Senior Legal Policy Manager

• Senior Legal Policy Manager with a regulator.
• legal policy, regulation, qualified lawyer

About Our Client

A Regulator

Job Description

I am recruiting a Senior Legal Policy Manager for a regulator (based in either London, Birmingham or Cardiff).

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this senior role requires an individual who can work independently, leveraging their legal expertise to lead, advise, and develop strategic policy projects.

As the most senior legal policy advisor in the regulator you will be at the forefront of their policy initiatives, providing high-quality regulatory and public law advice. You will lead complex projects, ensuring that our policies are not only compliant with current legislation but also innovative and forward-thinking.

Key responsibilities include leading and developing major policy projects, working with policy colleagues on the strategic development and implementation of key policies, and ensuring regulatory policy projects are managed and delivered on time and to high standards. You will engage with internal and external stakeholders, confidently representing the regulator at various meetings and forums.

The Successful Applicant

The suitable applicant:

• A qualified solicitor, barrister, CILEX lawyer, registered European lawyer or an equivalent qualified lawyer in a common law or other jurisdiction, with a current practising certificate
• Proven and significant experience as a legal policy lawyer providing high quality advice in policy.
• Track record of leading and delivering solutions, taking accountability for the successful resolution of very complex issues
• Highly analytical and intellectually agile, able to learn and manage complexity quickly. Proven ability to synthesise research and data to inform policy development
• Strong interpersonal skills combined with experience of establishing and maintaining effective relationships and working with a range of internal and external stakeholders - including those at the most senior levels.
• Proactive, open to challenge and able to make difficult decisions to progress projects to required timescales.

What's on Offer

Hybrid working model which means working 2 days a week in the office, and rest of the week from home.

The starting salary for this role is between £70,000 - £80,000 for Birmingham or Cardiff and £77,000 - £88,000 for London.