Case Presenter (solicitor advocate or barrister)

Are you an experienced barrister or solicitor advocate with a background in working within a regulatory environment?

Do you thrive on the challenge of presenting complex cases, managing competing priorities, and delivering high-quality legal advocacy in a fast-paced environment?

Are you passionate about advocacy and have excellent people skills?

Key facts:

Full-time, permanent role

The team works primarily remotely, with occasional team days in London. You should be broadly commutable to London and able to attend the office when required. Hearings are conducted remotely apart from exceptional circumstances.

Salary:

London (within M25): up to c. £60,000 per annum

Elsewhere in the UK: up to c. £55,000 per annum

The role

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within a collaborative, values-driven team. You will be joining at an exciting time as the function continues to grow and develop. This role has become available because one of the team members is being promoted.

As a Case Presenter, your primary responsibility is to present our client’s disciplinary and regulatory cases before its committees. You will take ownership of a case from the point it meets the referral threshold, reviewing investigation papers and bundles, ensuring the evidence is sufficient to support the allegations, and presenting the case before the relevant committee.

You will be advising and providing guidance to our client with regard to the investigation of complaints against students, affiliates, members and firms.  This also includes advising senior / executive management on an ad hoc basis to ensure that decisions made comply with regulatory law practice and judicial authority.
 

Day-to-day, you can expect:

• Presenting approximately two hearings per week, conducted remotely in the majority of cases

• Reviewing investigation reports ahead of referral to the Independent Assessor, typically managing 5-6 pre-reviews at any one time

• Advising teams on case strategy, evidential matters, and regulatory requirements, both on live cases and on wider legal and policy questions

• Handling post-hearing work, including reviewing committee decisions and managing appeal applications

• Contributing to a culture of shared learning and continuous improvement across the team

About You

We are looking for a qualified Barrister or Solicitor Advocate with a current practising certificate and a background in advocacy, can be from criminal, civil, or regulatory tribunal settings.

You will also bring:

• Significant advocacy experience, including persuasive oral advocacy and witness handling through cross examination.

• Strong understanding of the public interest within a regulatory framework.

• Strong knowledge of regulatory law and practice, including rules of evidence and procedure.

• Good understanding of data protection law, practice, and procedure.

• Knowledge or ability to develop expertise in relation to Judicial Review.

• Experience of working within a Regulatory environment.

Interested?

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We encourage applications from all sections of the community. Furthermore, qualifications and/or experience identified are indicative. We will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and/or experience for the role advertised.