Legal Advisor

The London School of Science & Technology (LSST) is one of UK’s leading, largest and fastest growing independent higher education provider with over 8000 students, 6 campuses and 3 university partnerships.

The team behind LSST is passionately committed to transforming lives by providing excellent education. We believe no matter what your background, your age or personal circumstances everyone is entitled to access a good education. We have one of the highest National Student Survey scores of 96.7%, placing us in the top 15 in the UK.

We are seeking an experienced Legal Advisor and qualified solicitor to support the London School of Science and Technology (LSST)’s ambitions with respect to remaining abreast of and proactively responding to a wide range of legal matters. This extends to but will not exclusively concern; commercial matters, student issues, employment matters, litigation, academic partnerships, compliance with legislation and regulations, and legal agreements.

The person will be dealing with all the LSST legal matters, all the LSST policy and procedures, terms & conditions, student & staff complaints, Data protection matters, & OfS prevent submission. Keeping all the record of a complainer case file as a solicitor keeps in his office (both the Electronic & Hard copy).

Duties will include reviewing and drafting legal contracts and agreements, providing day-to-day advice on a range of legal and compliance issues, providing support regarding complex student and staff casework (e.g., complaints and appeals), managing litigation by or against LSST; working with a wide range of internal colleagues and representing the college’s interests through pro-active engagement with external stakeholders. The Legal Advisor will act as the main contact and liaison with external law firms on matters referred to external lawyers, and will manage and oversee the relationships with said law firms to ensure LSST obtains high quality and timely advice on a cost-effective basis.

The Legal Advisor will support LSST’s compliance with particular areas, including but not limited to, GDPR legislation, Competitions and Markets Authority, Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education, Office for Students, consumer protection law, and the Companies Act. The Legal Advisor would also be expected to act as the key contact with service providers such as the college’s insurers to ensure value for money is achieved.

Job purpose:

To provide high quality legal advice to the college and lead on legal matters on the college’s behalf on specific projects as required.

Qualifications:

UK qualified solicitor as recognised by the Law Society with a broad range of proven success and practical experience in legal practice.

Work-Life Balance:?We aim to support and provide a healthy work-life balance for employees who may have personal commitments through the following:

• Flexible working hours
• Working from home opportunities
• Generous annual leave (28 days including bank holiday) increasing to 33 days after three years of continuous service)
• Additional leave between Christmas and New Year, in addition to all public holidays
• Special leave and compassionate leave for important occasions

Financial Benefits:?The financial well-being of our staff is vitally important to us. We aim to provide:

• A progressive pay structure with competitive salaries
• Tax-efficient pension scheme by Aviva
• Relocation allowance
• Gift Vouchers
• Hardship assistance in exceptional circumstances

Personal and Professional Development:?We are committed to the ongoing professional development of our staff. We provide various internal and external training programmes which include:

• A range of job-specific training programmes to support your career path
• Graduate and Trainee schemes for entry-level academics
• Subsidised Advance HE membership
• Team building and celebratory events

LSST IS COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND REPRESENTING THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE.