Senior Lawyer

3 weeks ago

Winchester Hampshire, United Kingdom Hampshire County Council Full time

Join our friendly and professional Hampshire Legal Services (HLS) department and explore what the future could look like with Hampshire County Council

As a member of the Legal Team for Adult Social Care and Education you will join a friendly and supportive team, which works closely to provide legal support to colleagues across Hampshire County Council directorates. Advising on matters that are as challenging as they are rewarding, you will advise on a range of interesting and complex matters that enable the directorates to deliver services for the residents of Hampshire and Hampshire Legal Services' external clients to achieve their ambitious targets.

The Role:

As a qualified Solicitor , Barrister , Legal Executive or equivalent, you will have substantial and relevant post qualification experience in the areas of adult social care law and/or education law . This is an in-house lawyer role, where you will work individually and as part of a friendly team, taking on a complex caseload to provide professional and timely legal advice to all Hampshire County Council directorates and a wide range of other organisations delivering public services, including other local authorities, health providers and, maintained and academy schools.

We are looking for a lawyer who:

  • is able to demonstrate sound legal skills and judgment;
  • adopts a pragmatic solution focused approach;
  • has strong client relationship and communication skills;
  • works collaboratively in a team and is able to support junior team members;
  • can prioritise effectively and work independently to meet deadlines; and
  • shares Hampshire Legal Services' values to deliver high quality legal advice.

You will be supported by senior fee earners to develop your expertise and further your career in our well-respected team and contribute to the success of Hampshire Legal Services .

What we can offer you:

Having successfully adopted online and hybrid working, we can consider candidates from out of the area, working partially remotely and from our offices in Winchester.

As a forward-looking local authority, our commitment to delivering an exceptional quality of life to our Hampshire residents also extends to our employees. It is important to us that our staff feel supported in their work. As such we can offer you a good work-life balance through flexible working and our excellent benefits package including:

  • Access to Local Government Pension Scheme .
  • 25 - 28 days annual leave entitlement (dependant on Local Authority service).
  • Interest free travel loans and discounts.
  • Employee Support Services.
  • Family friendly policies.

An early application is encouraged as we will interview upon receipt of applications and reserve the right to close this recruitment before the advertised closing date.

To learn more about the HLS Team please visit Hampshire Legal Services .

Additional Information:

Senior Lawyer (Adult Social Care and Education) Job Description and Person Specification

Vetting Requirements:

This role is subject to a Basic Disclosure Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

Rebecca Thompson, Legal Team Leader on

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