Position: General Counsel
Employer: The Open University
Location: Milton Keynes / Hybrid
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £98,083 to £112,918
Interview details: A two-stage interview process, due to commence at the beginning of October
About the Role:
The General Counsel is a strategic leadership role, reporting directly to the University Secretary. This position is ideal for an experienced practicing lawyer, who will advise the University on all matters with significant legal implications, risk, compliance, and policy. This is a challenging and rewarding role for an accomplished legal professional looking to make a strategic impact within a dynamic and complex organization.
The successful candidate will be a qualified solicitor with a current Practicing Certificate from the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA) and substantial post-qualification experience, ideally with a background in higher education or other complex, regulated environments. Experience in team leadership is also essential.
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About us and our client
As a flexible employee of Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Ltd, you will be joining a Company that holds the distinction of being one of the largest and most successful independent recruitment agencies in the country. Our pioneering spirit and ability to tap into the uniqueness of everyone's talents has enabled us to open doors for our employees, our clients, and our applicants too. Our philosophies and rewards are built very much on mutual trust and respect within the style of a partnership in which we hope you will feel both fulfilled and valued as a person.
The Open University is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion which is reflected in our mission to be open to people, places, methods and ideas. We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive environment so that all in our OU community can reach their potential. We recognise that different people bring different perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and culture, and that this difference brings great strength. We strive to recruit, retain and develop the careers of a diverse pool of students and staff, and particularly encourage applications from all underrepresented groups. We also aspire to make The Open University a supportive workplace for all through our policies, services and staff networks.
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