Lawyer (Adult Social Care) - Legal Services

3 weeks ago


United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

We have an opportunity for you to join a successful Adult Social Care Team as a Lawyer. You will be involved in legal work that is interesting and varied, which contributes to making a positive difference to the residents of Dorset. You will have the opportunity to attend court to represent Dorset Council and you will be supported to develop your legal knowledge and skills. This is a full time role at 37 hours per week.
This post requires significant travel. This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders .
If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at
The Adult legal team has developed an excellent working relationship with the Adult Social Care department and work collaboratively with them on interesting and varied projects. Training is important and the team regularly provides in person and on-line training to the client department on Court of Protection applications, Ordinary Residence disputes and Inquests. The training is positively received, involves the whole team and helps to build positive working relationships.
Dorset Council: At Dorset Council we:
provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
care about Dorset and all the people who live here
have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.



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