Legal Adviser

• Locations

  London, UK

• Salary

  £40,000

• Sector

  Legal Professional

• Type

  Permanent

The HFEA’s office is at 2 Redman Place, Stratford, London. This post is offered as your choice of either office based (in which case you need to attend the office at least once per week) or home based (you cannot attend the office more than 3 times per month).

The HFEA is the UK’s independent regulator overseeing safe and appropriate practice in fertility treatment and embryo research. We license and monitor clinics carrying out IVF, donor insemination, and human embryo research.

We are looking for a full-time Legal Adviser to work within our small team. The Legal Adviser plays an active part in the work of the HFEA, particularly in relation to the work of the policy team, by providing legal support and advice on key areas of regulatory activity and being involved in policy projects.  The post holder will work closely with the Senior Legal Adviser, to help provide a responsive and resilient legal service within the organisation and help with any litigation the HFEA is involved in.  The Legal Advisor also supports other colleagues including the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team, looking at issues relating to our legislation and regulations as they arise and supporting areas of work across the whole organisation. This includes the ongoing work on updating the HFE Act.

We are looking for a qualified Solicitor / Barrister or equivalent. Experience of analysing legislation to produce practical legal advice, both written and oral are essential, along with experience in working independently and managing own deadlines.  Previous experience in regulatory, healthcare or a public sector environment would be particularly valuable as well as litigation experience

This is an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated individual who has experience in law to put their experience into practice across a broad range of interesting and important subject areas, you will have the chance to make a real and tangible difference to our work. For more information about the work the organisation does, please visit our website.

The HFEA is a member of the Community Race and Work Charter and the Disability Confident Charter. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive and supportive working environment that is free from any form of discrimination. We recognise that there are real benefits of having a diverse community of staff and aim for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society. Additionally, we adopt a culture that hopes to attract and retain talented individuals that want to work with us.