About the team and what we do
Our General Counsel Team plays a central role in supporting the organisation to deliver its regulatory purpose with confidence, integrity and fairness. We provide strategic, practical and high-quality legal advice across the organisation, helping colleagues navigate complex legal, operational and reputational issues.
The team works across a diverse portfolio of work including regulatory case issues, litigation, public law, equality and human rights, governance, contracts, procurement, information law and organisational policy development. We are a collaborative and supportive team that values learning, inclusion and professional growth.
You’ll work closely with experienced Principal Legal Advisers and Senior Lawyers who will support your development and help you build expertise across a broad range of legal disciplines.
Our General Counsel Team plays a central role in supporting the organisation to deliver its regulatory purpose with confidence, integrity and fairness. We provide strategic, practical and high-quality legal advice across the organisation, helping colleagues navigate complex legal, operational and reputational issues.
The team works across a diverse portfolio of work including regulatory case issues, litigation, public law, equality and human rights, governance, contracts, procurement, information law and organisational policy development. We are a collaborative and supportive team that values learning, inclusion and professional growth.
You’ll work closely with experienced Principal Legal Advisers and Senior Lawyers who will support your development and help you build expertise across a broad range of legal disciplines.
Your role and impact
As a Lawyer within the General Counsel Team, you’ll provide high-quality, timely and solution-focused legal advice that supports strategic decision-making and helps mitigate legal risk across the organisation.
As a Lawyer within the General Counsel Team, you’ll provide high-quality, timely and solution-focused legal advice that supports strategic decision-making and helps mitigate legal risk across the organisation.
No two days are the same. You’ll work on a varied and intellectually stimulating caseload, advising on complex regulatory matters, supporting major organisational projects and contributing to policy, guidance and legislative development. You’ll also play an important role in supporting litigation and legal challenges, working with internal stakeholders and external legal advisers where needed.
Your work will directly contribute to protecting the public, supporting effective regulation and helping the organisation respond confidently to complex and evolving legal issues.
In this role, you will:
Your work will directly contribute to protecting the public, supporting effective regulation and helping the organisation respond confidently to complex and evolving legal issues.
In this role, you will:
- Provide clear, practical and risk-based legal advice across a broad range of complex matters
- Support organisational projects and programmes by identifying legal risks and helping shape effective solutions
- Draft legal documents, guidance, contracts, presentations and training materials
- Contribute to litigation and external legal challenges, including supporting court and tribunal proceedings
- Build strong working relationships across the organisation and with external stakeholders
- Support organisational learning by sharing legal insight and contributing to legal knowledge management
This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety, values collaboration and wants to make a meaningful impact through their legal work.
What you’ll bring
We’re looking for a qualified solicitor or barrister with strong legal judgement, excellent communication skills and a genuine commitment to public service and regulatory work.
We’re looking for a qualified solicitor or barrister with strong legal judgement, excellent communication skills and a genuine commitment to public service and regulatory work.
You’ll bring:
- Experience of providing high-quality legal advice in a regulatory, public law or similarly complex environment
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret legislation, case law and regulatory principles confidently
- The ability to communicate complex legal issues clearly and practically to a range of audiences
- A collaborative and inclusive approach, with the ability to build effective relationships across teams and stakeholders
- Sound decision-making skills and the ability to balance legal risk, proportionality and organisational priorities
- The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-paced environment
- Professional integrity, adaptability and a strong sense of accountability
Experience in areas such as public law, equality and human rights, information law, procurement or professional regulation would be particularly valuable.
Salary Details
London - £56,174 - £62,416
Edinburgh - £52,241- £58,046
This is a fixed term contract which is set to end November 2026
Please note that this role requires you to review and work with sensitive and distressing material relating to fitness to practice cases and you will be given the appropriate support to deal with this material.
Benefits
- 30 days annual leave
- Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
- Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
- Hybrid working
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
- 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Perkbox membership
- Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
- Season ticket loans
Additional Information
The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe. This will not change your terms and conditions and will be discussed with you prior to you taking up the post.
Hybrid Working Policy
We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.
Hybrid Working Policy
We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.
Our Pay Policy
It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. However in exceptional circumstances, it may be possible to offer a salary above the bottom of the relevant pay band but we may request proof of current earnings. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. Further details of which are available on request.
For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.
Reasonable adjustments
We will provide reasonable adjustments to support disabled candidates throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know if you need any additional support to enable you to make an application with us.
Screening and vetting
All of our roles are subject to pre-employment checks. We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.
Contact Details:
The Nursing and Midwifery Council Recruitment Team
