Regulatory Lawyer - Head of Legal

This senior post as Regulatory Lawyer - Head of Legal in London calls for over ten years’ experience, offering £81,216 to £95,390 annually on a full-time, hybrid basis. The successful candidate will lead a growing legal function within a professional regulatory body, providing strategic direction and overseeing fitness to practise cases from investigation through to tribunal hearings. Working closely with senior stakeholders, the postholder will shape legal services strategy, develop high-performing teams and manage external counsel. Strong leadership, case management and regulatory expertise are essential, alongside the ability to drive improvement across a complex caseload. This is a chance to take on meaningful responsibility within a respected organisation.

Regulatory Lawyer – Fitness to Practise, Head of Legal Services, 10 + years’ experience London / Hybrid, £81,216–£95,390 – An exceptional senior leadership opportunity to lead a growing legal function within a professional regulatory organisation.

THE ROLE

• You will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and direction, overseeing the investigation, management and progression of cases through to tribunal hearings.
• You will drive the legal services strategy, develop high performing teams, oversee external legal providers and take responsibility for performance, budgets, quality assurance and service delivery.
• You will also provide expert legal guidance on complex and high profile matters, contribute to regulatory policy and reform, and lead improvements to systems, processes and working practices.

THE CANDIDATE

• The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister with substantia experience and an in-depth understanding of professional regulation or another regulatory environment.
• You will have a proven track record of leading and developing high performing legal teams, alongside experience of managing change, delivering strategic projects and overseeing complex investigations and cases.
• Strong stakeholder management, commercial awareness and budget management skills are essential.

THE PACKAGE

• This hybrid role requires attendance at the office for 1–2 days per week, a competitive salary of £81,216–£95,390 DOE.
• A generous pension scheme, life insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, flexible working options, wellbeing resources and a wide range of additional benefits.
• Senior leadership responsibility with the opportunity to shape and develop a growing legal function.

At eNL we value diversity and inclusion. We want to attract people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates, whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or any characteristics protected by law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.