About the job

Job summary

You will join the Gambling Commission’s in-house legal team and work with legal team to deliver high quality, solution- focused legal advice across the Commission.  You will advise and provide legal support on a wide range of matters, which range in complexity and will deal with a varied and complex caseload. You will be able to work independently and take responsibility for the advice you give.

Job description

The legal team has overall responsibility for all of the Gambling Commission’s legal work, including a full range of in-house legal services and provision of advice to the Commission, its Committees, senior management and employees.

You will play a leading role in providing advice to the Commission on its powers, requiring creativity and innovation in advising on the options and finding available routes to help the Commission to be more effective. You will handle a complex and varied caseload which will include the following:

• Gambling law
• Regulatory law
• Licensing
• Administrative and public law matters, including litigation, judicial review claims and appeals
• Prosecutions
• National Lottery
• Contract, procurement law
• Employment law
• Freedom of information and subject access requests, including advising on data protection and GDPR.

You will have a complex and diverse regulatory caseload, consisting of enforcement and licensing cases, and will have experience in handling and preparing cases for Regulatory panels, tribunals and court hearings. 

You will deliver at pace solution focused legal advice and have previous experience carrying out legal research and providing well-reasoned advice to clients on a variety of matters. You will attend key decision-making meetings in an advisory capacity.

The ideal candidate will be a team player who is pragmatic and able to assist in maintaining excellent working relationships with the Commission’s external solicitors and counsel and delivering value for money.

The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to perform any reasonable tasks commensurate with the level of responsibility at the request of their Manager.

Person specification

Essential:

• Holds a practicing certificate as a solicitor / barrister or a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives entitled to practice in England and Wales.
• Experience in advising on regulatory and public law matters, including interpretation and exercise of statutory powers.
• Can confidently manage and handle a complex and varied caseload requiring advice to be provided across a wide range of topics, including in the following areas: gambling law, regulatory law, Freedom of Information and Data protection.
• Ability to retain the appropriate professional detachment whilst working closely with the Commission’s teams and the Leadership Team.
• Strong intellectual and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the personal qualities to support and motivate staff.
• A track record of sound judgement and the authority to command the confidence of internal senior officials.
• A commitment to equality and diversity.

 

Desirable:

•  Experience in employment law, gambling law, prosecutions, contract law and/or information law.
• The personal qualities and motivation to contribute to the leadership of the Commission, including contributing to the management of the Legal Team.

Benefits

• 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 average employer contribution of 27%
• 26 days’ holiday, rising to 29 days after two years’ service, with the option to buy up to five days extra annual leave

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Selection process details

Please apply via our careers website.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

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) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for 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
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.