This role offers a competitive salary, hybrid working, 28 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays, a fantastic pension scheme offering 6% in year one and 11% after this.
Location: London/hybrid, two days in the office (team days are Tuesday & Thursday)
Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 per annum
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About our Group Legal and Governance division
In Group Legal and Governance (GLG), we are trusted expert advisers, helping the organisation make decisions that are right for Which? and consumers. Within GLG, Which?'s in-house legal function, Group Legal, provides a full range of legal support across the organisation's wide-ranging activities, from general commercial, contract and data privacy advice through to consumer policy development and advocacy, consumer rights, libel and defamation, IP and strategic litigation.
We are an open, inclusive and flexible team, valued within Which? for our expertise and judgment.
About the role
As part of the high-performing and impactful Media & Strategic Litigation team within Group Legal, you will deliver pragmatic legal advice on a wide range of legal issues at pace. A significant focus of the role is supporting Which?'s Policy & Advocacy division, where you will directly contribute to our mission to make life simpler, fairer, and safer for UK consumers by supporting policy development and advocacy, national campaigns and strategic legal actions. You will proactively and confidently engage internal and external stakeholders, build collaborative and effective relationships and positively contribute to Which?'s success.
This role reports to our Managing Counsel – Media & Strategic Litigation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on consumer-related sector-specific legislation and regulations and responses to legislative developments and policy maker consultations, like the work we did to influence the passage and implementation of the Online Safety Act 2023 and Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024.
- Advising on consumer campaigns, policy development and engagement with policy makers and business, like our End the Insurance Rip-Offs and Protect Online Shoppers campaigns.
- Supporting the consideration and strategic use of legal powers or tools, such as interventions, private enforcement, judicial review and collective actions, like our iCloud collective action and interventions in Philipp v Barclays.
- Supporting broader legal areas covered by the Group Legal team, for example advising on commercial initiatives,
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Lawyer (Consumer Law & Advocacy) in City of Westminster employer: Which?
At Which?, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that champions consumer rights while fostering a supportive and inclusive work culture. Our London-based team enjoys a hybrid working model, competitive benefits, and ample opportunities for professional growth, making it an ideal environment for passionate advocates of consumer law and policy to thrive and make a meaningful impact.
