Description: We are supporting our client based in Milton Keynes in hiring a highly skilled Senior Regulatory Lawyer to play a pivotal role within their Committees & Tribunals team. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to the integrity of the UK accountancy profession by providing expert legal and procedural advice to disciplinary and regulatory committees.
The Senior Lawyer acts as a trusted legal adviser, ensuring committees operate within a fair, consistent, and legally robust framework. You will support and deputise for the Head of Committees & Tribunals, manage a small team, and influence governance, regulatory policy, and professional standards.
A temporary role for approximately 2 months, offering hybrid working.
Key Responsibilities
Provide independent legal and procedural advice to disciplinary and regulatory committees, safeguarding fairness and neutrality.
Attend committee meetings (Conduct, Fitness to Practise, Admissions/Readmissions) as Secretary, ensuring robust, legally defensible decision‑making.
Identify and manage legal risks across committee processes, documentation, and decisions.
Conduct legal “gatekeeper” reviews of disciplinary and regulatory cases to ensure readiness for committee referral.
Draft, review, and interpret legal and procedural policy documents, ensuring alignment with legislation, case law, and regulatory best practice.
Manage and mentor legal and committee officers, ensuring consistently high professional standards.
Support recruitment, training, and governance processes for committee members.
Contribute to policy development, regulatory reform, and strategic projects within the Professional Standards Department.
Act as first point of contact for procedural complaints and GDPR/data-breach matters within the team.
About You
Essential experience:
Legally qualified (solicitor/barrister) with post‑qualification experience in a regulatory, judicial, tribunal, or professional discipline environment.
Strong public law understanding and experience advising on procedural and regulatory matters.
Proven experience supporting decision‑making panels, tribunals, or committees.
Excellent written and verbal communication, able to distil complex legal issues clearly.
Experience leading or mentoring others, with strong interpersonal and stakeholder‑management skills.
Ability to operate impartially, always maintaining committee independence.
Desirable:
Experience within a professional or financial regulator (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, NMC, HCPC, SRA).
Knowledge of sanctions guidance, procedural rules, or statutory instruments.
Experience in professional discipline, investigations, or fitness‑to‑practise environments.
Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.
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