SENIOR SOLICITORBased in the NEU Head Office (London, WC1H 9BD)Permanent, full-timeCommencing salary £85,922 per annumThe National Education Union is a force for change in the world of education, bringing together more than 450,000 teachers, lecturers, support staff and leaders working in maintained and independent schools and colleges across the UK.We are looking for a qualified, practicing solicitor with a minimum of five years'' experience. The successful candidate will contribute to the advancement of the union''s aims by overseeing and managing the provision of legal advice in terms of trade union regulatory issues, ensuring all legislative requirements are met for successful industrial action and providing technical legal advice to the NEU''s Strategic Leadership Team in matters of policy, and campaigning activity.Specific duties will include the supervision of the professional conduct and practice of all in-house solicitors in the union as required by the Law Society and Solicitors Regulation Authority; ensuring the union complies with all relevant regulatory frameworks; providing or sourcing appropriate technical legal advice; contributing to the union''s responses to government consultations in relation to legal and employment matters and assisting in the delivery of legal training to staff and lay officers.They will demonstrate that they have effective people management experience and the ability to deal with confidential issues; can work collaboratively as well as