Legal Advisor

We are seeking a talented and motivated Legal Adviser to join our Governance & Legal team. Reporting to the Senior Legal Adviser, you will play a key role in delivering high-quality, practical legal advice across a broad portfolio of university activities with a predominant focus on leading on employment matters.

This is a varied and intellectually engaging role, which will provide a real opportunity to provide pragmatic support to our HR team across the full range of contentious and non-contentious HR matters, alongside exposure to commercial contracts, governance, dispute resolution, data protection, and wider regulatory issues affecting the Higher Education sector.

You will work closely with HR colleagues as well as the wider University community, providing pragmatic, solutions-focused legal support that enables informed decision-making while safeguarding the University's interests.