LegalAdviser

Legal Adviser **London or Bristol** **£56,209 - £58,820 + £5,000 allowance (and London weighting of £3,566 where appropriate) plus generous Civil Service defined benefit pension ** **Develop your legal expertise in an organisation that’s shaping policy and regulation** **The challenge** Make a real difference to the lives of students by bringing your legal skills to the Office for Students (OfS). As the independent regulator of higher education in England, we ensure the best experience and the best value – for students, for taxpayers, for the economy and for the public good. This is an opportunity to grow your legal expertise by working across our diverse and rapidly evolving organisation on a wide range of regulatory and corporate issues. **The role** You’ll lead on provision of legal advice and support for a broad range of legal matters. As well as advising on precedent-setting matters of higher education and public law, you can expect a varied and evolving caseload, where you will advise on matters of consumer protection, charity law, human rights, data protection and information law. Expect to work collaboratively with internal legal and policy colleagues, as well as external legal support. **Responsibilities may include:** Acting on a wide range of legal matters running in parallel – providing advice and support on the following legal areas and topics: * Legislation applying to the higher education sector including the Higher Education and Research Act 2017 * Data protection and information law, including legislation implementing the GDPR and the Freedom of information Act 2000 * Legal topics relevant to decision making and supporting processes, such as public law principles, statutory duties and considerations, the delegation of functions and equalities legislation * Human rights law * Charity law * The law relating to defamation * Managing the conduct of litigation activities, such as judicial review proceedings, statutory appeals and regulatory investigation