General Counsel

Our client is at the forefront of combating racism in the UK, breaking new ground through their litigation. They are seeking a dedicated and experienced General Counsel to join their team based in London. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to collaborate with some of the UK's most renowned lawyers, gain litigation experience across a broad range of disciplines, and work with major law firms and leading counsel to devise legal strategy.

Our client is at the forefront of combating racism in the UK, breaking new ground through their litigation. They are seeking a dedicated and experienced General Counsel to join their team based in London. This role offers an unparalleled opportunity to collaborate with some of the UK's most renowned lawyers, gain litigation experience across a broad range of disciplines, and work with major law firms and leading counsel to devise legal strategy.

What you'll do:

As the General Counsel, will be involved in a wide range of legal activities from bringing private prosecutions to challenging inadequate decisions by public bodies to judicial review, submitting regulatory complaints, advising victims, drafting legal documents, supervising compliance with charity and data protection laws, and assisting with employment and contract questions. Your role will be pivotal in shaping the legal strategy of our client.

• Bring private prosecutions
• Challenge the Crown Prosecution Service when it fails to prosecute hate crime
• Subject inadequate decisions by public bodies to judicial review
• Submit regulatory complaints and advise regulatory bodies
• Bring and defend defamation cases
• Work with pro-bono legal experts and external counsel
• Draft documents including correspondence, internal policies, particulars of claim, and witness statements
• Supervise compliance with charity and data protection laws, assist with employment and contract questions

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the General Counsel position will bring a wealth of experience in litigation and working with senior legal teams.

With at least four years' post-qualification experience as a solicitor or barrister, you have honed your skills in one or more fields such as:

• Crime (communications or public order), Regulatory law (professional conduct or charity law), Administrative law (judicial review), Defamation, Equality and human rights
• Experience in litigation and working with senior legal teams
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise effectively and respond quickly under pressure
• Meticulous organisational skills

What's next:

Ready to make a significant impact? Apply now!

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