Solicitor, 6+ years PQE
- Employer
- Bindmans
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- £Competitive
- Closing date
- 9 Jul 2018
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- Practice area
- Civil liberties and human rights, Public law
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Private practice
Job Details
Committed to accountability, fairness and the development of the charity and third sector? Read on.
Bindmans LLP is a leading London law firm, with a reputation for excellence and for being at the cutting edge of developments in all areas of public, human rights and regulatory law. The firm also has an increasing third sector, charity and NGO client base. We are expanding and looking for two talented, creative and committed lawyers to join us to develop their practices in these areas.
Role 1: Solicitor, 6+ years PQE, Public Law and Human Rights Department
Start date: September 2018
We are recruiting a solicitor with extensive knowledge of constitutional, regulatory and contentious work for charity and third sector organisations, with at least 6+ years PQE.
Applicants should have a good knowledge of the funding environment for the charity and third sector. Knowledge of all or at least one of the following is required along with general public and regulatory law experience:
- grant funding;
- public contracts; and
- philanthropy or social finance.
The successful applicant will have extensive experience in a range of regulatory and contentious work for charities and third sector organisations, which may include representing and advising charities in matters such as:
- meeting the Public Benefit Test;
- social investing;
- trustee disqualification; serious incident reporting; and
- safeguarding.
Knowledge and experience and experience in one or more of the following areas is also desirable:
- non-contentious work for charities and third sector organisations, including in respect of establishing and restructuring such organisations information law including obligations under the GDPR;
- procurement and state aid law;
- health and social care law;
- professional disciplinary work (for example for GPs, accountants and solicitors); and
- education law.
Equal Opportunities and Diversity
Bindmans LLP is an equal opportunities employer, committed to increasing diversity in our firm and our wider profession. Applications from candidates who are BME, have a disability or who are from a less privileged background are particularly encouraged.
How to apply:
Please visit the Careers Section of our website www.bindmans.com to view the Job Description and Person Specification for each role.
Closing Date for applications: Monday 9 July 2018
STRICTLY NO AGENCY APPLICATIONS
Company
Bindmans LLP is one of the country’s leading law firms, with an unrivalled reputation for its civil liberties and human rights work. The firm offers top-quality legal services in the following practice areas: clinical negligence and personal injury, community care and health services, criminal law, discrimination and equality law, education law, employment law and professional discipline, family and matrimonial law, housing, human rights, public law and judicial review, immigration, inquests and inquiries, international law, media and information law, reputation and crisis management, mental health, police misconduct, prison law, private client, professional negligence, public procurement and commercial regulation, serious fraud and regulatory investigations and Brexit.
Established in 1974, Bindmans has a long history and tradition of challenging injustice and protecting the rights and freedoms of ordinary people. While the firm has evolved over the years to offer a broad range of services, its commitment to fairness and to ensuring access to justice remains at the heart of everything it does. Ranked as a top-tier firm in many of its practice areas, Bindmans has a reputation for its cutting edge work, in groundbreaking areas of the law. Its lawyers are among the most knowledgeable in the country and many are nationally recognised as experts in their fields.
Bindmans’ client base is wide and developing and includes businesses, NGOs and trade unions, public and regulatory bodies and private individuals. Known for achieving excellent results for its clients, the firm aims to defend their interests, ensuring sound decision-making and the highest standards of legal accountability.
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