Paralegal (General Counsel Advice)

Contract Type   Permanent Working Pattern   Full time - flexible working may be considered Working Hours   35 hours per week Salary   £33,681.76 per annum Location Options   Hybrid - home based and Birmingham Function Type   Legal  

We are looking for a Paralegal to join our General Counsel Advice team. This is a full-time hybrid role working from home and our office in Birmingham.

What’s in it for me

• Work with the team on a variety of projects, using problem solving and analytical thinking to support the team to solve legal and practical problems
• Support the regulation of the profession, protecting and promoting the public interest, and help shape and implement our responses to new challenges
• Assist the team on abroad and varied workload, focussing on public law and regulatory policy development, and including advice on best practice to the wider business

The role

As a Paralegal working within the General Counsel Advice Team, your role will be pivotal in providing high level legal and administrative support across the team to provide high quality, effective and timely advice on the legal obligations and regulatory powers available to the organisation. 

This will include researching, analysing and interpreting caselaw, and delegated legislation and procedures, to support an understanding of how they practically apply to the work of the SRA. You will help the team to provide innovative solutions to complex legal problems, touching on a variety of areas of law. This may include assisting the team in drafting new professional rules and guidance and advising on the SRA’s own operations.  

You will work closely with our team members and across the organisation, and also with external stakeholders. You will be part of a high-performance culture - sharing knowledge and expertise across the team and wider business. 

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who is proactive, has a high level of attention to detail and is a team player. 

 

What we are looking for

• Candidates should have a Qualifying Law Degree or equivalent qualification from Cilex
• To be able to work accurately, rapidly and consistently, with close attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise and manage competing demands
• Good analytical and research skills with the ability to proactively support the team in providing accurate and timely legal advice
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to use a range of IT packages to include Microsoft Excel / Word/ Teams and familiarity with on line legal information services such as Lexis Nexis and Lawtel
• Ability to work flexibly, autonomously and as a part of a team to ensure delivery of SRA’s objectives

Useful and additional information

This is a hybrid role working from one of our offices 1-2 days a week and from home the rest of the week.

The General Counsel Advice team primarily based in our Birmingham offices. This is a hybrid role and will be based in our Birmingham 1-2 days a week, and from home for rest of the week.

We welcome applicants who may be looking to achieve a balance between their personal and professional life. We are looking to appoint on a full-time basis (35 hours per week), however will consider candidates seeking part time work.  

The team has a variety of working patterns, including compressed hours, and we would be happy to talk about flexible working. If you have any questions about the role or location or scope to work flexibly, please contact us via: recruitment@sra.org.uk

 

To apply

Please click ‘apply’ to complete the online application form and upload a CV and cover letter, addressing how you meet the requirements of the role, in particular what is highlighted in the ‘what we are looking for’ section.

To find out more about the recruitment and selection process and how to make the most of your application, please visit our jobs pages.

Closing date for applications is 13 December 2024 at 09:00 We encourage any interested applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may choose to close the application period early if sufficient applications are received. Shortlisting and interview process will take place during January 2025.

The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards. We offer an inclusive, supportive and friendly working environment and the chance to develop your career within a professional organisation. We are committed to the health and wellbeing of staff, helping everyone to strike a good balance between personal and professional life.

Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation. Attached Role Profile   GCAT - Paralegal - Role Profile Nov 2024 (final).docx – 532KB Opens in a new window
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The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

 We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

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