Associate - Public & Administrative Law

Browne Jacobson LLP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a Public Law Associate to join its Birmingham office. The ideal candidate will have experience in public sector law, particularly with central local governments and statutory obligations. Responsibilities include dealing with constitutional advice, conducting judicial reviews, and legislative drafting. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential for interacting with clients at various levels. This role offers an opportunity to work within a high-performing team on a range of public law matters.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with or for the public sector.
• Training and practical experience of legislative drafting.
• Comfortable working with clients at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Deal with public law matters including constitutional and administrative law advice.
• Conduct or defend judicial reviews.
• Provide legislative drafting for central and devolved governments.

Skills

Experience with public sector

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Job description

Browne Jacobson are in the market for a Public Law Associate to be based out of either our Birmingham, Cardiff or Nottingham offices. This role will join a team of high performing administrative and public law lawyers dealing with the full range of public law matters encompassing a variety of work types, including constitutional and administrative law advice, legislative drafting, planning, environment, health, information law, judicial review and other regulatory litigation and disciplinary matters.

We are looking for a candidate who would be able to demonstrate experience of working with or for the public sector, particularly central government or the devolved administrations, non-departmental public bodies, Local Government, the NHS and/or regulatory authorities, advising on statutory and administrative law obligations, vires, or with experience of conducting or defending judicial reviews. We are particularly interested in candidates with training and practical experience of legislative drafting for central and devolved governments and/or arms-length bodies. The ideal candidate will have excellent analytical and communication skills who is comfortable working with client of all levels.

If this role sounds of interest, please apply via the website or contact a member of the recruitment team for more information. The full job description is available on the website.