Location
Central London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£31,000 per annum

About the Role
Join Ofwat, the Water Services Regulation Authority, on a 12-month Legal Graduate Professional Placement Programme. This unique opportunity places you at the heart of the water sector's regulatory transformation in England and Wales. You will be part of the legal team within the Office of the Chief Executive Directorate, providing high-quality, pragmatic, and solutions-focused legal advice across a range of directorates and projects. The role offers exposure to significant regulatory work including enforcement cases, price review programmes, major infrastructure projects, and environmental regulation. You will develop a broad skillset including legal analysis, drafting, communication, policy development, and stakeholder engagement. The programme supports your professional development towards solicitor qualification, including dedicated study leave and support for the SQE1 examination. You will work closely with various policy teams, gaining valuable qualifying legal experience in a dynamic regulatory environment.

Learning and Development
Throughout the placement, you will benefit from a comprehensive blend of personal and professional development. This includes participation in Ofwat Essentials, monthly training sessions, and opportunities to contribute to meaningful projects. You will receive technical training tailored to your needs and may visit water companies’ operational sites. Support is provided through a network including your people leader, early careers team, a dedicated buddy, and optional internal coaching. This programme is designed to help you build creativity, leadership, and strategic thinking skills, setting a strong foundation for your future career.

Experience
Demonstrable aptitude for providing high-quality, timely, and solutions-focused legal advice across multiple directorates and projects. Strong motivation to work within an in-house legal team advising on public law and economic regulation of utilities. Effective problem solving, critical thinking, decision making, and information processing skills. Excellent spoken and written communication skills, with the ability to write clearly and concisely.

About you
Committed learner who is flexible, curious, and adaptable, with a strong commitment to personal growth and development. Able to contribute positively to a supportive team environment by showing empathy and building effective relationships. Skilled at communicating clearly, simplifying complex information, and tailoring communications to different audiences. An adaptable thinker who identifies problems, seeks information, and finds solutions while considering others’ needs. Results-driven with accountability for delivering outcomes in a timely manner, linking work to the bigger picture and continuously striving to improve delivery.

Qualifications
You must have at least a 2:2 degree in Law. This is a graduate placement programme requiring candidates to have graduated already and to have no more than three years’ work experience following graduation.