Case Presenter (solicitor advocate or barrister)
Are you an experienced legal advocate?
Do you have advocacy experience from either a criminal, civil, or regulatory tribunal setting?
Do you thrive on the challenge of presenting complex cases, managing competing priorities, and delivering high-quality legal advocacy in a fast-paced environment?
This is a fantastic career opportunity to join an exceptional team of four case presenters (all highly experienced advocates, who joined our client from either civil or criminal law background).
If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you.
Our client
We are working with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) – the world’s most forward-thinking professional accountancy body.
ACCA has a thriving global community of 252,500 members and 526,000 future members across 180 countries. They are committed to innovation, excellence, and upholding the highest professional and ethical values.
We are proud to partner with ACCA to identify talent for this Case Presenter role.
ACCA is a place that champions diversity, inclusion, flexible working, and work-life balance, and genuinely invests in developing its people.
Key facts
★ Full-time, permanent role
★ This is a hybrid role. The case presentation team primarily work from home and hearings are conducted remotely. The Postholder can be based anywhere in the UK but will be required to travel to ACCA’s London office when required to do so.
★ There is a very good benefits package e.g.: flexible working; employer pension contributions; and private healthcare.
★ ACCA, offers a superb work-life balance, and the security of joining a highly credible global organisation with an internationally recognised brand of excellence.
The role
You will be joining ACCA’s Adjudication team, which sits within the Regulation & Conduct function, as it continues to grow and develop. This role has become available because one of the team members has been promoted.
As a Case Presenter, your primary responsibility is to present ACCA’s disciplinary and regulatory cases before its committees. You will review investigation papers and bundles, ensuring the evidence is sufficient to support the allegations, and present the case before the relevant committee.
You will be advising and providing guidance to ACCA with regard to the investigation of complaints against students, affiliates, members and firms. This also includes advising senior / executive management on an ad hoc basis to ensure that decisions made comply with regulatory law practice and judicial authority.
Day-to-day, you can expect to:
- Present at least two hearings per week
- Review investigation reports ahead of referral to the Independent Assessor
- Advise investigators and other related teams on case strategy, evidential matters, and regulatory requirements, both on live cases and on wider legal and policy questions
- Handle post-hearing work, including reviewing committee decisions and responding to appeal applications
- Contribute to a culture of shared learning and continuous improvement across the Regulation & Conduct department.
About You
You must be a qualified Solicitor Advocate, or Barrister, with a current practising certificate with significant and recent experience in advocacy.
Your experience can be from either a criminal, civil, or regulatory practice
You will also bring:
- Persuasive oral advocacy, and witness handling through cross examination.
- Strong, and current understanding of the public interest, within a regulatory framework.
- Strong knowledge of regulatory law and practice, including rules of evidence and procedure.
- Good understanding of data protection law, practice, and procedure.
- Knowledge or ability to develop expertise in relation to Judicial Review.
Interested?
To arrange a confidential conversation with FJWilson Talent, ACCA’s recruitment partner for this role, before applying, you can email us at resourcingteam@fjwilson.com
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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