Senior Lawyer (Adult Social Care)

£43,629 - £52,252 per annum
This is an exciting opening for the right candidate to join our specialist, small but busy Adult Social Care Team on a permanent basis. You will be qualified as a solicitor, barrister or FCILEx. We are a supportive and dynamic team, committed to securing positive outcomes for our customers and working alongside our dedicated Adult Social Care service.

Cornwall Council is a large and ambitious Unitary Authority, supported by an experienced and welcoming Legal Service that has a crucial role in providing specialist legal advice to all sectors of the Council, as well as some external organisations.

You will have the ability to work flexibly and from home, but with office-based working as required. Your main office location will be New County Hall, Truro.

You will have excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to work under pressure and to strict timescales. You will be adaptable, flexible and ready to work collaboratively as part of an experienced team of specialist colleagues, giving advice on all aspects of Court of Protection and Deprivation of Liberty matters, Mental Health, Safeguarding, Charging, Ordinary residence and general Care Act advice. You will have the opportunity to develop your advocacy skills in range of courts and tribunals and at a variety of hearings. You will be enthusiastic about learning new skills and new areas connected to this area of work.

You should expect a varied and challenging caseload including:

• Court of Protection 
• Deprivation of Liberty 
• Mental Health
• Safeguarding
• Charging
• Ordinary residence 
• General Care Act advice
• Inquests

This is a varied and interesting role working with a very friendly but busy Service. Don’t worry if you don’t have local government experience as we’ll give you the support you need to develop and learn that area.

The role profile provides more detail about this position as well as what your application will need to include to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form.

There are many benefits of working for Cornwall Council such as a defined benefit pension scheme, competitive salary, family friendly policies and flexible working. This role can be carried out largely remotely but with some office-based working as required to support the service needs. We can discuss this with you during the recruitment process and we are open to discussion about flexible working.

For an informal conversation or to obtain more details about the role, please contact Sara Eathorne on 01872 322222

This position will be subject to a basic criminal records disclosure check.

What you’ll need to succeed:

The role profile provides more detail about this position as well as what your application will need to include to demonstrate how you meet the required criteria. Please ensure you answer all of the pre-screening questions in full, within the application form.

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.