Junior Civil Lawyer

4 days ago

London, United Kingdom Novax Recruitment Full time

Junior Civil Lawyer
Tower Hamlets
6-month contract
£23 per hour
The purpose of the role is to be responsible to the Principal Lawyer - Civil Litigation for the provision of legal advice and undertaking a varied caseload relevant to the grade in the areas of work covered by the team.
You will be one of a team of lawyers dealing with a variety of Civil Litigation matters. These include disrepair, homelessness, anti-social behaviour, unauthorised occupation, employment and miscellaneous litigation. You will be able to demonstrate experiencein 2 or more of these areas and the transferable skills and willingness to undertake a variety of work. You will have experience of conducting advocacy and be able to conduct your caseload with minimum supervision and will be accustomed to working at pacein a busy team.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. To act as lawyer in a Team of lawyers primarily responsible for non-complex legal matters arising from the client and external clients included with the portfolio of work covered by the team.
2. To assist with the day-to-day activities within the Team.
3.To assist the Principal Lawyer - Civil Litigation in the overall operation development of the Team and provide cover as and when required to other parts of the legal service.
4. To assist in ensuring effective use of human, financial and other resources in the Team and to maintain appropriate quality and administrative systems to facilitate the effective operation of the Team.
5. To assist in the development and implementation of the client's Legal Services Team Plan, Lexcel and Investors in People.
6. To achieve the time recording target applicable to the post.
JOB ACTIVITIES
7. To liaise with Corporate Directors, Divisional Directors and Officers as necessary in respect of the caseload of matters undertaken seeking appropriate instructions and providing expert professional advice.
8. To represent the Legal Services at working parties, panels and other meetings with Officers and outside bodies as required.
9. To assist in the preparation of committee reports relevant to the caseload undertaken and to provide legal advice, comments and guidance as required for the report ensuring that the Constitution is met and that the client has the vires to deal with the matter.
10. To prepare reports, briefing notes or other appropriate documents in relation to proposed, new or changing legislation and client policies and procedures relevant to the caseload undertaken and assist in training officers.
11. If required to draft witness statements and other legal documents (including bespoke documents and preparing precedents) appropriate to the work undertaken by the Team utilising available IT systems for these purposes. To ensure that all legal precedentsused are up to date. To assist the Principal Lawyer - Civil Litigation in legal process reviews to ensure efficient and effective working practices.
**Requirements**:

- Knowledge of local government law and administration and best value.
- Understanding of the principles of client care and experience of working in a Lexcel accredited office.
- Understanding of risk as it relates to legal matters within the remit of the post.
- Practicing Solicitor/Barrister or FILEX with relevant experience in the post or similar.
- Experience in advice, interpreting legal issues, preparing written advice and conducting legal casework relevant to the post.
- Ability to work unsupervised on a varied and extensive caseload of routine matters and to work effectively under pressure prioritising tasks.
- Ability to undertake advocacy at tribunals and courts relevant to the post, as appropriate to grade and experience.
- IT literate, able to understand and operate basic work packages including outlook.

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