Senior Education Associate

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Associate to join this successful and rapidly growing education team based in their London office.

The firm are a leading and award-winning international commercial law firm with offices all over the globe.

Introduction to the role:

• You will be given plenty of client responsibility and exposure but at the same time be part of a supportive team environment.
• The successful candidate will report to the Head of Education within the firm’s Employment, Education and Pensions practice.

Introduction to the team:

• The dedicated team of Lawyer’s support a range of educational institutions with on various of regulatory and compliance issues.
• The education team sits alongside their employment practice with strong collaboration between lawyers to deliver client service excellence and a complete package of essential legal services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Advising on the development and application of statutory policies
• Supporting clients with complaints, process management and outcomes
• Advise and support on decisions to exclude pupils/students, process and outcome
• Admissions advice including oversubscription criteria development, local disputes and representations before the Schools Adjudicator
• Providing advice and support on Freedom of Information and Data Protection requests
• Governance advice for maintained schools and academy trusts, including drafting documents and liaising with the Department for Education
• Commercial Contract reviews and advices
• Academy transactional work

What the firm are looking for

• Law degree (or equivalent).
• Demonstrable experience in supporting an employment commercial team.
• The ability and experience of managing a caseload providing sound commercial advice.
• Transactional support experience.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under pressure.

If you are interested in this position, and you meet the requirements of the role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Elliott Dymond for a confidential discussion.

Our advertisements use salary and experience as a guide only. Interlink Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.

*Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving we are unable to contact applicants who have been unsuccessful..