Lawyer

“What we do is very important and you have to be extremely thorough, patient and accurate. You need to be the sort of person who can manage everything from sourcing information in the first place, to presenting the overall message achieved.”

Lawyer - Imogen Brooks

Imogen Brooks, who joined us as a Lawyer nine years ago, explains that her wide-ranging responsibilities include defending and justifying CAA decisions, which can lead to court cases. Her aviation jobs involve developing policies - an example being the Consumer Protection Act – and deals with criminal prosecutions if rules have been broken. She also supports the HR function with employment legislation.

“It’s in the nature of the role that it is quite slow-moving,” she says. “What we do is very important and you have to be extremely thorough, patient and accurate. You need to be the sort of person who can manage everything from sourcing information in the first place, to presenting the overall message achieved.”

“The role I saw advertised was for a litigator, which was the area I specialised in.

I was in a private law firm and I needed more flexibility – I wanted to get away from the long hours I’d been working, as I was thinking of starting a family,” says Imogen.

“The whole package the CAA offered was very attractive to me. The variety of what the job entails – getting to work across all levels of the aviation industry – exciting cases that need to be investigated. The professional challenge, combined with real flexibility, especially for mothers working part-time. Plus good support, a good team, and good rewards – including a really good pension scheme.”

She adds that although her job title may not have changed, her skills and scope certainly have. “I’m always learning new things and developing within my role. The CAA are extremely fair employers and will always develop people where they can. I have every opportunity I need to move up to a more senior level.”