Job Description

Senior Lawyer

Application Deadline: 24 May 2026

Department: Governance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: HQ - Leatherhead

Reporting To: General Counsel

Compensation: £100,000 - £130,000 / year

The Senior Lawyer will be the assistant to the General Counsel supporting and standing in for the General Counsel on matters relating to the Police Federation of England and Wales legal, risk, compliance and confidential matters.

This will include but not be limited to compliance, litigation, commercial contracts, professional liability, public law, organisational and corporate structures, confidentiality, intellectual property, property, risk strategies, judicial reviews, and employment related matters.

This is a critical role for the ongoing success of PFEW, ensuring we are legally compliant and identifying and addressing all risks. This role reports directly to the General Counsel.

Key Responsibilities

• Be a key advisor in all decision-making capacities, working closely with the General Counsel, Directors, CEO and National Board. This will involve providing and procuring specialist advice to ensure the most effective legal strategies.
• Provide guidance and identify the need for new or improved policies and procedures and then develop and implement them. Maintain an effective internal control environment to ensure that assets are safeguarded, policies and operating procedures are followed, necessary controls are effective and efficient, and proper ongoing compliance with existing laws and regulations are achieved.
• Procure and work with external advisors, ensuring all the advice provided to PFEW has full context and can translate into tangible solutions.
• Support the General Counsel and provide guidance on risk and compliance matters, with maintaining risk and compliance standards and policies. Advising on statutory matters to allow PFEW to execute the overall business strategy.
• Contribute to strategic legal initiatives and risk management efforts.
• Provide legal advice and guidance to the Data Protection Officer on data protection related matters relating to PFEW.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Extensive senior-level legal experience as a qualified solicitor, gained across either a top tier law from, public sector and/or private sectors (relevant areas of legal expertise may include employment, regulatory, public, and commercial law or litigation), with 7 years post qualification experience.
• Experience of working with senior officials and making a positive impact with a range of senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Strong communicator with the ability to build relationships and explain complex legal issues clearly.
• Excellent drafting and project management capabilities.
• Proven ability to navigate through a complex organisation with numerous constituent parts and understand the practical implications that your advice will impact.

Benefits

We offer multiple benefits to our HQ employees including: flexible working, hybrid working, competitive salary, life assurance, private healthcare, enhanced pension contribution, enhanced leave, employee assistance program, onsite free lunches and refreshments, free onsite gym, free onsite parking, 26 days holiday (increasing with length of service), mental health clinics, support for continuous professional development, employee discounts and more….

*Please note that these duties and responsibilities are not exhaustive and may be changed from time to time in line with the reasonable requirements of the Police Federation and as directed by the line manager, on behalf of the Head of Department.

*Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.