Overview
Position Title: Financial Services Lawyer
Company: Government Legal Department
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Job Description
We are looking for qualified lawyers with some prior experience in one or more of these areas, or with a genuine interest in the financial services market. While previous experience or knowledge may be relevant to these vacancies, Government work is likely to involve a rapid learning curve to acquire legal skills and knowledge not required in private practice. Strong intellectual and analytical skills are important. Training (largely delivered through videos available online) will be provided for all new joiners so that they can be active in this specialised area as quickly as possible. We will provide support to help you acquire the necessary expertise and have a thriving CPD-accredited in-house training programme.
Responsibilities:
- Identify areas for improvement and make appropriate changes to reach professional excellence.
- Embed a culture where there is a wide ranging use of the infrastructure in place to support varied communication methods which deliver value for money.
- Work collaboratively with customers and delivery partners to manage, monitor and deliver agreed outcomes.
- Communicate in a straightforward, honest and truthful way with consideration for the impact of the method used.
- Clarify and articulate the diverse requirements of customers and delivery partners.
- Break down complex aims into clear, practical and manageable plans.
- Identify the resource requirements to support implementation.
- Influence external partners, stakeholders and customers successfully securing mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Ensure risks are monitored and managed to prevent issues with service delivery wherever possible.
- Use customer insight to drive high quality and efficient service delivery which is a good investment of taxpayers money.
- Respect and consider the diversity of the audience when giving messages and deliver these appropriately.
- Communicate with conviction and clarity in the face of tough negotiations or challenges.
- Implement communication strategies which ensure effective communications are embedded and take account of people’s individual needs.
Requirements:
- The ability to think strategically and creatively, see legal issues in their wider context and advise accordingly.
- Sound understanding of public law.
- Reliable legal judgement and appreciation of legal risk.
- A knowledge of or a willingness to acquire a knowledge of commercial law
- Sound analysis, using secure legal research to produce timely and fit for purpose advice.
About Government Legal Department
The Government Legal Department is at the heart of UK life. From transport to the environment, health and wellbeing to the protection of human rights, the advice and guidance that we provide impacts on every single member of the population. Both high-profile and deeply interesting, the reach of our work is unparalleled, making for a unique career path in which you will be encouraged to take on the type of challenges that will further your expertise exponentially.
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