Senior Solicitor

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom GatenbySanderson Full time £80,000 - £85,000 per year

Senior Solicitor

National Education Union

Location: London (Hybrid)

Starting Salary: £89,359 (salary scale rising to £95,459)

This job post will be advertised for a minimum period of two weeks on LinkedIn. After this time please apply directly to until the closing date of Monday 15 December 2025 (noon)
.

The National Education Union is a force for change in the world of education, bringing together more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK. It is Europe's largest education union.

The
Senior Solicitor
is a newly-created leadership role, sitting on the Senior Management Team, and contributing to the advancement of the union's aims by overseeing and managing the provision of legal advice in terms of trade union regulatory issues, ensuring all legislative requirements are met for successful industrial action and providing legal advice to the NEU's Strategic Leadership Team in matters of policy, and campaigning activity.

You will supervise the professional conduct and practice of all in-house solicitors in the union as required by the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority; ensuring the union complies with all relevant regulatory frameworks; providing or sourcing appropriate technical legal advice; contributing to the union's responses to government consultations in relation to legal and employment matters and assisting in the delivery of legal training to staff and lay officers.

We're looking for a qualified solicitor with substantial post-qualification experience in employment and regulatory law, ideally within a trade union or regulated environment, proven leadership and people management skills, strong advocacy and communication abilities, and a commitment to equality, diversity, and the values of the trade union movement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a senior legal professional who is keen to take the next step in the career. The successful candidate will have a great degree of autonomy in shaping the role.

In addition to salary, we offer excellent benefits including 35 days' annual leave plus Christmas closure days and a defined benefit pension scheme. Salary will be calculated pro-rata for part-time applicants.

We welcome applications from individuals seeking part-time, job-share or other flexible working arrangements.

THE UNION IS FUNDAMENTALLY COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

For an informal conversation about the role, please contact our
recruitment advisors
at
GatenbySanderson
Alison Elton
or
Jacqueline Lau
at

Apply now and help shape the future of education.

Closing date for applications: Monday, 15 December 2025 (noon)

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