Legal Adviser

You will initially be posted to work in one hub, where you will support the Deputy Legal Director responsible for that hub in ensuring the continued delivery of a first class legal function, but you can expect to work in a number of hubs over time which means that you will be working in a diverse culture with like minded people. Some of the projects cut across more than one hub.

The work is meaningful with a real impact on the lives of energy consumers and energy and environmental policy. You will find the work interesting, intellectually challenging and varied, you will be involved in advising on a wide range of public law issues in a regulatory context. We will tailor the role according to your skills and experiences. You will enjoy the role if you are a lawyer who is pragmatic and solutions driven, can manage competing demands and deliver at pace to provide advice to policy colleagues at all levels.

Ofgem offers flexible working patterns and job share applications are welcome.

Key Responsibilities

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  You will own and lead on workstreams in your own right, working collaboratively, collegiately and delivering more widely as part of a team.
• Ensure the delivery of strategic, solutions-focused, high-quality, timely and succinct legal advice, including identifying innovative solutions to support the delivery of the work of their hub, the OGC and wider Ofgem divisions where necessary.
• Working collaboratively with your team have responsibility for managing key stakeholder relationships, including with industry, Government and the CMA.
• Ensure that the OGC achieves value-for-money outcomes in terms of any external spend – for example, in instructing Counsel.
• You will have the opportunity to work with the lawyers across the OGC to articulate and support the management and mitigation of legal risk.
• You may on occasion have corporate, budget and other management functions from time to time.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

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  Provision of Legal Advice

Key Stakeholder Relationships

Internal

• Office of the General Counsel
• Policy teams
• Corporate Services

External

• Licensees (Energy Companies)
• Government (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
• Other Regulators (CMA)

We are hosting a virtual recruitment event on Thursday 16th of March from 5pm - 6pm to discuss this vacancy in more detail. This event will be a great opportunity for you to learn more about the roles available and you will also have the opportunity to hear all about what it's like to work for Ofgem's Office of the General Counsel and ask questions of the panel.

To register for this free event, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/3ZdjljR

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Qualifications:

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  Qualified to practise as a barrister or solicitor, in England and Wales or an advocate or solicitor in Scotland. You must have completed a training contract/pupillage/qualifying employment or have been exempted from this by the relevant Law Society, the Bar Council or CILEx.

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  Barristers and Solicitors qualified in a jurisdiction outside of England and Wales or Scotland will be subject to the rules of the professional bodies and must have completed:

> In England and Wales the Bar Transfer Test or the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE); or

> In Scotland have passed the Qualified Lawyers Assessment.

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  Chartered Legal Executives are eligible to apply where (i) a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) is held; or (ii) the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)/CPE has been completed; or (iii) where exams have been passed and a score of 50% or above achieved, at CILEx Level 6*, in all the following foundation subjects:

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  Contract Law
• Criminal Law
• Equity and Trusts Law
• European Union Law
• Land Law
• Public Law
• Law of Tort

Experience

(LEAD) We are interested in hearing from people at different stages in their career, you may be recently qualified or have experience in any one of the following:

• energy law;
• economic regulation;
• consumer protection;
• competition law;
• commercial or complex project/procurement; or
• public law or administrative law or regulatory litigation in a context similar to that in which Ofgem operates, for example advising a government department, economic regulator or highly regulated industry participant.

Skills

You must have the following skills:

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  Reliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risks, with the ability to analyse and advise on complex and novel legal issues.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to present findings of analysis in a clear and compelling manner to technical and non-technical audiences, and defend the findings, based on evidence.
• Resilient and able to work under pressure and on demanding and challenging projects.
• Flexible and adaptable mindset, happy to work across a wide range of projects and change direction quickly in response to changing demands.
• Planning and organisational skills to manage and balance conflicting demands.

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

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Delivering at Pace

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

• Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.

Job contact :

Name :
Ashlene Doherty
Email :
recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk

Recruitment team :

Email :
recruitment@ofgem.gov.uk