Team Lawyer - People

What's involved with this role:
Interim Team Lawyer - People
Reference no: Wigan 0008 8B61 / 1
Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 10 months
City: WIGAN
Hybrid working
As a Team Lawyer – People you will report to the Group Lawyer - People and be part of a client focussed and outcomes driven legal and democratic function. You will operate in the areas of law of Children’s social care, Education, Adult social care, Health and Contentious Housing.
Work closely with clients to assist them in the delivery of their service objectives and priorities, providing advice, support and assistance to client officers, Elected Members, Partner Organisations and other key stakeholders from across the public and private sector. Advise, prepare and conduct proceedings acting as an advocate for the Council at court, tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings.
Key Responsibilities
Handle a personal legal caseload which could include complex and significant cases
Advise, prepare and conduct proceedings on behalf of the Council. Acting as an advocate for the Council at court, tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings
Manage the instruction, use and involvement of Counsel and external lawyers in appropriate cases
Draft complex and significant legal documents engaging in detailed negotiations with parties as appropriate
Attend meetings with committees, panels and officers advising on complex and significant legal matters
Provide specialist legal advice to clients to assist them in the delivery of their objectives and priorities
Assist the service in identifying areas for continuous improvement which provide value for money, efficiency benefits and high levels of service delivery
Develop and improve the knowledge of officers and Elected Members by giving advice, guidance, delivering training and production of briefing notes
Assist with projects ensuring they are delivered, on time, on budget and contribute to the corporate visions and priorities
Supervise, support and mentor lower graded staff within the Division
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:
Admitted Solicitor entitled to a current practicing certificate (the qualification of Barrister or Legal Executive is an acceptable alternative)
Experience:
Experience of providing legal advice to assist and guide clients when making decisions which may include complex and significant issues
Experience of advising, preparing and conducting proceedings on behalf of the Council
Experience of acting an as advocate for the Council at court, tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings
Experience of drafting complex and significant legal documentation engaging in detailed negotiations with parties as appropriate
Experience of dealing with a significant caseload within the areas of work listed above with minimal supervision
Children's Social Care experience ideally in a local government setting
Post qualification experience in at least two areas of law from the list below:
Children’s social care
Education
Adult social care
Health
Contentious Housing
Proven track record in a pressurised and deadline driven environment
Skills & Abilities:
Well-developed skills to influence and persuade decision-makers using written and verbal reasoning which is based on fact
The ability to supervise, support and mentor lower graded staff within the Division
Be able to represent the service and the Council at local level
The ability to be positive, accountable and courageous in delivering the service priorities and clients objectives
The ability to manage the instruction, use and involvement of Counsel and external lawyers’ in appropriate cases
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Job Ref: Wigan 0008 8B61 / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.
We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.