Litigation Lawyer - Regulatory & Enforcement

CRA Legal; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 51,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

CRA Legal, on behalf of a Local Authority in Greater Manchester, seeks an experienced Litigation Lawyer specializing in regulatory and enforcement matters. The role involves handling criminal prosecutions, regulatory enforcement, and licensing issues within a busy multi-disciplinary Legal Services team.

You will provide authoritative advice to various Council functions, draft complex documents, and advocate in courts and tribunals.

Qualifications

• Qualified Solicitor with current practising certificate in England & Wales.
• Strong experience in criminal enforcement and regulatory law.
• Experience managing a full and varied caseload.
• Excellent advocacy, drafting and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice across Council functions including Trading Standards, Environmental Health, Planning, Licensing, and enforcement.
• Draft complaints, summonses, pleadings, and instructions to Counsel; conduct advocacy in courts and tribunals.
• Advise and attend Licensing Committee meetings and other internal stakeholder meetings.
• Manage own caseload while supporting junior colleagues in a hybrid public-sector environment.

Skills

Regulatory law

Criminal enforcement

Advocacy

Drafting

Stakeholder management

Education

Solicitor qualification (England & Wales)

Job description

Litigation Lawyer – Regulatory & Enforcement

Location: Greater Manchester / Hybrid

Salary: £51,000-£58,000

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

CRA Consulting are currently recruiting for an experienced Litigation Lawyer - Regulatory & Enforcement to join the Legal Services team of a Local Authority in Greater Manchester on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity for a Regulatory, Enforcement or Criminal Lawyer looking for a varied public sector role, with responsibility for a full caseload of complex regulatory and criminal enforcement matters.

The Role

You’ll provide legal advice across a broad range of Council functions, including:

• Trading Standards and Environmental Health
• Health & Safety enforcement
• Planning enforcement
• Premises and Licensing matters
• Taxi and Private Hire Licensing
• Criminal prosecutions and regulatory enforcement
• Advising internal Council departments and stakeholders
• Drafting complaints, summonses, pleadings, notices and instructions to Counsel
• Conducting advocacy in courts and tribunals
• Advising and attending Licensing Committee meetings

You’ll manage your own caseload while working closely with internal and external stakeholders, with the opportunity to support and develop junior members of the team.

About You

We’re looking for a qualified Solicitor with:

• Strong experience in criminal enforcement and regulatory law
• Experience managing a full and varied caseload
• Confident advocacy and courtroom experience
• Strong drafting and analytical skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A current Practising Certificate or equivalent qualification to practise in England & Wales
• Local Authority licensing experience would be advantageous but is not essential

The role offers a supportive and flexible working environment, with hybrid working and the opportunity to work within a sizeable, multi-disciplinary Legal Services team.