Senior Lawyer

Senior Lawyer, Committees & Tribunals (Contract) A leading UK professional regulator is seeking an experienced Senior Lawyer to support its Committees and Tribunals function on a contract basis.

This is a pivotal role providing legal and procedural advice to disciplinary and regulatory committees, ensuring proceedings are fair, robust and legally defensible. The successful candidate will also play a key role in managing legal risk, supporting governance processes and leading a small team of legal professionals. Senior Lawyer Committees and Tr…

This opportunity would suit a lawyer with experience in professional discipline, regulatory law, or tribunal/committee environments who is comfortable operating in a senior advisory capacity.
Key Responsibilities

• Acting as legal and procedural advisor to regulatory and disciplinary committees
• Attending committee meetings and acting as Secretary to panels
• Ensuring committee decisions are legally sound, consistent and procedurally fair
• Reviewing and refining decision drafts to ensure robust legal reasoning
• Identifying and mitigating legal and procedural risk in regulatory processes
• Providing legal advice to case managers and investigation teams
• Managing and mentoring members of the legal team
• Supporting governance, policy development and regulatory best practice

Experience Required

• Qualified lawyer with post-qualification experience
• Background in regulatory law, professional discipline, tribunals or committee environments
• Strong understanding of procedural fairness and public law principles
• Experience advising senior stakeholders and decision-making panels
• Proven leadership or team management experience
• Excellent written communication and the ability to explain complex legal issues clearly

Desirable

• Experience working within a professional or financial regulator
• Familiarity with fitness to practise or disciplinary frameworks
• Experience supporting tribunals, panels or regulatory committees

Contract Details

• Contract role
• Hybrid working (London)
• Competitive day rate
• Immediate start preferred

If you have experience working within regulatory or disciplinary environments and are looking for your next contract opportunity, please apply for a confidential discussion.