Senior Solicitor

Belfast, United Kingdom

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Job Description

The successful candidate will provide strategic expert risk based legal advice and support across the university's diverse activities, including governance, research, student matters, commercial partnerships, and regulatory compliance. They will also play a vital role in enabling the university to achieve its strategic objectives while managing legal risk effectively.
About the person:
The successful candidate will have:

Degree or equivalent qualification OR substantial relevant experience in similar role(s).
Qualified solicitor with a current practising certificate in Northern Ireland.

Significant (Minimum of 4 years') post-qualification (including recent) experience in similar or related roles. This will include demonstrating:
Experience managing complex legal issues and delivering clear, practical advice.
Demonstrable business acumen and ability to balance legal risk with commercial objectives. Experience providing pragmatic advice, taking into consideration a range of factors that may be relevant.
Excellent IT experience.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at .
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit .
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - .