Solicitor - Head of Professional Discipline

M Aria Recruitment ,
London, Greater London
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Job Type: Full-time

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Solicitor - Head of Professional Discipline Salary: " Competitive Salary" plus excellent benefits and flexible working Reports to: Legal and Regulatory Services Director Responsible for : 4 Professional Discipline Solicitors and 1-2 Paralegals The role: An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Solicitor - Head of Professional Discipline to join this well-known professional membership organisation based in central London. The main purpose of the role is to provide legal and regulatory advice/assistance to the organisations members and internal departments in relation to legal matters affecting individual members and or the profession. Management of a small team of professional discipline solicitors and paralegals. Duties and key responsibilities Legal: Provide legal and regulatory advice/defence to members of the organisation particularly but not limited to GOC FTP investigations, GOC hearings, NHS disputes and regulatory updates, and consultations Manage and have conduct of own portfolio of cases; work includes provision of legal advice, drafting of documents, case preparation and management and supervision of the Professional Discipline work stream Report regularly to the Director of Legal and Regulatory Services on the progress of caseload and any issues arising from this. Communication: Represent the Department and if appropriate the sector at GOC/NHS England regulatory meetings Management: Support the Legal and Regulatory Services Director in providing key services to members either directly or indirectly through management; including allocation of new matters and assessing accuracy and consistency of the work by the Professional Discipline team Assist in the design and enable effective communication of the work of the legal team by delivering informative legal seminars to members and lectures to students throughout the UK and at 100% Optical. Assist in the provision of regular legal updates by way of article and e communications Prepare and where appropriate take lead on responses to relevant consultations Assist in the design and development of strategic goals for the Department to enable the wider organisational goals to be achieved Assist in the training of the Department’s Trainees General responsibilities Be proactive in keeping up to date with developments affecting your work at hand and maintain and improve personal competence through continuous professional development. Operate within organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice and work collaboratively with staff across the association. Contribute to team meetings, management meetings and organisational priorities, strategic goals and Performance targets Be flexible and carry out other associated duties as may arise, develop or be assigned within the broad remit of the post. Person Specification Experience: Significant experience as a solicitor or barrister in a professional regulatory field Relevant experience in all aspects of the legal workload Demonstrable experience of working at an executive level and contribution to the strategic goals of current and previous employers Experience of managing professional staff, delegating and monitoring the work of others to achieve targets Skills and abilities: Clear verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate clearly and assertively with a wide range of people Ability to read complex information, summarise and to present complex information Clear and precise writing skills with emphasis on accuracy in letters, calculations, preparing reviews, reports and correspondence. Persuasion, negotiation, advocacy and diplomatic skills Ability to represent the organisation on a range of issues and in a range of situations which involves dealing with people at all levels. Analytical, prioritising and decision-making skills A facilitative approach to management with the capacity to coach and develop professionals Supervise and assist members/team including management priorities and workflows Plan and manage a complex workload, meet deadlines and respond to unplanned demands. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Outlook. Knowledge: Knowledge of current legal and regulatory legislation applicable to the sector knowledge of key current employment legislation Education/training: A law degree or equivalent Management training and/or substantial experience

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