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About the Role
This role provides strategic legal advice to higher education institutions, colleges, and related organisations on governance, student, regulatory, and data protection matters. The role requires a deep understanding of the education sector, supporting institutions through complex governance, safeguarding, and student-related challenges.
Responsibilities
- Support institutions in navigating regulatory and governance obligations affecting the education sector.
- Advise international pathway providers on their arrangements with universities and registration with the Office for Students.
- Handle safeguarding challenges and related litigation.
- Manage data protection, freedom of information, data breaches, and data sharing.
- Provide advice around freedom of speech/no platforming and related litigation.
- Manage litigation from the student as a consumer.
- Offer regulatory advice on mergers and acquisitions of clients in the education sector, including potential insolvencies and stress purchases.
- Advise educational institutions and charities on safeguarding obligations and investigations.
- Support leadership teams in responding to historic and current safeguarding concerns involving staff, students, and volunteers.
- Contribute to sector thought leadership and client engagement initiatives.
Requirements
- Interest and knowledge in Higher Education policy, developments in the sector, and sector news.
- Minimum 6 years of post-qualification experience.
- SRA qualified (or other relevant qualification).
- Demonstrable track record advising higher education institutions, colleges, or other educational organisations.
- Strong expertise in governance, investigations, student matters, and data protection.
- Experience handling sensitive and high-profile matters involving senior stakeholders.
- Strong commercial judgement and risk-management capability.
Skills
- Education Law
- Governance
- Student Matters
- Data Protection
- Regulatory Advice
- Litigation
- Freedom of Information
- Safeguarding
- Commercial Judgement
- Risk Management
Location
- UK Offices
Work Type
- Hybrid Working (50%)
Experience Level
- Senior Associate
- 6+ years post-qualification experience
Education Level
- SRA qualified (or other relevant qualification)
About the Company
- At our firm, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is a priority and at the heart of everything we do.
- We actively want to attract a diverse workforce and welcome applications from everyone, from all backgrounds.
- We are committed to promoting an inclusive culture where everyone can be their full selves and experience being seen and heard.
- We ensure that there are equal opportunities and treatment for all job applicants and employees, at all stages of the recruitment process and employment, regardless of age, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and social background.
- We aim to provide adjustments for people who have a disability, long-term health condition (including mental health) or neurodiversity.
Equal Opportunity
- We ensure that there are equal opportunities and treatment for all job applicants and employees, at all stages of the recruitment process and employment, regardless of age, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and social background.
- We aim to provide adjustments for people who have a disability, long-term health condition (including mental health) or neurodiversity.