This role sits within our Client Protection department. Client Protection carries out the closure of law firms after a decision has been made to intervene, and is made up of the following teams:

Compensation Fund - deals with applications from people who have lost money due to the actions of someone we regulate.
Interventions and Statutory Trust - deals with the closure of a law firm under our statutory powers and the investigation of the firm's financial records to establish ownership of money held.
Cost Recovery - recovers the costs of our regulatory action from those who are subject to it.
Technical Team - provides advice, guidance and support to the other teams.
Making a formal regulatory decision on an urgent Compensation Fund application, where a recently intervened law firm should have been holding money for a client on a property purchase. Completion is scheduled for tomorrow. Quickly considering the caseworker's report, assessing the evidence provided, applying the relevant rules, drafting the decision and recording it.
Meeting with a caseworker in the Statutory Trust team discussing options for distributing money relating to a probate matter where the Executors cannot be located.
Considering a request for technical advice from the Interventions Team relating to the entitlement to property deeds held by the SRA following an intervention where the purchaser died many years ago.

Solicitor, Barrister and/or strong regulatory experience
The ability to quickly develop a detailed technical knowledge of the SRA regulations and Client Protection's work
Knowledge of and ability to apply public law principles of proportionality, reasonableness and rationality
Track record of delivering successful outcomes on complex issues
Able to produce clear, authoritative written advice or guidance
Communicates effectively at senior levels
Resilient and able to adapt to rapid changes in priority of work
Pro-active and makes decisions, Solicitor, Barrister and/or strong regulatory experience
The ability to quickly develop a detailed technical knowledge of the SRA regulations and Client Protection's work
Knowledge of and ability to apply public law principles of proportionality, reasonableness and rationality
Track record of delivering successful outcomes on complex issues
Able to produce clear, authoritative written advice or guidance
Communicates effectively at senior levels
Resilient and able to adapt to rapid changes in priority of work
Pro-active and makes decisions, Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.

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