Job description
Vacancy Name Regulatory Lawyer

Country United Kingdom

Office Location Birmingham (Hybrid)

About Us This role can be performed with a hybrid working arrangement which balances working from home and your contracted office. It is expected that regular attendance in the office will be required in line with team needs.

"Unlock your potential and drive change with RICS, a leader in professional standards."

Join us, a global leader in shaping the built and natural environments. With 134,000 members worldwide and offices in key financial markets, we set the highest standards in land, real estate, construction, and infrastructure. Through innovation and trusted data, we drive positive change for present and future generations.

Role Purpose and Key Responsibilities As a Regulatory Lawyer in our small and highly collaborative Legal team, you will work to provide pragmatic legal advice across the regulatory work of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and present hearings and appeals before the disciplinary and appeal tribunals. You will draw on your previous and proven experience of and commitment to advocacy to help RICS uphold its commitment to regulating the profession.

You Will
• Provide legal advice and support to the Investigation and Professional Assurance teams on all types of complaint and regulatory casework
• Prepare, progress and present cases to the Disciplinary, Registration and Appeal Panels; consistent delivery of effective, proportionate, risk-based disciplinary proceedings and quality outcomes in a timely manner
• Assist in the preparation and presentation of training to the wider Regulation team
• Provide advice, assistance and support to senior stakeholders and colleagues across the RICS
• Manage own volume of casework, consistently deliver preparation of allocated cases to high quality and within timescales in accordance with BAU metrics

About You To be successful in this role you will:
• Be a practising Barrister or Solicitor with experience of advocacy before courts, tribunals or similar bodies
• Have demonstrable experience of tribunal and/or court advocacy
• Be able to draw upon sound technical knowledge of civil/criminal proceedings
• Be able to demonstrate sound judgment reaching clear, unbiased, proportionate and reasoned decisions on progressing casework.
• Whilst not essential, experience of disciplinary functions and processes in other professional regulators would be beneficial

Rewards and Benefits
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage including private medical insurance.
• Income protection and life assurance for financial security.
• Aviva Group Personal Pension with employer matching up to 9%.
• Annual leave of 25 days plus bank holidays for a healthy work-life balance.
• Generous time off policies including maternity, paternity, moving house leave, marriage/civil partnership leave, volunteering, and a wellbeing day.

Equal Opportunity Employer - RICS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds, as we believe that our differences drive our performance. Please speak to us if we can support you with any adjustments to our recruitment process. Candidates will need to have the correct right to work in the country the role resides in.