Professional Support Lawyer

UK Regulators' Network; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Ofcom is seeking a proactive professional to establish a dedicated legal support function. You will join the legal team and provide essential administrative and strategic support to lawyers handling regulatory, competition, consumer, data protection and litigation matters.

This role offers hybrid working arrangements and may be full-time or part-time, with London, Manchester or Edinburgh offices. You will help coordinate work across our offices and support flexible, efficient legal operations.

Responsibilities

• Establish a professional support function within the legal team.
• Provide professional support to lawyers across regulatory, competition, consumer, data protection, technology and public law matters.
• Support flexible working and hybrid arrangements across offices.

Job description

Requirements of the role

Ofcom

Making communications work for everyone, https://careers.ofcom.org.uk/

The purpose and scope of the role

Legal work at Ofcom spans regulatory and competition matters, consumer issues, communications, media, technology, online safety, data protection, litigation, and public law. These matters are often the subject of political and public interest and debate and have the potential to raise new and significant points of law.

As our remit and team expand, we are looking for someone to establish a professional support function for the first time. You will be an integral part of the legal team, providing professional support to lawyers working on matters across the full spectrum of Ofcom's work and across our offices. We are open to the role being carried out on either a full time or part time basis.

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Location

• London
• Manchester
• Edinburgh

Contract type

• Full time
• Part time
• Permanent

Profession

• Communications
• Competition
• Consumer
• Data
• Enforcement
• Legal
• Litigation
• Media
• Regulation
• Safety
• Technology

Working pattern

• Flexible working
• Hybrid

Closing Date

29/09/2026