Senior Legal Adviser

Job title:

Senior Legal Adviser

Company

Protect

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic, driven, public-spirited qualified and experienced solicitor or barrister to join our expert Whistleblowing Advice Line team.If you are keen to use your legal training for the benefit of the public interest in a part time role, we want to hear from you. We are keen to hear applications from an experienced lawyer looking for a new and exciting area of work. Protect is a specialist organisation providing expert advice on whistleblowing law. We are looking for an individual to help supervise our team of legal advisers and we’re looking for someone with experience in employment law, and ideally some knowledge of whistleblowing.Protect is the UK’s leading whistleblowing charity with nearly 30 years’ subject matter expertise. We are unique in that we are the only free, confidential legal advice line for whistleblowers. The Charity is regularly involved in the biggest legal cases concerning whistleblowing, and in recent years has intervened in most of the key Court of Appeal and Supreme Court whistleblowing cases. We also support organisations from FTSE250 to SMEs, across multiple sectors, in enhancing their whistleblowing arrangements, and we campaign for legal reform to better protect whistleblowing.Our Advice Line delivers whistleblowing advice by phone, currently advising on more than 3,000 cases a year with a small team of 8-10 advisers. We do not litigate but we advise on a wide variety of cases, many of which are complex and involve ongoing work with callers to help them escalate their concerns and respond to possible retaliation at work. As a senior legal adviser, you will be helping individuals with practical and strategic advice, as well as advice on their individual rights, as they go through a stressful time. You will be contributing to holding organisations to account and protecting the public.Senior Adviser duties and responsibilities:Case managementProvide advice to individuals on how they can raise their whistleblowing concerns in the most effective manner, whilst doing so in a way which minimises the chance of them suffering negative repercussions as a result;Manage your own case load of whistleblowers, providing them with bespoke legal and practical advice and support on their situation (once you have completed Protect’s training process);Maintain accurate records of cases and details from callersEffectively review ET1 documents, internal grievance/disciplinary documents and whistleblowing disclosuresSupervision responsibilitiesEffectively supervise the work of junior advisers to ensure their understanding of whistleblowing law and its application to varied cases is accurate and pragmaticKeep up to date with the law, particularly with legal developments in whistleblowingProvide ad-hoc, expert supervision on complex mattersSupport Protect’s Legal Director with strategic litigation workAssist in developing and improving the service, so that it best fulfils Protect’s charitable objectives;Business Support and PolicyThe role is varied and senior advisers may also be asked to assist on an ad hoc basis in other areas of the organisation’s work, including:Supporting the Policy team as they campaign for reform of whistleblowing law and practice;Assisting the Business Support team in their delivery of training and consultancy to businesses, charities and government bodies; andWorking with Protect’s senior lawyers in their preparation of legal interventions in key whistleblower cases.Person SpecificationGenuine interest in using the law to uphold individual rights and the public interestPrevious experience managing a caseload as either a solicitor/barristerPrevious experience providing advicePrevious experience supervising on cases, or overseeing the work of othersExcellent legal research skillsGood understanding of employment law and practiceAbility to work in a fast-paced and intensive working environmentStrong interpersonal skillsStrong organisational and planning skillsAbility to work independently and as part of a teamCommitment to outstanding client careExperience of delivering training and engaging with policy makers, or the business community, will also count favourably towards an application.Protect is happy to discuss flexible working and we currently offer hybrid working between our office in Bethnal Green, London and home. Details of all the benefits of working at Protect are available on our websitePlease apply by Friday 4 April 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed on 14 and 15 April.If you require any reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please contact .

Expected salary

£37000 – 43000 per year

Location

Bethnal Green, East London

Job date

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 04:38:40 GMT

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