regulator is seeking a qualified Legal Adviser to join their in-house legal team. This role offers the chance to provide strategic legal advice on regulatory matters impacting consumers and markets, while working on high-profile projects. The position is hybrid, requiring only one day per week in the office, and welcomes applicants from various backgrounds, supporting diversity in hiring.

Qualifications

• Qualified barrister or solicitor (England & Wales) or advocate/solicitor (Scotland).
• Overseas qualified lawyer with readiness to undertake SQE or BTT.
• Chartered Legal Executive with a qualifying law degree.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal workstreams and provide strategic legal advice.
• Advise on public law, regulatory, and policy matters.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Legal judgement and analysis

Excellent communication skills

Planning and organisational skills

Resilience under pressure

Education

Solicitor or barrister qualification (UK)

Chartered Legal Executive qualification

Job description

Red Snapper Recruitment are recruiting for a Legal Adviser (Level 2b) on behalf of a leading UK energy regulator.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing in-house legal team at a time of unprecedented transformation across the energy sector. The organisation plays a critical role in protecting energy consumers, overseeing markets, and supporting the UK’s transition to net zero.

You will join the Office of the General Counsel, providing strategic, solutions-focused legal advice across a wide range of complex, high-profile and fast-moving policy and regulatory matters. This is meaningful work with real impact on consumers, markets and environmental outcomes.

Summary of job

• Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
• Locations: London, Glasgow or Cardiff (hybrid working – average one day per week in the office)

Main duties and responsibilities

• Own and lead legal workstreams, working collaboratively and delivering as part of a wider team.
• Provide strategic, high-quality, timely and solutions-focused legal advice on complex and novel issues within a regulatory context.
• Advise on public law, regulatory and policy matters across a range of specialist hubs, which may include retail pricing, enforcement, networks, systems, delivery of renewable schemes, or strategic infrastructure programmes.
• Support the effective management and mitigation of legal risk across the organisation.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal policy teams, technical specialists and corporate services.
• Manage key external stakeholder relationships, including government departments, regulators, industry participants and other bodies.
• Ensure value for money in the use of external legal counsel where required.
• Contribute to corporate, budgetary and wider management responsibilities as needed.

The role offers exposure to high-profile projects including consumer protection, price controls, competition matters, energy market reform, infrastructure development and net zero delivery.

Person Specification

Qualifications:

• Qualified barrister or solicitor (England & Wales), or advocate/solicitor (Scotland); OR
• Overseas qualified lawyer with evidence of preparedness to sit the SQE or BTT and some UK post-qualification practice; OR
• Chartered Legal Executive (with a Qualifying Law Degree, GDL/CPE, or CILEx Level 6 foundation subjects as specified).

Experience & Skills:

• Demonstrable sound legal judgement and ability to analyse and advise on complex and novel legal issues (lead criteria).
• Experience (at any stage of career) in one or more of the following areas:
• Economic regulation
• Consumer protection
• Commercial or complex projects/procurement
• Public/administrative law or regulatory litigation (particularly within government, regulatory bodies or highly regulated sectors)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex legal analysis clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Resilient and able to work effectively under pressure in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.

We welcome applications from candidates at different stages of their legal careers and particularly encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.

Any Specialist Requirements

Candidates will be required to undergo appropriate pre-employment screening and vetting in line with the requirements of the hiring organisation.

The Red Snapper Recruitment Group is an equal opportunities employer.