Legal Adviser

Legal Adviser London, England

OFGEM
Full Time London, England 43650 - 59999 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Details

Reference number

273848

Salary

£43,650 - £59,999
National £43,650 - £55,999 London £46,250 - £59,999

Job grade

Grade 7
Level 2b

Contract type

Permanent

Business area

OFGEM - General Counsel

Type of role

Legal Services

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed Hours

Number of jobs available

6

Contents

    Location

    About the job

    Benefits

    Things you need to know

    Apply and further information

Location

Cardiff, Glasgow, London

About the job

Job summary

Ofgem’s legal function sits in the Office of the General Counsel (OGC). The OGC is responsible for the provision of all legal advice and management of all legal risk required by OFGEM and its governing body the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and for managing the organisation’s exposure to legal risk.

The energy sector is going through an unprecedented transformation to a net zero and data-enabled future. Furthermore, the record increase and volatility in global gas prices in recent months, has put the energy market under severe strain. You will be joining Ofgem OGC with a number of significant policy and legal matters all under development at a time of increasing change in the energy sector.

The OGC supports Ofgem’s activities through hubs focused on the following areas:

Consumer & Competition Legal
Enforcement and Emerging Issues Legal
Delivery and Schemes Legal
Networks RIIO Legal
Networks Commercial and Nuclear RAB Legal
Systems Legal

Job description

You will initially be posted to work in one hub, where you will support the Deputy Legal Director responsible for that hub in ensuring the continued delivery of a first class legal function, but you can expect to work in a number of hubs over time which means that you will be working in a diverse culture with like minded people. Some of the projects cut across more than one hub.


The work is meaningful with a real impact on the lives of energy consumers and energy and environmental policy. You will find the work interesting, intellectually challenging and varied, you will be involved in advising on a wide range of public law issues in a regulatory context. We will tailor the role according to your skills and experiences. You will enjoy the role if you are a lawyer who is pragmatic and solutions driven, can manage competing demands and deliver at pace to provide advice to policy colleagues at all levels.


Ofgem offers flexible working patterns and job share applications are welcome.


Key Responsibilities


  • You will own and lead on workstreams in your own right, working collaboratively, collegiately and delivering more widely as part of a team.
  • Ensure the delivery of strategic, solutions-focused, high-quality, timely and succinct legal advice, including identifying innovative solutions to support the delivery of the work of their hub, the OGC and wider Ofgem divisions where necessary.
  • Working collaboratively with your team have responsibility for managing key stakeholder relationships, including with industry, Government and the CMA.
  • Ensure that the OGC achieves value-for-money outcomes in terms of any external spend – for example, in instructing Counsel.
  • You will have the opportunity to work with the lawyers across the OGC to articulate and support the management and mitigation of legal risk.
  • You may on occasion have corporate, budget and other management functions from time to time.

Key Outputs and Deliverables


  • Provision of Legal Advice


Key Stakeholder Relationships


Internal

  • Office of the General Counsel
  • Policy teams
  • Corporate Services


External

  • Licensees (Energy Companies)
  • Government (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
  • Other Regulators (CMA)

We are hosting a virtual recruitment event on Thursday 16th of March from 5pm - 6pm to discuss this vacancy in more detail. This event will be a great opportunity for you to learn more about the roles available and you will also have the opportunity to hear all about what it's like to work for Ofgem's Office of the General Counsel and ask questions of the panel.

To register for this free event, please follow this link: https://bit.ly/3ZdjljR

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Person specification

Qualifications:


  • Qualified to practise as a barrister or solicitor, in England and Wales or an advocate or solicitor in Scotland. You must have completed a training contract/pupillage/qualifying employment or have been exempted from this by the relevant Law Society, the Bar Council or CILEx.


  • Barristers and Solicitors qualified in a jurisdiction outside of England and Wales or Scotland will be subject to the rules of the professional bodies and must have completed:


> In England and Wales the Bar Transfer Test or the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE); or

> In Scotland have passed the Qualified Lawyers Assessment.


  • Chartered Legal Executives are eligible to apply where (i) a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) is held; or (ii) the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)/CPE has been completed; or (iii) where exams have been passed and a score of 50% or above achieved, at CILEx Level 6*, in all the following foundation subjects:


  • Contract Law
  • Criminal Law
  • Equity and Trusts Law
  • European Union Law
  • Land Law
  • Public Law
  • Law of Tort


Experience


(LEAD) We are interested in hearing from people at different stages in their career, you may be recently qualified or have experience in any one of the following:

  • energy law;
  • economic regulation;
  • consumer protection;
  • competition law;
  • commercial or complex project/procurement; or
  • public law or administrative law or regulatory litigation in a context similar to that in which Ofgem operates, for example advising a government department, economic regulator or highly regulated industry participant.


Skills

You must have the following skills:


  • Reliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risks, with the ability to analyse and advise on complex and novel legal issues.
  • Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to present findings of analysis in a clear and compelling manner to technical and non-technical audiences, and defend the findings, based on evidence.
  • Resilient and able to work under pressure and on demanding and challenging projects.
  • Flexible and adaptable mindset, happy to work across a wide range of projects and change direction quickly in response to changing demands.
  • Planning and organisational skills to manage and balance conflicting demands.

Qualifications

  • Qualified to practise as a barrister or solicitor, in England and Wales or an advocate or solicitor in Scotland. You must have completed a training contract/pupillage/qualifying employment or have been exempted from this by the relevant Law Society, the Bar Council or CILEx.

  • Barristers and Solicitors qualified in a jurisdiction outside of England and Wales or Scotland will be subject to the rules of the professional bodies and must have completed:

o In England and Wales the Bar Transfer Test or the Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE); or
o In Scotland have passed the Qualified Lawyers Assessment.

  • Chartered Legal Executives are eligible to apply where (i) a Qualifying Law Degree (QLD) is held; or (ii) the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL)/CPE has been completed; or (iii) where exams have been passed and a score of 50% or above achieved, at CILEx Level 6*, in all the following foundation subjects:

1. Contract Law
2. Criminal Law
3. Equity and Trusts Law
4. European Union Law
5. Land Law
6. Public Law
7. Law of Tort

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Working Together
  • Delivering at Pace

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Please refer to the Candidate Pack attached for full details.

Benefits

Ofgem can offer you a comprehensive and competitive benefits package which includes; up to 30 days annual leave. Excellent training and development opportunities. The opportunity to join the Civil Service pension arrangements which include a valuable range of benefits. Flexible working hours and family friendly policies. Restaurant and subsidise gym (London only). Interest free season ticket loan.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

When you press the ‘Apply now’ button, you will be asked to complete personal details (not seen by the sift panel), your career history and qualifications.


You will then be asked to provide a 1250 word ‘supporting statement’ evidencing how you meet the essential and desirable skills and capabilities listed in the role profile. Please ensure you demonstrate clearly, within your supporting statement, how you meet each of the essential and desirable skills and capabilities.


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 Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
  • relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
  • certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Recruitment team :

Legal Adviser
OFGEM

www.ofgem.gov.uk
London, United Kingdom
Jonathan Brearley
Unknown / Non-Applicable
501 to 1000 Employees
Government
Energy & Utilities
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