Director of Legal and Knowledge Managementopen
Bar Standards Board
London
£90,000-110,000 a year
Job ID-174
Deadline for applications: 1st December 2024
Inclusive Boards is delighted to be supporting the Bar Standards Board (BSB) in their search for a Director of Legal and Knowledge Management.
We are also supporting the BSB in their search for a Director of Planning Programmes and Engagement. To explore this opportunity please refer to our opportunities page.
Director of Legal and Knowledge Management
The Bar Standards Board is the independent regulator for barristers and related specialised legal services businesses in England and Wales. We exercise the regulatory functions delegated to us by the Bar Council in line with the regulatory objectives laid down by the Legal Services Act 2007. The primary role of the Board is to ensure that we act in the public interest in accordance with those objectives. To that end, we set education and training requirements, establish and maintain professional standards, authorise organisations, and deal with questions of professional misconduct.
As Director of Legal and Knowledge Management you will be accountable, as Chief Counsel to the Bar Standards Board, for the quality of the BSB’s regulatory decisions and, to that end, for the provision of legal and knowledge management support across the BSB regulatory functions, including the provision of legal advice, the handling of litigation, and the development of best in class information and knowledge management services. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you will take collective responsibility for the strategic and operational leadership and organisational culture of the BSB.
To review further information about this role, including time commitment, remuneration and person specification, please download the candidate pack using the links on this page.
If you wish to apply for this position, please supply the following by 23:59 on 01/12/2024:
- A detailed CV setting out your career history, with responsibilities and achievements.
- A cover letter demonstrating by examples the essential experience, knowledge, and personal attributes described in the person specification as well as your motivations for applying.
- Experience (suggested length – 500 words)
- Knowledge (suggested length – 500 words)
- Personal Attributes (suggested length – 500 words)
- Motivations (suggested length – 300 words)
- A cover letter template is available via the candidate pack.
- Details of two professional referees together with a brief statement of their relationship to you and over what time period they have known you. Referees will not be contacted without your prior consent.
To find out more, or request support when applying, please get in touch with one of our consultants by emailing BSB@inclusiveboards.co.uk
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