Advisory & Drafting Lawyer (Ref: 5980)

Marine Management Organisation

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Reference number

369407

Salary

£51,300

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job grade

Grade 7

Grade 7 (N)

Contract type

Permanent

Type of role

Legal Services

Working pattern

Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Location

Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Preston

About the job

Job summary

This position is based at Newcastle or Preston

Job description

Location: These roles are eligible to be based in the Newcastle, York, Bristol and Preston Office Locations.

The MMO is the independent regulator for England’s seas, driven by the government’s aim for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse oceans and seas, the MMO’s purpose is to protect and enhance our precious marine environment, and support UK economic growth by enabling sustainable marine activities. The MMO undertakes effective risk based enforcement of its regulatory responsibilities in respect of its statutory and delegated functions. The MMO’s legal team provides bespoke, robust, innovative legal advice, training and advocacy services across all areas of the MMO’s business to ensure that the MMO performs its statutory functions independently, lawfully and efficiently.

We are recruiting for 2 Advisory & Drafting Lawyers.

Our Advisory & Drafting Lawyers lead on the legislative drafting undertaken within the MMO.

Our Advisory & Drafting Lawyers lead on the provision of legal advice across all of the MMO’s broad portfolio of functions, with specific emphasis on:

Legal advice to the Marine Licensing Team on marine licensing applications and development consent orders for nationally significant infrastructure projects such as offshore wind developments.
Legal advice to the Marine Conservation Team on Wildlife Licences and European Protected Species Licences.
Legal and drafting advice to the Marine Conservation Team on the drafting of MMO Byelaws.
Legal and drafting advice to the Marine Conservation Team on the drafting of byelaws to be made by Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authorities.
Legal and drafting advice to the Harbours Team on the making of Harbour Revision Orders and Works Orders under the Harbours Act 1964.
Legal advice to the MMO across its broad portfolio of functions.

The following are essential for this role:

Significant experience of advisory work in a regulatory setting.
Significant experience in legislative drafting, experience working with the SI template/Lawmaker and drafting to government legal drafting standards.
Significant experience in public and administrative law.
Ability to analyse complex legal issues and identify risks to the organisation.
Intellectually confident, able to handle considerable complexity and document heavy matters.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain and present issues in clear, structured and objective ways.
An ability to work quickly and under pressure while remaining calm and focussed.
A strong team player with the ability to develop a positive, supportive and inclusive culture.

Please refer to the candidate pack for the full job description.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Qualifications

You will be qualified to practice as a barrister or solicitor in England and Wales. Applicants qualified in a jurisdiction outside England and Wales will be expected to have completed the Qualified Lawyers Transfer Test. You will hold a current Practising Certificate.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £51,300, Marine Management Organisation contributes £14,861 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Learning and development tailored to your role
An environment with flexible working options
A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%

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Selection process details

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Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

UK nationals
nationals of the Republic of Ireland
nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.