Legal Adviser

Are you a solutions-focused legal professional looking to use your expertise to make a meaningful impact? Age UK is looking for a skilled Legal Adviser to help ensure that we continue delivering trusted, compliant and effective services for older people across the UK.

As a Legal Adviser at Age UK, you will provide advice, assistance and guidance to all parts of the Age UK Group that is timely, solutions focused and legally compliant. You will act as both an individual contributor and as part of a team - working closely with the Head of Legal and Governance and other members of the legal team to provide an effective and appropriate legal service to internal clients, identifying any areas for concern and potential improvement and making contributions to the development of the organisation.

This is your opportunity to contribute to the development of a major national charity, supporting its mission through expert, business-focused legal guidance.

You must be admitted and qualified to practice law in England and Wales, holding a current practising certificate to be eligible for this role.

We operate a hybrid-working model, a blend of home and office working. This role will include regular days working from our London office (minimum once per week.). Your travel costs to the London office are not covered by the charity.

Age UK Grade 4L

Must haves: Experience

• Considerable demonstrable experience in a commercial or similar in-house/private practice role. (A, I)
• Considerable demonstrable experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. (A, I)
• Significant post qualification experience. (A, I)

Skills and knowledge

• Admitted and qualified (with excellent academic credentials) to practice law in England and Wales, holding a current practicing certificate. (A, I)
• Expertise in commercial law, including technology and IT law. (A, I)
• Excellent writing skills in English. (A)
• Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex legal concepts to non-lawyers. (A, I)
• Ability to build effective relationships across departments. (I)
• Considers commercial implications of decisions. (I)
• Uses advanced problem-solving capabilities. (I)

Personal attributes

• Ability to multitask and work flexibly. (I)
• Ability to work in a small team with minimal administrative assistance. (I)
• Ability to pick up and get to grips with new areas of law. (A, I)
• Ability to manage workflow in line with the organisations business needs whilst ensuring all stakeholders have an understanding of issues, deadlines, etc. (I)
• Attention to detail. (A, I)
• Supports the vision and values of Age UK. (I)

Great to Have's: Experience

• Expertise in charity and fundraising law. (A, I)
• In-house or private practice exposure to charity, non-profit, public or heavily regulated sectors. (A, I)

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250
• Many additional benefits

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. Age UK is a Disability Confident Scheme employer. Due to high numbers of applications received, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Reasonable adjustments

Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case by case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team. Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need to know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.