Legal Adviser

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 291325**Salary**:

- £51,767 - £59,590**Job grade**:

- Grade 7- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Type of role**:

- Legal Services**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 1Contents

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About the job

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Location
- This position is based at Oystermouth Rd, Maritime Quarter, Swansea SA1 3SNAbout the job

**Job summary**:

- Please refer to Job Description**Job description**:
**Purpose of the post**:
Are you looking for a truly varied role where you will help lead on advising on a range of matters including inquiries, litigation and complaints?

This is an exciting time for the IMA and some of the work we have been doing includes:

- A range of litigation, including a landmark judicial review of elements of the EU Settlement Scheme, and important interventions on novel and contentious questions of interpretation of the Withdrawal Agreement.
- the IMA’s first inquiry on delays in the issuing of Certificates of Application under the EU Settlement Scheme.

You can read more about this work and more on our website

We are expanding our Legal team to help support this work and are looking for a Legal Adviser to join our current team of 7 lawyers who form our Legal Directorate and report to our General Counsel.

In addition to leading on legal advice on all aspects of the IMA’s work, including inquiries, litigation, and complaints, the role will involve contributing to the delivery of the IMA’s internal training and guidance. You will also need to develop relationships with colleagues from across the IMA as well as a variety of other public authorities and stakeholders.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for working with external legal service providers and counsel when required, under the direction and oversight of the General Counsel.

You will have the full support of experienced and dedicated colleagues both from within the Legal Directorate and from colleagues across the IMA.

As a Legal Adviser, the post-holder will have support from Senior Legal Adviser colleagues in the team, in particular on more complex and new areas of legal issues and questions.

We offer any tailored learning and development required for you to thrive in this role and you have support and guidance to progress your legal career.

**Essential skills**:
You will be
- a qualified barrister or solicitor entitled to practise in England and Wales (or due to qualify by Autumn 2023).

You will be able to demonstrate the following:

- Sound powers of analysis and the ability to provide legal advice on complex and technical areas of law,
- Sound legal judgement including the effective management of legal risk,
- Experience of working with and communicating complex legal issues to and influencing senior stakeholders,
- an understanding of the main features of public and administrative law,

**Behaviours**

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Making Effective Decisions,
- Delivering at Pace
- Developing Self and Others,
- Communicating and Influencing.

**Pwrpas y swydd**:
Ydych chi’n chwilio am rôl wirioneddol amrywiol lle byddwch chi’n helpu i arwain y gwaith o roi cyngor ar amrywiaeth o faterion gan gynnwys ymchwiliadau, ymgyfreitha a chwynion?

Mae hwn yn amser cyffroes i’r IMA ac ymysg y gwaith yr ydym wedi bod yn ei wneud y mae:

- Amrywiaeth o waith ymgyfreitha, gan gynnwys adolygiad barnwrol o bwys ar elfennau o’r Cynllun Preswylio’n Sefydlog i Ddinasyddion yr UE, ac ymyriadau pwysig ar gwestiynau newydd a dadleuol ynghylch dehongli’r Cytundeb Ymadael.
- Ymchwiliad cyntaf yr IMA ar oediadau wrth roi Tystysgrifau Cais dan Gynllun Preswylio’n Sefydlog i Ddinasyddion yr UE.
- Adolygu deddfwriaethau pob un o’r llywodraethau sydd ar draws y DU sy’n delio ag amrywiaeth o bynciau gan gynnwys cyllid myfyrwyr, nawdd cymdeithasol, mewnfudo a chydnabod cymwysterau.

Rydym yn ehangu ein tîm cyfreithiol i helpu i gefnogi’r gwaith hwn, ac rydym yn chwilio am Gynghorydd Cyfreithiol i ymuno â’n tîm o 7 cyfreithiwr sy’n ffurfio ein Cyfarwyddiaeth Gyfreithiol ac sy’n riportio i’n Cwnsler Cyffredinol.

Yn ogystal ag arwain ar roi cyngor cyfreithiol ar bob agwedd o waith yr IMA, gan gynnwys ymchwiliadau, ymgyfreitha a chwynion, bydd y rôl hefyd yn gofyn i chi helpu i ddarparu hyfforddiant mewnol a chyfarwyddiadau. Bydd angen i chi hefyd ddatblygu perthynas gyda chydweithwyr o ar draws yr IMA a gydag amrywiaeth o awdurdodau cyhoeddus a rhanddeiliaid eraill.

Bydd yr ymgeisydd llwyddiannus hefyd yn gyfrifol am weithio gyda darparwyr gwasanaethau cyfreithiol allanol a chwnsleriaid pan fo angen, dan arweiniad a goruchwyliaeth y Cwnsler Cyffredinol.

Bydd gennych gefnogaeth lawn eich cydweithwyr profiadol ac ymroddgar o fewn y Gyfarwyddiaeth Gyfreithiol a chydweithwyr eraill ledled yr IMA.

Fel Cynghorydd Cyfreithiol bydd gan y deilia