Assistant Advisory Lawyer

Salary: £51,014 - £60,016

Location: London - Hybrid, (2 days in our London office, 3 days working from home)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

An exciting opportunity to work as part of the in-house legal advisory team.

The post-holder will provide accurate and timely legal advice to the General Dental Council on a wide variety of legal issues, including fitness to practise matters, illegal practice cases and registration appeals.

Areas of Responsibility:

• Provide accurate, timely and risk-based advice to GDC colleagues and Council in respect of the Dentists Act 1984 and subordinate legislation, public law matters and other relevant
• Contribute to the conduct of legal challenges by and to the GDC, including judicial reviews and appeals brought by the Professional Standards
• Contribute to the provision of legal advice in respect of fitness to practise matters, supporting internal specialist
• Contribute to the provision of legal advice in respect of information issues, supporting internal specialist
• Review and provide critical comment on draft legislation prepared by the Department of
• Support the team’s commitment to continuous improvement, by working within and identifying improvements to KPIs, quality assurance and reporting processes.

Person specification:

• Strong legal analytical skills, with a proven ability to analyse complex issues and present legally sound, concise and pragmatic
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and manage own workload independently.
• Experience of advising on public law and/or regulatory law issues either as part of an in-house team or in private
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to create strong working relationships at all levels of the GDC and with external stakeholders, and to be an effective team member.

About us:

Our primary purpose is to protect patient safety and maintain public confidence in dental services. To achieve this, we register qualified dental professionals, set standards for the dental team, investigate complaints about dental professionals' fitness to practise, and work to ensure the quality of dental education.

The GDC is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace, that provides an environment that reflects our values and culture and allows employees to flourish.

To support this we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, including flexible working arrangements from day one and employee networks that aid growth and development.

Some of our benefits include:

• 27 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) - rising to 30 days (plus 8 bank holidays) after 2 years’ service
• Flexi-time scheme
• Employer pension contributions up to 10%
• Buy/Sell annual leave
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption leave from 1 years’ service.
• Life assurance, income protection plan and enhanced sick leave policy
• Staff discounts including eye care contributions and discounted gym membership

We encourage and support the recruitment, retention, and career development of people from as wide a range as possible of ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds.

How to apply:

To apply and view the full job description please click the apply button.

As part of your supporting statement we would like you to expand on your experience in the areas listed in the person specification above.

Closing date: 23:59 on Tuesday 19 May 2026.

Please note that we reserve the right to bring this recruitment campaign to an end without notice, and we encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

Please no agencies unless otherwise instructed.