Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) – Paralegal Practice
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Job Description
Posted on:
28 October 2026
Role Purpose
To ensure the quality, consistency, fairness, and validity of assessment decisions for the Focus Awards Level 3 Award in Paralegal Practice (RQF), supporting compliance with awarding organisation requirements and centre quality procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan, implement, and maintain the Internal Quality Assurance strategy.
- Sample learner work, assessment decisions, and assessor feedback.
- Conduct assessor standardisation and support meetings.
- Monitor assessor performance and identify development needs.
- Produce IQA reports and maintain quality assurance records.
- Ensure assessment practices remain valid, reliable, fair, and compliant.
- Support external quality assurance visits and action planning.
- Monitor learner achievement, assessment practices, and compliance risks.
- Contribute to continuous improvement activities and centre self-assessment.
Essential Requirements
- Occupational competency in the legal sector.
- Level 4 Award in the Internal Quality Assurance of Assessment Processes and Practice (IQA) or equivalent qualification.
- Experience conducting internal quality assurance activities.
- Strong understanding of RQF qualifications and assessment principles.
- Excellent report writing and record keeping skills.
- Ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.
Desirable
- Degree in Law or related legal qualification.
- Experience working with regulated qualifications and awarding organisations.
- Teaching and assessor qualifications.
- Previous EQA/IQA experience in legal or professional qualifications.
What We Offer
- Flexible freelance opportunities.
- Opportunity to support a growing legal education provision.
- Ongoing CPD and standardisation activities.
- Supportive and quality-focused working environment.
To Apply: Please submit your CV and details of your teaching, assessment and/or quality assurance qualifications and relevant legal sector experience.
Pay: From £150.00 per day
Work Location: In person
Will this role count as your QWE, and who will confirm it?
Check it against the SRA’s questions in two minutes. If there is no COLP or solicitor where you work, the SRA lets a solicitor outside confirm it: an FQPS solicitor can, from £149.