Senior Legal Adviser

Found in: Talent UK 2 C2 - 2 weeks ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom UK Civil Service Full time

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Legal Adviser to join the Legal Service at the Senedd Commission. This is an exciting opportunity to play an integral role in the Senedd�s work as it represents the interests of Wales and its people.

The Legal Service comprises sixteen legal advisers at various levels of seniority. �The Service provides legal advice to the Llywydd, the Chief Executive, Committees of the Senedd, individual Senedd Members and other Commission colleagues on a wide range of legal issues.� Notably, the Service advises Members on their scrutiny of the Welsh Government�s proposed legislation.�� The Service also includes three non-lawyers who are specialists in information governance, delivery of the latter being one of the Service�s responsibilities.

The Service does not, generally, advise on commercial matters, public procurement or employment law.� Those areas are outsourced and the successful candidate will need to develop a sound relationship with external legal suppliers.

The Senior Legal Adviser will also be expected to work collaboratively with other Commission departments as well as with a variety of other bodies, such as the Welsh Government and the devolved legislatures of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The successful candidate�s knowledge of public law, experience, and interpersonal skills will play a vital role in providing both legal advice and legal scrutiny of legislation to the heart of Welsh democracy.

Job description

Reporting to �the Head of the Legal Service, the Senior Legal Adviser will lead a team of legal advisers. �The �successful candidate will be required to provide legal services and leadership as directed by the Head of Service. �Examples of some of the work undertaken are set out below;

Leadership

Supporting the Head of Service in the leadership of the Service and in delivering the corporate objectives of the Senedd CommissionDelegating legal work and supervising its delivery to a high standardDeveloping the skills of legal advisers so that they may work independently

Legal Advice:

Advising the Commission, the Llywydd, Commission staff and elected Members on a range of issues which fall within the remit of the SeneddAdvising Committees in their role of scrutinising Welsh Government policy and legislationAdvising on the interpretation and application of the Government of Wales Act 2006 and other constitutional legislation

Legal Scrutiny of Legislation:

Advising on the legislative competence of the SeneddAdvising on how this competence impacts on Bills before the UK ParliamentAdvising Committees about the legal effect of Senedd BillsAdvising on the scrutiny of subordinate legislation made by the Welsh Ministers

Legislative Drafting Services

Drafting amendments to BillsWorking pro-actively with specialist Counsel to draft Member Bills, Committee Bills and Bills promoted by the Senedd Commission.

Person specification

Expertise and experience in the provision of constitutional and administrative law.Demonstrable ability to use sound judgement and analysis to resolve complex legal problems.Leadership in a complex and politically sensitive environment.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of �73,350, Welsh Parliament contributes �19,804 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Learning and development tailored to your roleAn environment with flexible working optionsA culture encouraging inclusion and diversityA with an average employer contribution of 27%
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