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Education Law Senior Associate

London, England, GBFull-time£90k–£120k2026-11-06 → 2026-11-07
Hybrid

Core

Advising universities, colleges, and education organizations on complex governance, regulatory, safeguarding, and student-related matters.

Role type

Senior Associate (Solicitor)

Builds

Legal advice and regulatory compliance for higher education institutions

Domain

Education Law / Higher Education

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

governance and regulatory obligations, safeguarding investigations, data protection, freedom of information, student litigation, mergers and acquisitions, commercial judgement

Preferred skills

higher education policy knowledge, thought leadership, business development

Technologies

Office for Students registration systems

Responsibilities

Advising on governance and regulatory obligations, supporting international pathway providers, handling safeguarding investigations and litigation, managing data protection and FOI matters, advising on freedom of speech disputes, managing student-related consumer claims, contributing to business development

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC