Professional Support Lawyer

Closing Date: 29/09/2026

Group: Legal Group

Management Level: Principal

Job Type: Permanent

Please note that this role will close at 00:01 on Tuesday 29 September, and therefore we advise getting your application in by no later than midnight on Monday 28 September.

Salary: £93,000 - £109,000 depending on experience, with an excellent benefits package.

About Ofcom: As the UK’s communications regulator, we’re delivering vital work that helps keep the UK connected. Our work covers everything from phones and broadband, through to TV, radio, the postal service, and wireless devices. We’re also taking on the challenge of making the online world a safer place.

About the team you’ll be part of: The Legal team is part of Ofcom’s Legal & Enforcement Group. We are a friendly, diverse team of around 100 qualified lawyers predominantly based in our London, Manchester and Edinburgh offices. We bring together a range of backgrounds and specialisms to provide first‑class, proactive legal advice and support across the whole organisation.

The purpose and scope of the role: Legal work at Ofcom spans regulatory and competition matters, consumer issues, communications, media, technology, online safety, data protection, litigation, and public law. As our remit and team expand, we are looking for someone to establish a professional support function for the first time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the training programme for the legal team, including identifying training needs, co‑ordinating training delivery, budget management and liaising with Ofcom’s central learning and development function and external training providers.
• Establishing systems and processes to co‑ordinate the collection and sharing of legal know how across the team, for both new and existing lawyers.
• Supporting colleagues’ professional development, including their awareness of legal developments relevant to our remit.
• Identifying ways of increasing efficiency and expertise within the team and overseeing their implementation.
• Communicating with counterparts within the legal teams of other UK regulators, as part of existing networks or bilateral cooperation.
• Building on existing initiatives that are exploring the use of legal technology and AI within the team for research, training and knowledge management purposes.
• Managing relationships with providers of legal research platforms and raising awareness of existing and new tools on those platforms within the legal team.

Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Forming relationships: working collaboratively and building positive relationships across the legal team, with wider Ofcom colleagues and with contacts outside the organisation.
• Executing plans: being able to work independently, organise and prioritise tasks, set goals for what you will deliver and manage resources wisely.
• Articulating ideas: the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, in writing and orally, adapting your message to different audiences.
• Trailblazing ideas: generating ideas to improve processes, save time or harness existing knowledge.
• Pursuing growth: an interest in expanding your legal knowledge and skills into new areas.

Inclusive hiring at Ofcom: At Ofcom, our mission is clear: to make communications work for everyone. To achieve that, our people must reflect the diversity of the UK, in background, identity and experience.

Application and accessibility: Our recruitment process is intentionally designed to be open and accessible. If you need adjustments, information in a different format or an alternative way to apply, contact us at resourcing@ofcom.org.uk or 0330 912 1378.