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Senior Lawyer - Social Services

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Job LocationBury
EducationNot Mentioned
SalaryCompetitive salary
IndustryNot Mentioned
Functional AreaNot Mentioned
Job TypePermanent , full-time

Job Description

Interim Senior Lawyer - Social ServicesReference no:Bury 0007 DE20 / 1 Pay Rate:£30.00 per hour PAYE 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hoursThis opening assignment is for 3 monthsCity:BURYHybrid workingThe post holder is required to exercise professional judgment and make all day-to-dayoperational decisions on allocated matters and cases in the context of legal advice and assistance given to Council Officers and Members. The post holder is expected to influence and negotiate with contacts both internal and external to the council. Contactsinclude Officers at Chief Executive level and below, elected members, Courts, Tribunals and regulatory bodies of staff, private practice solicitors and barristers and other professionals involved in the area of work.Key Responsibilities:

  • To act as a senior case holder and advocate, in providing professional legal services to the Children’s Services and the Health and Well Being Directorates in relation to legal issues relating to children and vulnerable adults.
  • To give legal advice and guidance to the Children’s Services and Health and Well Being Directorates and to Committees and Sub-Committees of the Council. This includes being part of the Team Duty Senior Legal Officer rota (in office hours).
  • To act under pressure in the face of competing demands arising form emergency and urgent situations.
  • To co-ordinate the work relating to Social Care matters, to ensure that cases are prepared to professional standards and in compliance with relevant legislation, Regulations, Statutory Guidance, Practice Directions and the Public Law Outline and to ensurethat Court commitments and deadlines are properly met.
  • To provide supervision and support to more junior staff.
  • To act under pressure in the face of competing demands arising form emergency and urgent situations.
  • To deliver training to colleagues, clients and elected members.
  • To undertake such duties as may be allocated by the Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader, to include the preparation of reports, advice and guidance.
  • To advise Committees, Sub-Committees, Members, Officers and any organisation with which the Council has a formal arrangement for the giving of advice.
  • To provide professional legal services to the Council departments and to the Children’s Services and Adults and Health and Well Being Directorates as may be required from time to time
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via 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 PDFIf 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 onlywork 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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