Lawyer

The Nursing and Midwifery Council; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive pension scheme

30 days annual leave

Life insurance 4x salary

Season ticket loans

Subsidised restaurant

Job summary

The Nursing and Midwifery Council is seeking a qualified lawyer to join its Case Preparation and Presentation team in London or Edinburgh. The role focuses on advocacy, reviewing fitness to practise cases, and presenting matters to practice committees and courts.

You will work as part of a supportive team, handling high-profile cases with professional development support and flexible working options.

Qualifications

• UK Practising Certificate required or equivalent.
• Experience with advocacy and regulatory matters is desirable.
• Ability to review and present fitness to practise cases accurately and independently.

Responsibilities

• Review and prepare fitness to practise cases for committees.
• Prepare high court applications and advocate at hearings.
• Present hearings in London and Edinburgh, including virtual and in-person settings.
• Provide clear, timely legal advice under tight deadlines.

Skills

Advocacy experience

Legal advice under pressure

Oral, written and presentation skills

Attention to detail

Independent decision making

Collaboration with teams

Organisational skills

IT literacy

Commitment to equality, diversity & IN

Integrity & confidentiality

Education

UK Qualified Solicitor/Barrister/Chartered Legal Executive

Job description

Lawyer

Application Deadline: 19 October 2026

Department: Case Preparation and Presentation

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London or Edinburgh

Compensation: £54,098 - £64,469 / year

Description

About the team and what we do

The NMC’s largest team of lawyers and paralegals prides itself on its collegiate and supportive environment. Lawyers are supported by a head and senior lawyers who provide technical supervision and support with professional development.

Our lawyers review and prepare fitness to practise cases for our practice committees as well as preparing applications to be heard in the High Court.

This role has a focus on advocacy and involves presenting hearings regularly before the NMC’s practice committees. Our hearings range from straightforward to complex and are heard both virtually and at our hearing centres in London and Edinburgh. Lawyers with the relevant rights of audience can also expect to appear regularly in the County Court and High Court or Court of Session.

Your role and impact

You will be a lawyer who may already have experience of regulatory law (but if not, you should demonstrate an interest in this area) and who will be committed to helping us to deliver high quality adjudication outcomes for registrants referred to the NMC in a person-centred way. You will be an excellent communicator, whether that be in oral, written or presentation form. You will also have a high level of attention to detail and will have the ability to quality assure your own work with minimal supervision.

What you’ll bring

• Holder of a UK Practising Certificate as UK Qualified Solicitor or Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive
• Experience of advocacy
• Proven experience of providing consistently accurate and appropriate legal advice while meeting tight deadlines
• Experience of autonomous decision making while dealing with high profile, sensitive issues
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Collaborative working with other internal teams
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to work on a range of different matters and cases simultaneously
• Good IT skills
• Person-centred approach to daily work, including showing respect to all, listening and sensitively managing individuals with additional needs
• Strong commitment to and understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion within the environment that the NMC operates
• High level of personal integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

Salary Details

• London – £58,022 - £64,469
• Edinburgh – £54,098 - £60,109

A variety of contract options are available, including fixed-term, full-time, and part-time roles.

Please note that this role requires you to review and work with sensitive and distressing material relating to fitness to practice cases and you will be given the appropriate support to deal with this material.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Perkbox membership
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans

Additional Information

The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.

Hybrid Working Policy

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

Our Pay Policy

It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.

For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.

Reasonable adjustments

We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.

Screening and vetting

All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.