Overview
Job Title: Assistant Environmental Regulation Solicitor
Assistant Environmental Regulation Solicitor
Full Time / 37 hours per week / Permanent
Salary Circa £55,000 – £60,000 per annum
Location: Hybrid Working / Cambridgeshire
Anglian Water offers a flexible approach to working location. This role provides the opportunity for hybrid working, with an average of 2-3 days a week in the office as required.
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We’re one of the leading providers of water and water recycling services in the UK and our organisation is an industry benchmark for quality and customer service. Our purpose is to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we service through our commitment to love every drop and as a business, we strive to “make today great” for our staff and our 6m customers, putting water at the heart of everything we do. So if you are you looking to join a purpose led, leading and forward-thinking organisation, we may be just what you are looking for.
We currently have an exciting new opportunity to join our highly valued inhouse legal team as a qualified UK solicitor or barrister. You would be joining a 20 strong legal team whose working philosophy is “your problem, our problem, no problem” and where we are constantly striving for high performance. If this resonates with you, you can look forward to joining a purpose led business with an open and collaborative culture, and enjoy focussing on delivering the best possible outcome for our business, customers and other stakeholders. This new role is open to all suitably qualified candidates and likely to suit an individual who has a strong track record criminal corporate prosecution and defence work.
What you’ll be doing:
As an Assistant Environmental Regulation Solicitor, you will be primarily responsible for advising the company and bringing prosecutions against third parties who mis-use our sewer network. You will assess the credibility of evidence, prioritise claims and identifying those to prosecute, and conduct the advocacy at court hearings. You will also assist the business with defending environmental prosecutions and other interventions by the regulators. You will play a key part in helping the business deliver on its zero pollutions strategy, as well as its wider purpose.
You will have the support of the wider litigation and regulation team who are experienced and have a firm understanding of Anglian Water and the regulatory environment in which it operates.
As a valued employee you’ll be entitled to:
- Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
- Personal private health care
- Annual bonus scheme
- 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
- Life Cover at 8x your salary
- Personal Accident cover – up to 5x your salary
- Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle
- Lots of great benefits including 20% off new EE mobile contracts, discounted cinema tickets and a Cycle2Work scheme
- Free parking at all offices, site and leisure parks
- Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for maternity / adoption leave, as well as 4 weeks paternity / partner pay. Opportunity for shared parental pay.
What does it take to be successful?
- A UK qualified solicitor or barrister with significant relevant criminal prosecution / defence experience ideally relating to corporate prosecutions / defence
- Be able to work autonomously, not be afraid to have difficult conversations with customers/defendants and confident in advocacy
- Strong team player with the ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of business colleagues with a firm emphasis on stake holder engagement and management.
- a confident advocate preferably with recent advocacy experience
- Excellent analytical, communication and presentation skills
- IT literate and confident in using MS Word, Excel, Outlook and SharePoint
- Full Driving Licence and access to vehicle
Inclusion at Anglian Water:
Join us and make a difference. Our customers come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we think our workplace should reflect that. We are committed to making sure all our colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. Together with our fellow water companies, we are committed to the Social Mobility Pledge; we are also a signatory to Business in the Community’s Race at Work charter; we hold the Armed Forces Gold Covenant for Employers; we are an accredited Disability Confident employer, and we play a leading part in the Women’s Utility Network.
Closing date: 11th May 2025
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