Are you an experienced legal professional with a passion for corporate governance, integrity, and support for strategic leadership at the highest level? This is an exciting opportunity to make a major impact at the University of Brighton.

We are looking for a president for legal services and deputy minister of the university to work as a major legal advisor for the university and a major figure in shaping and supporting the effective judgment. This first role is supported by Vice Chairman, University Secretary, and Executive Council, advice on a wide range of legal, organizational and compliance issues.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing high -quality legal advice and pragmatism through areas including corporate governance, contracts, students ’issues, data protection, protection and more.
• It leads to legal supervision of major institutional projects and the relations of the external stakeholders.
• Providing strategic guidance for legal risks, student complaints, freedom of expression, duties to prevent governance.
• As a deputy writer to the Board of Directors, the university secretary is running out when necessary.
• Support the Board of Governors and its committees, ensuring their work in best practices and organizational frameworks.

We are looking for a person:

• He is a qualified qualified lawyer in the United Kingdom and has important experience after qualifying in providing advice to complex public or charitable organizations.
• It has a strong background in corporate governance, negotiations on contracts, legal compliance, and the participation of stakeholders.
• It brings exceptional communication skills, political sensitivity, and proper judgment.
• Competitive demands can be managed in a fast -paced environment.
• It has a deep understanding of the organizational environment of higher education, or the ability to develop it quickly.

This is a permanent full -time role, based in Brighton (Moulsecoomb campus), with hybrid work options in line with the university policy.

If you are ready to take over a strategic and rewarding leadership role that constitutes the legal framework and management of an aspiration institution, we encourage you to progress.

For unofficial inquiries, please call Anna Ducle-Sills (A.dllic-sills@brighton.ac.uk). The requests are closed on August 19, 2025.

More details:

The university is committed to establishing and maintaining a comprehensive environment for all employees regardless of age, disability, family, or attention responsibilities, sexual identity, marital status, pregnancy, motherhood, race, religion, or belief (including lack of faith), sex and sexual orientation. We embrace equality and diversity in the work environment, learning, research and teaching of us and we are committed to preserving a supportive and comprehensive society. We encourage applicants in particular from the backgrounds of ethnic minorities because the university is an active representative by minority ethnic employees.

For the vast majority of our roles, we manage a graceful work system with the division of time between work on the campus and the employee’s home. It is expected that the university will work at home inside the United Kingdom.

More information can be found about working for us, as well as a wide range of benefits that we provide, in Work with us A section of our vacancies page.