{"id":85662,"date":"2017-10-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=3f8c9840b0aacb170fa20ca959c781d0"},"modified":"2017-10-24T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T09:00:00","slug":"news-story-apply-to-the-attorney-generals-civil-counsel-regional-panel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=85662","title":{"rendered":"News story: Apply to the Attorney General\u2019s Civil Counsel: Regional panel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>The competition to refresh the Regional panel is now open.<\/p>\n<p>The Attorney General is establishing three separate panels in the Regions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>A panel for senior juniors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>B panel for middle juniors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>C panel for junior juniors<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Members of the Regional panel will be expected to have at least 2 years\u2019 experience in actual practice by 30 November 2017 (starting from end of second 6 months\u2019 pupillage for barristers or end of training contract for solicitors).<\/p>\n<p>Appointments will be for 5 years. Those appointed to the Regional C panel will often provide (but not exclusively) the Regional A and B panel members of the future and so should have the potential to join the A panel.<\/p>\n<p>There are vacancies on the panel in all areas of public and private law.  The Attorney General is particularly looking to deepen capacity in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>admiralty\/shipping<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>aviation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>road and rail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>benefits<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>social security &amp; right to reside<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>construction<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>contract\/commercial<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>corporate<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>costs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>education<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>data protection<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>directors\u2019 disqualification<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>energy\/utilities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>general tax work \u2013 direct and indirect<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>human rights<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"application\">Application<\/h2>\n<p>To obtain details about the eligibility requirements and the application process, we recommend reading our <span id=\"attachment_2354287\" class=\"attachment-inline\"><br \/>\n  <a href=\"\/government\/uploads\/system\/uploads\/attachment_data\/file\/653942\/Regional_Panel_Information_Sheet_2017.pdf\">Regional Panel Information Sheet<\/a><br \/>\n  (<span class=\"type\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>, <span class=\"file-size\">79.9KB<\/span>, <span class=\"page-length\">9 pages<\/span>)<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>To apply, you must first email <a href=\"mailto:PanelCounsel@governmentlegal.gov.uk\">PanelCounsel@governmentlegal.gov.uk<\/a> to register an interest. Please note that registering an interest does not commit you to making an application if you later decide not to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have registered, you will be given a link to access our online portal and download the application pack.<\/p>\n<p>Completed applications must be submitted by midday on Thursday 30 November 2017.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"further-information-and-mentoring\">Further information and mentoring<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any queries, contact the Government Legal Department Panel Counsel team via email <a href=\"mailto:panelcounsel@governmentlegal.gov.uk\">panelcounsel@governmentlegal.gov.uk<\/a> or on 020 7210 1506.<\/p>\n<p>We encourage applications from a wide range of those eligible to apply. Therefore we will put advocates who want to discuss the application process for the C Panel in touch with an established Panel member as a mentor. The mentor will discuss the application process, the eligibility criteria and the presentation of relevant information on the application form either by telephone or in person.<\/p>\n<p>If you are considering applying and want a mentor, please contact the Government Legal Department Panel Counsel team, via email <a href=\"mailto:anna.rickard@governmentlegal.gov.uk\">anna.rickard@governmentlegal.gov.uk<\/a> before 5pm on 3 November 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are invited from advocates interested in joining the Regional panel to undertake civil and EU work for government departments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85662"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=85662"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85677,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85662\/revisions\/85677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=85662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=85662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=85662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}