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About the Role
We are looking for an experienced solicitor or barrister qualified in England & Wales to join us as Senior Legal Counsel. You will work with the legal team to provide advice to the FOS on all legal and jurisdiction matters and help us build our legal knowledge across the Ombudsman Service.
Responsibilities
- Provide advice to the FOS on all legal and jurisdiction matters.
- Help build legal knowledge across the Ombudsman Service.
- Advise on the most complex and sensitive issues received in the team.
- Develop and extend expertise through legal research where relevant law is unfamiliar.
- Take a lead on specific areas and legal projects when required.
- Collaborate and share knowledge and insights with the team.
- Support less experienced members of the team in developing and learning.
- Work together to train others outside the team.
- Participate fully in team activities.
- Supervise trainee solicitors, providing training and coaching.
Requirements
- Be a solicitor or barrister qualified in England and Wales.
- Recent experience in the regulatory, commercial or public sector or in private practice.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Strong technical skills in financial services, law and regulation.
- Strong technical skills and experience in one or more of the following areas – public law, litigation, information law and contract law.
- Demonstrable expertise in civil litigation or handling financial services disputes.
- Proactive problem-solving skills, identifying solutions supported by the law with an eye to wider implications for clients.
- Strong prioritisation skills and ability to be flexible.
- Ability to build good relationships with internal clients to help fully understand their needs and advise on the recommended approach on legal matters.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
- Upload CV and a supporting statement (of no more than 500 words) describing how you meet the minimum criteria.
Skills
- Financial services law
- Law
- Regulation
- Public law
- Litigation
- Information law
- Contract law
- Civil litigation
- Financial services disputes
- Problem-solving
- Prioritisation
- Flexibility
- Relationship building
- Drafting
- Negotiation
- Supervising trainee solicitors
- Training
- Coaching
- Interpersonal skills
- Presentation skills
Location
- London Docklands
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Part-time
- Flexible working patterns
Experience Level
- Senior
- Experienced solicitor or barrister
- Significant and varied experience
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer
- Solicitor or barrister qualified in England and Wales
Salary/Compensations
- £96,278
Benefits
- Health plan
- Gym memberships
- Mental health support
- Courses
- Mentorship
- Promotions
- 25 days holiday entitlement, with the option to buy extra or sell days
- Generous pension
- Various Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced maternity pay, carers and dependants leave
- Private medical insurance
- Virtual GP
- Critical illness cover
- Life assurance cover
- Technology scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Will-writing service
- Gym membership discounts
- Fully equipped on-site gym open 24/7 in London only
About the Company
- The Financial Ombudsman Service is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that plays a vital role in UK financial services.
- Every day we help resolve disputes between consumers, or small businesses, and their financial service providers.
- Our legal team advises and supports the Financial Ombudsman Service across a broad range of legal areas.
- We advise on legal issues relevant to Ombudsman’s decisions and to our broader work, help to build our approach to resolving disputes, and act for the FOS if we are challenged through the courts.
- The Financial Ombudsman Service is often at the cutting-edge of financial services law.
- As such, the legal issues we face are complex and can be novel.
- Our jurisdiction is being reformed, so that our ombudsmen’s decisions will turn on issues normally encountered in civil litigation.
- We are a values led organisation. Our values define our culture, influence our decisions, and underpin our vision and strategy. They set out how we play our PART through Purpose, Ambition, Respect and Trust.
- We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team.
- We view diversity as fundamental to our success and welcome applications from underrepresented groups across all communities.
Equal Opportunity
- The Financial Ombudsman is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and, under the scheme, will progress a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role to interview.
- Interviews may be conducted via video, telephone, or a panel Interview, with some vacancies requiring an online assessment to measure the minimum criteria.