Job roles within Legal team
Request
Job titles for all legal roles/roles within your Legal team.
The employee salary/pay bands for each Legal role.
Job advertisements for roles within your Legal team since 2020.
Response
Thank you for your request which has been processed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).
In your email you have requested:
- Job titles for all legal roles/roles within your Legal team.
- The employee salary/pay bands for each Legal role.
- Job advertisements for roles within your Legal team since 2020.
The following table contains the job titles for all roles within the Gambling Commissions Legal team; as well as the corresponding salary/pay bands for each Legal role.
| Team | Job description | Grade | Pay band as of 2023 - Low | Pay band as of 2023 - High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal | Paralegal | 9 | £26,061 | £31,938 |
| Legal | Legal Personal Assistant | 10 | £29,720 | £40,255 |
| Legal | Lawyer | 12 | £42,584 | £57,555 |
| Legal | 4NLC Senior Lawyer | 13 | £48,129 | £72,194 |
| Legal | Senior Barrister | 13 | £48,129 | £72,194 |
| Legal | Senior Lawyer | 13 | £48,129 | £72,194 |
| Legal | Senior Solicitor | 13 | £48,129 | £72,194 |
| Legal | Head of Legal | 15 | £68,646 | £102,912 |
| Legal | General Counsel | 16 | - | - |
Further to this, please see that attached job advertisements for roles within the Commissions Legal team since 2020, as detailed in the following table:
| Job title | Advertised date | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 4NLC Paralegal | December 2021 | - |
| Paralegal | March 2020 | - |
| Legal Personal Assistant | August 2023 | - |
| Lawyer | March 2021, June 2024 | - |
| Head of Illegal Markets | September 2023 | - |
| General Counsel | June 2020 | Same job description as Head of Legal | Head of Legal | December 2021 | Same job description as General Counsel | Interim Director of Legal | February 2021, July 2021, March 2022 | - |
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