Job Description
About the team
The General Counsel (GC) Team sits at the heart of the organisation, within the Office of the Chair and Chief Executive. We provide high-quality, strategic legal advice that supports public protection and underpins confident, effective decision-making across the organisation.
You’ll join a collaborative and high-performing team of legal professionals, working closely with Principal Legal Advisers, senior lawyers, a paralegal, and colleagues across the wider “One Legal Community.” The team leads on litigation, legal risk management, and organisational learning-ensuring that insight from legal challenges drives continuous improvement.
This is an environment where expertise is valued, development is supported, and your contribution will directly influence how the organisation responds to complex legal issues.
Your role and impact
As a Senior Lawyer, you will play a central role in managing and shaping the organisation’s response to legal challenge. You’ll oversee a varied and high-profile caseload, including pre-litigation, litigation, and other external challenges, ensuring matters are handled in a way that is legally robust, proportionate, and aligned with organisational values.
You’ll lead on corporate litigation-drafting legal documents, conducting advocacy, and working closely with external counsel and insurers to deliver high-quality, cost-effective outcomes. You’ll also support colleagues across the organisation, providing clear, practical legal advice to senior stakeholders and ensuring witnesses are well-prepared and supported through legal proceedings.
Beyond casework, you’ll drive learning and improvement. You’ll help shape the team’s knowledge management approach, identify emerging legal risks, and lead on sharing insight from case law developments. You’ll also play a leadership role within the team-supporting colleagues, contributing to team development, and deputising for Principal Legal Advisers when required.
Your work will have a direct impact on protecting the public, strengthening organisational resilience, and ensuring the organisation continues to learn and evolve.
What you’ll bring
You’re a qualified solicitor or barrister with a current practising certificate and the ability to conduct litigation in England and Wales. You bring strong experience of managing litigation and advising on complex or high-profile legal matters, ideally within a regulated or politically sensitive environment.
You combine excellent legal analysis and advocacy skills with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively to a wide range of stakeholders. You’re confident navigating complex legal issues, making sound, defensible decisions, and balancing risk with organisational priorities.
Highly organised and proactive, you can manage a busy and varied caseload while meeting tight deadlines. You build strong, collaborative relationships and work effectively across teams and with external partners.
Above all, you act with integrity and purpose-committed to delivering high-quality legal work that supports public protection and drives continuous improvement.
Interview dates
Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd April.
