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Lead Lawyer

2 months ago

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Information Commissioner's Office Full time
Job Summary

The Information Commissioner's Office is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our Legal Service, you will provide expert legal advice to support civil regulatory enforcement action under the UK GDPR, DPA 2018, and PECR 2003.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide strategic legal advice on high-priority, complex civil regulatory enforcement matters, including issuing monetary penalties.
  • Effectively manage a caseload of complex civil enforcement matters, adding value to the wider operations and influence of the ICO.
  • Provide expert advice in areas of responsibility, being fully conversant with all relevant legislation and ICO policies, as well as leading on developing strategy and thinking on novel and complex legal issues.
  • Manage and develop lawyers in the Legal Service, providing supervision to other lawyers and, as appropriate, instructing external lawyers.
  • Seek continuous improvement in all areas of responsibility, recommend changes, and manage and lead on commercial or regulatory initiatives to ensure successful implementation.
  • Participate and, where appropriate, lead on behalf of the ICO at meetings and events, including court/tribunal hearings, where senior representation is required.
  • Identify opportunities and risks to the ICO's operations and reputation and make recommendations for improving the ICO's legal risk management of its own regulatory compliance as well as that of external sectors/organisations.
  • Engage with colleagues across the organisation, media, and other external stakeholders on important legal issues related to civil enforcement cases.
  • Contribute to the development of colleagues in the ICO by preparing or delivering in-house training as required.
Person Specification
  • Applicants must be qualified to practise as a Solicitor, Barrister, or Chartered Legal Executive in England and Wales or, in respect of Applicants qualified in a jurisdiction outside of England and Wales, must have an appropriate equivalent professional qualification and may be required to undertake the Solicitors' Qualifying Examinations (or apply and be granted an exemption of one or both parts) within a defined period.
  • Substantial experience of regulatory enforcement work or equivalent experience of complex contentious work or the ability to quickly develop skills in this area.
  • Substantial experience of information law and/or the ability to quickly develop skills in this area.
  • Experience of providing strategic legal advice in a regulatory environment, including knowledge of public law principles and/or the ability to quickly develop skills in this area.
  • Experience of supervising other lawyers. Some experience of managing others and/or the ability to quickly develop skills in this area.