Solicitors Regulation Authority

Legal services have never mattered more. In an increasingly uncertain world, people need all the help they can get and that means the way the legal sector works is changing. If you want to help to shape the future and make a real difference for people and businesses in England and Wales, joining the board of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is the opportunity you have been looking for.

The Solicitors Regulation Authority is the largest regulator of legal services in England and Wales, covering around 90% of the regulated market. It oversees more than 200,000 solicitors and around 9,400 law firms.

The SRA works in the public interest, protecting consumers and setting and enforcing high professional standards. It works to help to create an open, modern, inclusive and competitive legal market, providing more affordable and accessible services.

The SRA is looking to appoint two new lay Non-Executive Board members, to join the SRA Board. Candidates should have previous experience of working with a board, although they need not have had prior experience of being on a board. They will bring a track record of understanding and supporting consumer interests, and the ability to think strategically. They will also bring excellent communication skills and judgement, and a demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. The SRA is particularly interested in individuals with at least one of the following:

• regulatory, competition and/or consumer protection expertise, maybe with experience of working within a regulator, regulatory compliance function or consumer advocacy role; and/or
• technology, data, digital and cyber services, maybe with expertise in technology within the regulatory sector.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the SRA on these appointments. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QAFAAT. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0800 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Wednesday 16 October 2024.