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Associate - Public Law

Hybrid in Birmingham·Added 6 days ago (last checked 6 Oct)

Browne Jacobson

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Overview

Job details

Permanent contract
Per the ad.
Hybrid
Office and home days — the ad has the split.

Requirements

Be near Birmingham for hybrid days
No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Requirements

What we're looking for

Experience of working with or for the public sector

Experience of litigation including drafting and consideration of pre-action correspondence and pleadings, liaison with Court staff and preparation of trial bundles

Working alongside in-house legal teams and instruction of leading counsel

An understanding of information law, including FOIA, DPA and EIR

Why Join Us?

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

We offer a flexible and hybrid working model. Our comprehensive benefits package includes private medical insurance, pension contributions, an employee assistance programme, and a range of wellbeing initiatives. Enhanced parental leave is also available, reflecting our commitment to supporting you through every stage of your career and life.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way and we're open to considering how we can accommodate flexible working arrangements alongside role requirements. If this is important to you, please talk to us about it during the recruitment process.

The role

We're looking for a talented Associate to join a team of high performing administrative and public law lawyers dealing with the full range of public law matters.

The role

What you'll do

This role encompasses a variety of work types, including constitutional and administrative law advice, planning, environment, health, information law, judicial review and other regulatory litigation and disciplinary matters. As an Associate, you'll support Partners and Senior Associates in advising clients on administrative and constitutional matters. This is likely to include advising on high profile, nationally significant matters for a range of government departments and arms length bodies, as well as advising local authorities on all manner of governance and associated matters.

What you'll be doing

Provision of advice on administrative and public law risk

Statutory interpretation and vires analysis

Advising on the law of consultation, EU law or Human Rights law

What we're looking for

Hiring process

Please review full job description and if the role is of interest, and suits your specific skill set, then please apply. Or for more information, please contact recruitment@brownejacobson.com.

About Browne Jacobson

Industry: Legal
Website: brownejacobson.com

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Additional information

We celebrate diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, social economic background or age.

We're a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.

Take a look at our candidate interview pack for information about reasonable adjustments, what you can expect during the interview process, and guidance to help you prepare.

Note to recruitment agencies:

We request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting CVs unless specifically instructed to do so by the recruitment team. Please be aware that any speculative CVs sent by agencies without direct invitation from the recruitment team will not be recognised as represented by the agency and will be considered a gift.

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