Employment Lawyer in London

The Legal Division is the in-house legal function at UKEF and is part of the Legal and Compliance Group. It provides legal advice on all aspects of the Department's work in accordance with the Department's legal obligations and risk appetite and in a manner that achieves the Department's commercial objectives as an export credit agency.

The Legal Division is currently headed by the Co-Heads of the Legal Division, who alongside the Director of Legal and Compliance, are responsible for managing all legal advice and legal risk for the Department. The 15 or so other Legal Advisers and two paralegals maintain a busy workload consisting of transaction and advisory work for the Department and are organised into small teams, each reporting to a Team Leader. The Division is supported by a Legal Support Team, which comprises the Office Manager/PA to the Co-Heads of the Legal Division, and a legal support assistant.

To provide expert legal advice and support on all employment law matters within the organisation, advising on compliance with UK employment law and mitigating associated legal risks across the business.

Main Activities:

• Legal Advice & Compliance
• Contracts & Documentation
• Transactions and Dispute Resolution
• Strategic Support
• Training & Development

From time to time, the post holder may be required to advise generally on the wider activities of the organisation which may cover:

• public law matters;
• public procurement law matters;
• international agreements governing the provision of export credits and public international law matters;
• information law, including the Freedom of Information Act and the Environmental Information Regulations requests and the UK GDPR.

This list is not exhaustive, and you may be required to carry out additional duties according to business needs.

Person specification

Essential Qualifications:

• Qualified to practice law in England & Wales as a solicitor or barrister
• A 2.1 degree in law or other subject
• Must hold LPC, BVC or equivalent

Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of public law and the workings of Government

Skills/Ability:

• Effective drafting, negotiation, and communication skills
• Ability to provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice
• Sound powers of legal analysis and research, coupled with strong judgement and decision making
• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills, combined with an ability to manage and prioritise workloads
• Commercial awareness and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives

Experience:

• Significant post qualifying experience with a strong focus on employment law (contentious and non-contentious) in a reputable law firm and/or in-house team

Behaviours:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together

Technical skills:

We’ll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process: Presentation - this will be a topic agreed by UKEF and provided to relevant candidates in advance of their interview.

Benefits:

Alongside your salary of £85,238, UK Export Finance contributes £24,693 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Things you need to know:

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please ensure that you read through the Candidate Information Pack attached to this advert, before applying. All applications will be sifted against our essential criteria outlined in the personal specification.

Security:

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check.

Nationality requirements:

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020

Working for the Civil Service:

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities.

Diversity and Inclusion:

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.

Contact point for applicants:

Name: UKEF Resourcing Team

Email: Recruitment team