Chief Counsel

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom IPSA - Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority Full time
Job Title: General Counsel

IPSA is seeking a highly skilled and experienced General Counsel to provide expert legal advice across all areas of our operations. As a key member of our Senior Leadership team, you will play a critical role in shaping our legal strategy and ensuring that our activities are compliant with relevant laws and regulations.

About the Role

The General Counsel will be responsible for providing proactive, expert, and timely legal advice to our Executive, Board, and internal clients on all legal matters, including those that are complex and have significant potential for legal, financial, or reputational damage. You will also be responsible for owning all legal areas, including regulation, criminal and civil litigation, judicial review, commercial contracts, data protection, employment, equality and diversity, real estate, risk and compliance assessment, and corporate governance matters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide expert legal advice to the Executive, Board, and internal clients on all legal matters.
  • Own all legal areas, including regulation, criminal and civil litigation, judicial review, commercial contracts, data protection, employment, equality and diversity, real estate, risk and compliance assessment, and corporate governance matters.
  • Support IPSA by providing expert advice and guidance on statutory interpretation, the Scheme of MPs' Staffing and Business Costs, other rules, and the future development thereof to meet our objective of moving to a model of principles-based regulation.
  • Support our People Team with employment-related advice, including the management of formal proceedings at Tribunal where necessary and the Policy Team with advice on the prescribed terms and conditions of employment for MPs' staff.
  • Responsible for all commercial legal work, supporting the Procurement Team, including drafting and evolving commercial contracts for external suppliers, contractors, and any other agreements.
  • Work closely with the Information Governance, Publications, and Communication teams to support a coherent, best-in-class approach to data privacy compliance and information management across the organisation and its services.
  • Management of any litigation, including high-profile criminal prosecutions, regulatory appeals, judicial reviews, and employment tribunals.
  • Select and manage specialist external legal advisers with the objective of maximising quality while minimising cost, ideally covering the cost of the General Counsel appointment in full.
  • Ensure there is an effective system of legal risk reporting and monitoring.
  • Monitor all relevant UK legislation, regulations, and case law that may impact the organisation's statutory obligations and/or the wider landscape and disseminate any information and its implications to the senior leadership team as required.
  • Undertake autonomous projects and other pieces of work as well as contributing to wider IPSA projects, as required.
Requirements
  • A lawyer qualified in England and Wales, with demonstrable experience of acting as a General Counsel or senior lawyer in a comparable public body. You will be required to maintain a valid practising certificate from an approved regulator (SRA, BSB, etc.) throughout.
  • Highest degree of professional ethics and integrity.
  • A demonstrable 'can do' attitude, based on supporting an organisation to legitimately meet its strategic objectives with strong analytical and lateral thinking abilities to interpret and creatively solve complex issues.
  • Senior leadership experience, gained either as an in-house lawyer or within an established law firm, and the ability to operate effectively in a matrix structure.
  • A strong track record of providing proactive, expert, timely, and authoritative strategic legal advice and support to senior leaders and key decision makers at the highest level.
  • A broad knowledge of all legal matters likely to affect IPSA and a depth of knowledge and experience in advising on regulatory, public law, employment, equality and diversity, commercial, and information governance matters.
  • Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organisation (and potentially externally to include Members of Parliament and senior Government lawyers) orally and in writing.
  • The ability to confidently present and oppose legal arguments and excellent negotiating skills in relation to both legal and commercial issues.
  • Personal gravitas and charisma with an ability to operate with confidence and credibility at the highest levels of the organisation.
  • Ability to work without supervision, including ensuring that all personal CPD requirements are met.
Desirable
  • Experience of working in a remote and/or hybrid environment.

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