Litigation Lawyer

Job Description

Contentious Litigation Lawyer Salary: £34,425 - £36,366 Location: East Midlands Working: Hybrid/Flexible Sellick Partnership is proud to be working with an excellent East Midlands Local Authority who are looking to appoint a Solicitor on a flexible/hybridworking basis with a salary of up to £36,366. The Council are looking to recruit a Contentious Litigation Lawyer with expertise in Criminal and Civil Litigation to join its already experienced team within Legal Services and in return you can expect a rewardingcareer with an organisation that offers a range of attractive benefits and a friendly, flexible, and supportive work environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an amazing legal team which will give you the opportunity to develop your legal careerand expertise. Key duties of the Lawyer: The ideal candidate will take on a caseload of civil and criminal litigations, such as the following: * Housing law, ASB, homelessness, disrepair, possession claims. * Environmental, health and safety, planning prosecutionsand fly tipping. * Debt recovery, , business rate disputes and other regulatory matters etc. Requirements for the Lawyer role include: * The ideal candidate will have some previous litigation experience, as well as having well-developed communication skillsboth written and verbal. * The ability to communicate effectively with officers internally, and externally with courts, barristers, professional bodies, and members of the public is essential. * Local government experience is desirable, but we welcome applicationsfrom people from all parts of the legal sector. This is a fantastic opportunity for an established lawyer with a good understanding of housing and regulatory law to join a progressive organisation and diversify their skillset and experience. Benefits offeredto the successful Lawyer: * Local Government Pensions Scheme- considered to be one of the best employer contribution rates. * Flexible working- agile working arrangements and unrivalled flexibility in terms of working hours and location. Subject to servicerequirements, currently attending the office 1-2 times a month to catch up with the team and customers. * Career Development - ability to gain exposure in other areas of law * Generous annual leave - entitlement of 31 days plus 8 days bank holidays, increasingto 34 days after 5 years continuous local government experience, and 36 days after 10 years * Access to a benefits package - offering discounts on supermarkets, cinema tickets, high street and online retailers, a lease car scheme, gym membership discountat Liberty Leisure, Leisure Centres, paid business mileage and annual payment of Practising Certificate * Employee assistance programme - providing free and confidential advice on a range of issue The Council was Peer Reviewed in December 2022, some of thefeedback was: * Youre ambitious, youre backing it up with delivery and youre punching well above your weight. * Broxtowe cares about its staff, who recognise and appreciate that * Staff are committed and caring, and value the terms and conditions and opportunitiesfor learning and development. Staff Survey: some comments from Employees were: * Excellent organisation to work for * Investment made in personal development * Always given the opportunity to advance How to apply for the role: To apply, please submit yourCV and/or cover letter via this page or alternatively, contact Emily Hayden in the Sellick Partnership Manchester office. Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of allbackgrounds and circumstances. We can adapt our processes to accommodate everybody, so please let us know how we can help improve your recruitment experience. Please note, our advertisements use years experience, hourly rates, and salary levels purely asa guide based on the specific skills set out in the advert. We are happy to consider applications from all candidates who can demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role. Our Consultants assess based on the experience and skills evidenced on the CV.For information on how your personal details may be used by Sellick Partnership, please review our data processing notice which can be found in the footer on our website.