Solicitor Opportunity

Job Title: Lawyer

Job Type: Temporary

Location: Remote

Job Description:

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority to assist with the appointment of a Lawyer on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at the client's discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Responsibilities:

• To undertake advocacy on behalf of the Council in courts and tribunals, where this is part of the work of the team.
• To draft complex reports and legal documentation.
• To deliver seminars or briefings to clients, colleagues, service users, Members, and others.
• To research and analyze the law.
• To comply with the Services practice management standards and manage cases within that framework.

Requirements:

• Qualified solicitor or barrister (Supreme Court of England and Wales/English Bar) or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.
• Experience of undertaking a caseload of both routine and non-routine legal matters.
• Experience of providing clear, consistent, and accurate legal advice to clients on the interpretation of the law.
• Experience of using a case management system.
• Experience of undertaking a caseload of complex legal matters.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas of law relevant to the team in which the post holder will be working:
• Adult social services.
• Children's Services.
• Employment.
• Environmental law.
• General litigation.
• Housing.
• Licensing.
• Local government.
• Planning.
• Policy.
• Procurement and contracts.
• Property.
• Prosecutions.
• Regeneration.
• Trading Standards and consumer protection.
• Experience of advocacy.
• Experience of researching and presenting complex legal arguments.
• Experience of achieving chargeable hours targets.
• Experience of providing legal services to clients to agreed standards and of implementing client care policies and initiatives.
• Understanding of the workings of local government and the issues affecting a multi-cultural inner city area.
• IT literate.

Important Notes:

• You should be available to work immediately or at short notice.
• You should have the right to work in the U.K.