Panel Adjudicator Remote
Job description
The role
We are looking to appoint three legally qualified and two lay panel adjudicators to our panel of adjudicators. You will exercise decision-making powers relating to a broad range of work delegated to adjudicators.
You will be expected to commit around seven to 10 days a year to the role including attendance at three training days.
Panel adjudicators usually sit on a panel with two other adjudicators and review first instance decisions. You may deal with up to five cases on a panel. We require you to work collaboratively and efficiently ensuring that your written decisions are rational, legally compliant, and fair.
You will have significant experience in an environment where judgment and high-level decision-making are required. You will have the ability or experience to make objective and rational decisions following a detailed analysis of complex, technical and often protracted, information. In addition, you will be expected to chair the panels.
The fee for a full day panel is £400 and for a half day panel is £250. This includes preparation, reading, travel, meeting and drafting time. When chairing a panel, a fee of £700 is payable for a full day or £400 for a half day panel. The successful candidates will be engaged through a contract for services.
We particularly welcome applications from individuals who can reflect the diverse mix of consumers and the legal profession and from legally qualified lawyers working in-house or in private practice.
You must be able to demonstrate that you possess the following essential criteria, and we will be looking for you to evidence these in your application.
Essential criteria
A. Key skills and abilities
- Demonstrate a commitment to the promotion of equality and diversity, particularly in decision making.
- Assimilate, assess, and evaluate complex issues whether on paper or from oral representations efficiently and effectively.
- Analyse, interpret, and apply relevant legislation, rules, policy and case law principles.
- Determine issues objectively, applying unbiased and balanced judgment.
- Produce clear, reasoned, and justifiable evidence-based decisions written in plain language and within deadlines.
B. Experience and knowledge
- Knowledge of risk-based regulation.
- Experience of working as a member of a team, facilitating discussion, and working collaboratively to reach a decision.
- An understanding of how the principles of regulation impact on consumers and the importance of maintaining and upholding standards in the public interest.
To apply
Please refer to the applicant information pack attached at the bottom of the advert on our website before completing your application.
Please upload a CV of no more than 2 pages including the contact details for two referees and a supporting statement. Your supporting statement should be no more than 1000 words and clearly demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria.
The closing date is at 23:55 on 17 September 2023. Late applications will not be accepted.
If you have any questions that are not in this advert or the attached applicant information pack, please contact us at: [email protected]
Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.
We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.
