Senior Associate/Legal Director - Charities
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£51,600
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2412 (88% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £51,600, and DAC Beachcroft is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 1139 (Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified., Legal Director title and supervising juniors suggests management role) or SOC 2419 (Legal professionals not elsewhere classified., Advising on charity law could be legal professional n.e.c.). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
About the role
Department: Health Care and Public Law - Bristol
Location: Leeds
DACB is growing its charities and not for profit practice.
The team is particularly known for advising charities and other not-for-profits in the health and social care and education sectors, and DACB is widely recognised as the leading strategic, commercial and regulatory legal advisor to the health and social care sector in the UK and internationally. However the team has a broad client base which reflects the diverse nature of the charities and not-for-profit sector. The team act for household names and are noted for combining a commercial and pragmatic outlook with a genuine understanding of the individual objectives of our charity and not for profit clients.
This role can based in either Bristol, Leeds. Manchester or Newcastle.
Key Responsibilities
You will be expected to handle your own caseload and support the lead partner on larger projects, encompassing the full range of charity law and governance issues alongside contributing to business development initiatives and supervising junior members of the team.
Work that you may be involved in includes:
· Advising charity trustees on their duties and responsibilities
· Advising on charity start-ups and registrations (including the appropriate structure for a new charity)
· Advise charities on all types of legal structure, including charitable companies, charitable incorporated organisations, royal charter corporations, statutory corporations, unincorporated associations and charitable trusts as well as community interest companies and other forms of social enterprise
· Advising on constitutional reviews ensuring that charity clients are operating with a modern and appropriate legal structure and governing instrument, including making applications to the Commission for consent to regulated amendments and other issues related to restructuring requiring the Commission’s consent
· Advising on all types of governance issues, including conflicts of interest, disputes and undertaking governance reviews and reviewing and drafting governance policies and procedures
· Advising on strategic issues for charities, including the wide range of commercial issues they face, domestic and international growth and relationships with non charitable entities
· Advising on transactions including mergers between charities and other types of acquisition and disposal
· Advising on grant agreements and fundraising matters
· Advising on endowments and restricted funds
· Advising on the serious incident reporting regime and drafting appropriate reports to the Charity Commission
· Supporting other specialists on charity related issues, including where they arise in relation to critical incidents, property disposals, banking, insolvency and employment relationships
· Advising on issues related to non-primary purpose trading and the use of trading subsidiaries and relationships between charities and their subsidiaries
· Assisting with all business development activities and tender preparation
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Excellent relationship and client handling skills. Able to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues. Able to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority.
- Strong technical skills and an ability to understand and work through complex issues.
- Team oriented and collegiate with experience of and a willingness to mentor, coach and supervise less experienced members of the team.
- Exposure to (and success within) business development activities.
- Confident communicator with an ability to develop relationships, undertake client marketing
- In-House Charity experience can be considered
- Flexible on location
Note for Recruitment Agencies
DAC Beachcroft manages all vacancies via our in-house recruitment teams, prioritising direct sourcing and referrals. When external support is required, roles are released to selected agencies on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL).
Speculative CVs sent to any DAC Beachcroft employee without prior instruction from our recruitment teams (LLP and CSG) will not be accepted, and no fees will be payable.
For PSL queries, please contact: recruitment@dacbeachcroft.com or csgrecruitment@dacbeachcroft.com
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with DAC Beachcroft, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
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What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2412 going rate of £51,600. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.