Trustee Role Description 

We are seeking a new trustee with legal (and ideally, public policy) expertise to help strengthen our governance, advise on risk, and support our influence in law and policymaking spaces.

 

You’ll support our work to improve legal protections for LGBT+ people, guide strategic decisions on risk and compliance, and help Galop navigate legal landscapes around advocacy, safeguarding, and survivors’ rights.

 

Key Responsibilities

Fulfil the core duties of a charity trustee. For more information on these responsibilities please download the attached job description. 

 

Person Specification

• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of LGBT+ issues and communities

• A demonstrable commitment to Galop’s vision, mission, and values, including anti-racism and diversity and inclusion

• Good independent judgement

• Commitment to work effectively as a member of a team

• Consensus building skills

• Tact and diplomacy

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

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We are keen to hear from:

• Practicing or former lawyers (especially equality, public, human rights, family, safeguarding, or charity law).

• Policy professionals with experience in government, advocacy, or regulatory sectors.

• Individuals who bring insight into legal systems, public sector strategy, or policy reform.

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You don’t need to have been a trustee before. What matters is your commitment to our values and your ability to think strategically, challenge constructively, and act in the best interests of the charity.

We are recruiting for two permanent Lead Counsels – both are commercial roles (one focussed on our music licensing business area and the other on our membership business area).  In addition, there is a further 12 month FTC Lead Counsel role available, focussing on music licensing. While these roles are full time, we are also recruiting for a part time Lead Counsel (2-3 days pw) to support our technology and procurement business area as part of a job share.  

The licensing roles will include advising on commercial terms relating to broadcasting, on-demand services, music services of all kinds, physical products (CDs, DVDs etc) and public performance of music, including drafting and negotiation of licences.  These roles will also involve work on resolving disputes related to licences, working closely with our contentious and compliance lawyers.  The membership role will provide advice on relations with our songwriter and publisher members who entrust us with their music rights, advising on a range of commercial agreements and policies, also including the resolution of disputes.  The technology role will focus on supporting a wide range of commercial matters including procurement and complex IT agreements.

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There are 150 vacancies for Fee-paid Judge of the First-tier Tribunal, with vacancies across all 7 chambers. Tribunals often sit as panels consisting of a legally qualified chair (the judge) and non-legal members with specific areas of expertise. During the hearing the judge must ensure that the overriding objective (to deal with cases fairly and justly) is observed, which will include all parties having the opportunity to participate in proceedings as fully and fairly as possible. Many cases involve individuals putting their own case forward without legal assistance. The judge should therefore help ensure the system is accessible to all by guiding parties through the procedures appropriately. Except in cases that involve national security or evidence of a very personal nature, substantive final hearings in tribunal cases are held in public.

 

There are  50 vacancies for Fee-paid Judge of the Employment Tribunals (England and Wales). Employment judges in England and Wales preside over Employment Tribunals, the jurisdiction of which involves a wide range of workplace disputes involving claims against employers, individuals, trade unions, professional and regulatory bodies. There are currently more than 90 different causes of action that can be brought to the Employment Tribunals.

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Jefferies is seeking an experienced Paralegal to join its Investment Banking Legal team in London. The successful candidate will have significant experience gained at a leading international law firm, financial institution, or corporate.

 

This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic, fast-growing business with exposure to high-value, cross-border transactions. The Paralegal will report directly to the EMEA General Counsel and will play a key role in supporting the Investment Banking legal team in its day-to-day advisory and transactional work.

The Office for the Internal Market (OIM) is being created following the passage of the UK Internal Market Act 2020. Once set up later this year, the OIM will analyse the health of the UK internal market and report to the UK Parliament and the devolved legislatures.

 

The OIM are seeking a Panel Chair who can provide effective leadership and strategic direction, oversee the proactive and reactive monitoring and reporting on the health of the UK internal market and represent the OIM Panel in the public sphere. 

Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Finance and Capital Markets

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We are seeking an experienced Debt Capital Markets (Derivatives or Structured Finance) lawyer to join the Practical Law Finance and Capital Markets team in the UK.

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Practical Law is a leading online know-how service providing rigorous, peer-reviewed resources, such as practice notes, current awareness and standard documents to help legal professionals work smarter and advise with confidence. Practical Law is part of Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s most trusted providers of answers across law, tax, compliance, government and media.

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As a Senior Specialist Legal Editor in Practical Law, you will use your specialist legal knowledge of Capital Markets and Finance to provide and maintain a wide range of Practical Law content. Working in a supportive team of highly experienced colleagues, you will deal with a breadth of interesting legal and editorial work.

We are recruiting a number of Legal Interns across our Film and TV businesses based either at our Central London office or our West London office in Osterley. 

Legal Interns (Content Group)
The legal Interns (2 roles available) work within Universal Filmed Entertainment Group, dealing with the acquisition, distribution and production of Film and TV content. You will work with lawyers from the start of the deal where a title has been board approved, the signing of the deal, through to the completion of legal delivery. 
 

Legal Intern (Networks)
This legal Intern will work within the NBCUniversal International Networks division, the international entertainment channels group of NBCUniversal. You will work with lawyers on a broad range of matters including: assisting with drafting and reviewing various legal documents, including channel distribution related agreements for NBCUniversal’s entertainment channels and for Sky News International, undertaking legal research, managing the signing processes of agreements and assisting with ad hoc matters.
 

Legal Intellectual Property Intern (Corporate)
As an Intellectual Property Brands & Content Intern, you will support the protection and enforcement of NBCUniversal’s prized portfolio of popular film and television brands and content, ranging from franchises like Jurassic Park/World and Despicable Me/Minions to The Office and The Umbrella Academy.