Full time, permanent
Salary £45,000
Hybrid/Remote working, with requirement to attend offices in Bedfordshire and other meetings as required
We are seeking to appoint a Professional Support Lawyer to join our Enforcement Team at CILEx Regulation to undertake legal and policy project work to develop and implement changes to the framework and knowledge base underpinning the Enforcement function. This is a great opportunity to shape a key area of our regulation in the public interest and ensure it remains fair, efficient, proportionate, risk-based, consumer focused and legally compliant.
Who are we?
CILEx Regulation is the independent regulator of members of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (CILEX), including Chartered Legal Executive lawyers, paralegals and other legal professionals, and the regulator of choice for some law firms.
We set and maintain standards in legal education, in the work and services provided by those we regulate, as well as standards of professional conduct to protect the public and maintain confidence in the profession.
Our regulation is proportionate, outcomes focused and targeted at the cases that pose the biggest risk. Fairness is at the heart of what we do.
Please see the information pack for applicants for further details about our work.
The Role
Our enforcement function is responsible for setting the standards of professional conduct for our regulated community, as set out in the CILEX Code of Conduct (the Code) and associated guidance, and for ensuring compliance with those standards, in line with our Enforcement Rules and procedures.
This role involves working with colleagues in the Enforcement Team and wider organisation to lead on a wholesale overhaul of the existing enforcement framework. This includes undertaking research, gathering and analysing evidence, leading consultations on proposals for change, making applications for rule changes to our oversight regulator, as well as redrafting our Enforcement Rules, policies, procedures and guidance to ensure that the processes they underpin, and the desired outcomes are fair, efficient, proportionate, risk-based consumer focused and legally compliant.
You will develop a suite of clear, concise procedural, operational and decision-making guidance to support effective casework and help ensure best practice in regulatory investigations and proceedings. You will also produce clear, up-to-date and user-friendly practice guidance for our regulated community and monitor the impact of any changes on the regulated community, its diversity and on consumers, taking appropriate action to minimise any adverse effects.
As a key member of the Enforcement Team, you will share your knowledge and expertise with colleagues by providing legal and practical advice and guidance in relation to enforcement matters. You will research, interpret, analyse and accurately apply legislation, case law, other legal authority and industry trends, keep up to date with and ensure the dissemination of key developments impacting the Enforcement function.
For full details and to apply please visit https://cilexregulation.org.uk/work-with-us/