Each Head of Legal Function takes the professional lead in supporting the Commission’s strategic aims and operational goals in relation to these areas across the Commission by giving legal advice and conducting where appropriate high profile and complex legal cases and policy issues.

We have five Legal functions within the Directorate:
• Charitable status
• Compliance and enforcement -(requires higher level “Developed Vetting” clearance)
• Enablement and information law
• Litigation
• Policy

Each Head of Legal Function takes the professional lead in supporting the Commission’s strategic aims and operational goals in relation to these areas across the Commission by giving legal advice and conducting where appropriate high profile and complex legal cases and policy issues.

We have two vacancies but potentially it could be in any of these five areas, so candidates are asked to review the specialisms in the list below and make an application based on whichever of the five specialisms is appropriate to their skills-set.

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