Senior Barrister

Senior BarristerA leading law firm require an enthusiastic, commercially aware and experienced Senior Barrister to handle Professional Misconduct and Regulatory advocacy cases. The successful Barrister will be join one of the largest specialist departments of its kind in the country as part of their in-house advocacy team.The role offers hybrid working and flexible hours requiring 1 or 2 days in their Birmingham office dependent upon diaries.As an experienced advocate you will primarily present cases at final substantive hearing and represent regulators at interim application and case management hearings. This includes presenting the full range of cases taken forward to hearing by professional regulators including those involving dishonesty, fraud, sexual misconduct and serious instances of deficient professional performance. There will be opportunities to work with expert witnesses and to support vulnerable witnesses and those with additional support needs to give best evidence.There are also opportunities to input into case direction at all stages of the investigation and preparation process. This includes: evidence reviews, allegation drafting, preparing opening notes, case summaries and written applications/ skeleton arguments and advice on all types of legal and evidential issues arising during the course of case preparation and presentation. There are also opportunities to get involved in our broader advisory work with clients, including the use of statutory powers and a wide range of other issues affecting regulators.Depending on qualification and experience, it is likely that there will opportunities to appear in the High Court and the First Tier Tribunal on appeals from decisions of the regulators. There are also opportunities to work with our clients on continuous improvement projects and scope for involvement in training for panel members and in-house teams.The CandidateA qualified Senior Barrister, self motivated and preferably with previous regulatory/professional discipline experience or similar litigation prosecution experience.Highly competitive salary + bonus dependent upon relevant comparative experience. Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required
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