Policy Legal Assistant

Financial Reporting Council; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

30 days annual leave

10% employer pension contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Work/life balance ethos

Résumé du poste

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) seeks a legally qualified professional to support the Enforcement Division in policy development, GDPR and data management, and to handle administrative tasks for investigations and divisions events.

Based in London with hybrid working, the role involves proofreading, legal research, and maintaining records while coordinating interviews and meeting arrangements within a multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Degree in law or equivalent.
• Completion of LPC/SQE/Bar training desirable.
• Experience in a law firm, chambers or regulator is beneficial.

Responsabilités

• Support Enforcement Division with policy development, GDPR and data management.
• Assist with organisation of investigation interviews, training meetings and events.
• Conduct legal research and present results clearly.
• Manage division's evidence storage and internal records.
• Assist Information Asset Owner with data handling and retention procedures.

Connaissances

Document management

Legal analysis

Communication skills

Teamwork

Time management

MS Office

Formation

Law degree

LPC/SQE/Bar training

Outils

SharePoint

Description du poste

The Financial Reporting Council’s (FRC’s) mission is to serve the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, reporting and audit and holding to account those responsible for delivering them. We are the UK Competent Authority for audit. We also set the UK Corporate Governance and Stewardship Codes as well as UK standards for accounting, auditing and actuarial work, monitor and take action to promote the quality of corporate reporting and operate independent enforcement arrangements for accountants and actuaries. Further information about our work can be found at www.frc.org.uk.

As the UK Competent Authority for audit, the FRC’s Enforcement Division conducts investigations and takes enforcement action into breaches of audit standards under the Audit Enforcement Procedure (AEP). As the independent disciplinary body for the accountancy and actuarial professions in the UK, the Division also undertakes professional disciplinary investigations and enforcement action under the Accountancy and Actuarial Schemes (the Schemes) in cases involving accountants, accountancy firms and actuaries which raise important issues affecting the public interest in the UK.

Many of the investigations are large, complex, and high-profile and our cases regularly require liaison with other investigators including the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Insolvency Service and the Pensions Regulator. Examples of recent case outcomes can be found on our website.

The Role:

This role will provide support to the Enforcement Division on development and implementation of legal policy, GDPR and data management, and evidence handling and record-keeping in respect of complex investigations as well as assisting with administration including the organisation of investigation interviews, training meetings and divisional events.

The role will include:

• Assistance with business-critical workstreams which will support the development and implementation of policy and strategy.
• Proofreading and formatting legal policy and procedure documents.
• Conducting legal research and conveying results logically and concisely.
• Running the division’s physical evidence storage and handling processes.
• Maintaining internal records, including databases and indexes of material.
• Assisting the Division’s Information Asset Owner with managing and recording data held by the division in accordance with legal (including GDPR) obligations.
• Assisting with managing the Division’s data retention and archiving procedures.
• Preparation of timely and accurate meeting minutes.
• Assisting enforcement case teams by organising and setting up investigation interviews when needed.
• Occasional management of meeting invites and meeting room bookings.
• Assisting in planning and executing internal event management.

You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, alongside forensic accountants, lawyers, and casework legal assistants. The role is accountable to a qualified lawyer.

The Person:

The successful candidate will have a Law Degree or equivalent. Completion of the Legal Practice Course (or equivalent, such as an SQE Preparation Course) or Bar Professional Training Course is desirable. Previous experience of working within a law firm, Chambers, or a legal department or enforcement team in a government agency, non-departmental body or regulator would be beneficial.

Candidates will be expected to demonstrate the following competencies:

• Excellent document management and organisational skills.
• Excellent legal and analytical skills (including legal research).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A strong team ethos and willingness to assist colleagues as and when required.
• The ability to manage competing demands, work well under pressure and to deadlines.
• Advanced level of IT packages including SharePoint, Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

The role is based in our London Office. The post holder should be able to work flexibly to support the team’s activities and also provide cover within the FRC as necessary. The FRC operates a hybrid working arrangement. This means full-time employees will spend at least 40% of their work days in the office, and any arrangement will be agreed between the employee and the line manager.

Rewards and benefits

• The FRC offers remuneration packages, including 30 days annual leave, ability to buy extra leave.
• Generous employer pension contribution of 10%.
• Staff Employee Assistance Programme including confidential counselling and work life services.
• The FRC offers staff the opportunity to save at least 25% on the purchase of a new bike through the Cycle to work scheme.
• The FRC has a strong work/life balance ethos.

The FRC believes that equality of opportunity and diversity is important in the work that we do and we are strongly committed to being an inclusive employer. Our values of being fair and independent supports this commitment. Equal opportunities monitoring is an important means of demonstrating and implementing our commitment to promoting equality of opportunity and diversity. Completing our diversity form will assist the FRC to identify any barriers that prevent access to employment and career development for certain groups of people, and to develop solutions, such as action plans, new policies and practices.

The FRC is a Disability Confident Employer and we welcome applications under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme from disabled people as defined by the Equality Act 2010 that meet the minimum requirements for the role.