Senior Solicitor/ Senior Legal Advisor – Dispute Resolution Specialist

University of Glasgow

Glasgow

University Services

Finance Office

Vacancy Reference: 108672

Salary: UoG Grade 8, £46,047 - £53,353 per annum.

This post is offered on a full time (35 hours) and open-ended basis. Relocation support will be provided where appropriate.

Fancy a change?  World-changers welcome!

The University of Glasgow is the fourth oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of the top 100 universities in the world. It is international in outlook yet remains grounded in its local community. Those familiar with Glasgow’s West End will be aware of the University’s exciting and extensive ongoing campus redevelopment to ensure continued provision of a world class environment for research and teaching.

Working as part of the growing legal team and reporting to the Head of Legal, this specialist role will support colleagues across the University in respect of disputes, complaints, internal investigations and regulatory proceedings. The role may also include other in-house counsel activities such as reviewing and drafting commercial contracts, providing legal advice, managing external counsel where applicable, delivering training on legal and compliance topics, and supervising the work of more junior colleagues.

The ideal candidate for this role will:

• have significant experience advising on contentious matters, such as disciplinary, conduct or complaint investigations and hearings, and in respect of actual or potential litigation
• be analytical and work logically through issues
• have a strong understanding of risk
• have the ability to work with discretion and manage sensitive information
• work well independently and as part of a cross-disciplinary team (and display a willingness to contribute to the development of the team)
• demonstrate a genuine interest in the HE sector
• This is a rare in-house opportunity to get involved in an interesting and varied workload, within a friendly and supportive team. The University operates a flexible hybrid working policy and both full and part time applicants will be considered.

Apply online at: 

https://my.corehr.com/pls/uogrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=108672

Closing Date: 26 March 2023

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We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.

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