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List of Specialist Regulatory Advocates – Bar Council representative to sit as an independent member of the Regulatory List Appeals Panel (one position)

TERM: 1-year term (commencing late 2024)

The Bar Council is looking to nominate one Barrister to sit on the Regulatory List Appeals Panel.  The Panel will determine appeals against the Regulatory List Management Board’s refusal to appoint an advocate to the Regulatory List.  These are paper exercises (i.e., no interviews) that will entail considering the original application afresh and meeting with other Panel members (virtually).  Successful appeals will result in advocates’ appointment to the Regulatory List.

About the Selection Board Process

It is anticipated that one Panel will determine all appeals.  Panels will be held virtually via MS Teams.  The Panel is made up of the Chair (who will be a Senior Lawyer drawn from one of the participating Regulators), another Senior Government Lawyer and the Bar Council Representative.

About the role of the Bar Council Representative

The Bar Council Representative’s role is to actively participate in the decision making process and will require assessment and scoring of applications independently in advance of a meeting of the full Panel.

The aim will be for the Panel to determine all appeals in one day on a date to be confirmed.  However, dependent on the number of appeals received, a further date(s) may be necessary.  The Bar Council Representative will be required to attend virtually between 9am to 5pm, most likely in January 2025. The Bar Council Representative will also attend a pre-briefing meeting with the Chair and receive the application forms and associated documents prior to the Panel meeting.

Knowledge and experience

Applicants for the Bar Representative role should be King’s Counsel (the Regulatory List is restricted to junior Barristers).  We would particularly welcome applications from Barristers who have previously been members of the Regulatory List but have gone on to take silk.

Applications will be presented to the General Management Committee of the Bar Council who are responsible for selecting the successful candidate based on merit. The Bar Council is committed to ensuring fairness, transparency, and openness in its recruitment processes and promotes equality and diversity.

How to apply

Applicants should send a copy of their CV accompanied by a short-written statement stating their suitability for the role, describing their skills and experience that are relevant to the criteria above, to:

Isi Onwukwe-Anyadike at [email protected]

The closing date for applications is Monday 29 July 2024, 16:00

Successful candidates will be notified as soon as possible.

 

Global Sanctions assistant/researcher

Global Sanctions (globalsanctions.co.uk) is the leading online sanctions resource providing full coverage of sanctions regimes, including the regimes of the UN, USA, EU, UK and many others. Global Sanctions was founded & is run by Maya Lester KC (Brick Court Chambers) and Michael O’Kane (Senior Partner of Peters & Peters).  

The site provides news stories, legislation, guidance, court judgments, summaries & webinars, and is updated several times a day.  It provides free email alerts and subscriptions for full access. Subscribers include barristers, law firms, banks, companies, and governments (subscriptions are free for academics & students).

Role overview

We seek an exceptionally able and enthusiastic legal assistant to work full time for at least a year on the Global Sanctions website in London, starting in mid July 2024.  The individual will be dynamic, committed, highly organised, flexible, and able to cope with challenging deadlines.  Excellent legal research and writing and website management skills are essential.  Salary £40,000/year.

This individual is to be responsible for identifying, researching and producing first drafts of content for the Global Sanctions website, including drafting news stories on sanctions developments, domestic and international case law, changes to legislation and policy, and enforcement actions.

They will also be responsible for managing the functionality of the Global Sanctions website (in conjunction with specialist web developers) and the business development of the website, to include assisting with regular webinars on sanctions topics.

The role may particularly appeal to someone wishing to go to the Bar or to a law firm or for a role in sanctions; you will gain excellent skills & knowledge of the area.

Job description

  • Research global sanctions developments using government websites, legal databases, news sites, LinkedIn, and other resources.
  • Draft (in clear and neutral terms) on average 5-8 news stories per day on sanctions developments, including summarising judgments, changes to legislation, government guidance, new designations, and enforcement actions.
  • Draft and update summaries and document links for sanctions regimes and sanctioning states.
  • Format and upload content to Global Sanctions website using content management system. Manage and post on X and LinkedIn accounts.
  • Work with IT and web development teams to oversee the functioning and design of website (including dealing with technical problems as they arise).
  • Work with the administrator who manages user accounts, subscriptions and customer service, and provide demos to potential subscribers.
  • Monitor and improve the SEO performance of the website, monitor subscriptions and finances.
  • Assist with organising and advertising webinars.

How to apply:

Please send a CV and cover letter to [email protected] by 20th June 2024.