Legal Advisor

Shape decisions that matter. Join the GPhC and deliver impactful legal advice that influences policy, protects the public, and supports high-profile decision-making across the organisation.

Closing date: 24 April 2026 (11.59pm)

Interview dates: TBA

Salary: £52,000 - £58,000 per annum, depending on skills and experience, plus benefits

Location: Canary Wharf, London (Hybrid working approach)

Hours: 35 hours per week, from 9.00 to 5.00, Monday to Friday

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the GPhC's in-house corporate legal team, where you will provide high-quality, practical legal advice across a broad range of areas. Working closely with senior colleagues and stakeholders, you will support key decision-making and help manage legal risk in a complex and evolving environment.

You will also contribute to policy development, regulatory reform and horizon scanning, while supporting litigation and the effective use of external legal advisors. This is a varied and impactful role, offering excellent exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to influence meaningful work that protects the public.

The successful applicant will:

• Be a qualified Solicitor or Barrister in England and Wales with a current practising certificate and a minimum of 3 years PQE
• Provide high-quality legal advice on the GPhC's statutory powers, duties, and wider public law and regulatory matters
• Identify and manage legal risks, supporting organisational decision-making and contributing to policy development
• Demonstrate a proactive, organised and collaborative approach, bringing forward ideas and solutions while maintaining high standards and a focus on continuous improvement
• Build effective relationships and work collaboratively across the organisation
• Possess excellent communication and drafting skills, with the ability to produce clear, concise outputs for different audiences, while working independently and managing competing priorities
• Have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.

Benefits when joining our team

In return for their commitment and enthusiasm, employees can expect a rewarding and challenging work environment, good work-life balance and workload plus an excellent benefits package that includes:

• 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays) with the option to buy an additional 5 days.
• Pension scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Career breaks and sabbaticals.
• Life assurance, season ticket loan, bike loan and many more.

About the GPhC

We are a respected regulatory body that regulates pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacies in Great Britain. We work to assure and improve standards of care for people using pharmacy services.

Our organisation has a long-term vision and a desire for highly skilled and specialist staff. We are committed to providing workforce learning and development opportunities.

We have adopted a hybrid working approach which combines office and home working. Staff are currently required to attend the office for a minimum of 12 days per quarter, rising to 18 days per quarter from July 2026.

We are proud of our diverse and inclusive culture and are committed to holding ourselves to the same standards we expect of others.

Applying for this role

If you feel you have the required experience and skills and would like to join us, please complete our application form, including the supporting statement section explaining how you meet each of the criteria for the role, and where you found out about this vacancy.

Please note that applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.

Please consult the knowledge and skills section of the job description document to help you prepare your application.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community

We are committed to promoting equality, valuing diversity and being inclusive in all our work as a health professions regulator.

Whilst we are proud to be members of the Disability Confident Scheme, you don't have to have a disability for us to discuss reasonable adjustments. Please let us know if you need any support during the application or interview process and we will happily discuss this with you.

As part of your application for this role, please complete our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring section. This is optional and you don't have to complete it; however it provides us with useful information for monitoring and reporting purposes and is strictly confidential. The information you provide on this form will not form part of any selection process and will not be shared with the selection panel.

Important Notice for Applicants

As part of our pre-employment screening process, this role is subject to a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In addition, the GPhC will conduct Fitness to Practise (FtP) checks for any applicant who is currently, or has previously been, a registrant of the GPhC. Applicants will be asked to declare this during the application process and may be subject to further internal verification. Any findings may be considered as part of the recruitment decision