Senior Regulatory Solicitor

eNL; Hayes End; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

eNL is seeking a Senior Regulatory Solicitor or Barrister to join its London-based in-house legal team in a senior leadership role. With 5+ years PQE, you will shape case preparation strategy and mentor professionals through complex fitness to practise proceedings.

You will oversee external providers, conduct substantive order reviews, and lead investigations into fraudulent or incorrect entries, ensuring timely, compliant case progression.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister with current practising certificate.
• Experience in professional regulation or regulatory environments is essential.
• Proven ability to lead teams and manage regulatory investigations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee external legal providers and ensure quality and timeliness.
• Manage substantive order reviews and investigations into fraudulent or incorrect entries.
• Lead hearing preparation and high-risk fitness to practise cases.
• Provide senior legal advice on evidential, procedural and regulatory issues.
• Monitor performance, budgets and casework through MI and reporting.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including tribunal services.
• Drive continuous improvement, training and quality assurance initiatives.
• Support the Head of Legal Services and contribute to departmental strategy.

Skills

Advocacy

Analytical skills

Case management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Commercial awareness

Education

Solicitor or Barrister qualification

Job description

A Senior Regulatory Solicitor is sought for a permanent, full-time position in London offering hybrid remote working and a competitive salary. With at least five years' post-qualification experience, the successful candidate will join an in-house legal function in a senior leadership capacity, shaping case preparation strategy and guiding talented professionals through complex fitness to practise proceedings. Responsibilities encompass oversight of external legal providers, substantive order reviews and investigations into fraudulent or incorrect entries. Strong advocacy, analytical and case management abilities are essential, alongside sound judgement and the confidence to influence at a senior level. This role suits a qualified solicitor or barrister keen to take on meaningful responsibility within a growing team.

Senior Regulatory Solicitor | 5+ Years PQE | London | Competitive Salary | Opportunity for hybrid working

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THE OPPORTUNITY

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Regulatory Solicitor or Barrister to join a growing in-house legal team in a senior leadership position. This is your chance to shape case preparation strategy, lead talented legal professionals and influence the delivery of complex fitness to practise proceedings.

THE ROLE

You will take responsibility for the oversight of external legal providers, substantive order reviews and fraudulent or incorrect entry investigations, ensuring cases are progressed efficiently, effectively and to the highest standards.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing legal teams, providing supervision, guidance and strategic direction.
• Overseeing complex and high-risk fitness to practise cases, investigations and hearing preparation.
• Managing external legal providers, ensuring quality, compliance and timely case progression.
• Providing senior legal advice on evidential, procedural and regulatory issues.
• Monitoring performance, budgets and casework through management information and reporting.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including tribunal services.
• Driving continuous improvement, training and quality assurance initiatives.
• Supporting the Head of Legal Services and contributing to the wider departmental strategy.

THE CANDIDATE

• Qualified Solicitor or Barrister with a current practising certificate and at least 5 years' PQE (relevant pre-qualification experience will also be considered).
• Strong experience within professional regulation or another regulatory environment.
• Proven expertise in complex investigations, case preparation and hearing proceedings.
• Confident providing senior legal advice, technical supervision and managing legal risk.
• Experienced in leading teams, developing people and overseeing performance.
• Commercially aware, highly organised and confident using data to drive service delivery.
• An excellent communicator with the ability to influence and build relationships at all levels.

Take the next step in your regulatory legal career and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of an evolving in-house legal function, with the opportunity to influence strategy, lead teams and make a real impact.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.