Job Category : Legal
Location : Lambeth Town Hall, London Borough of Lambeth
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £421.58 PER DAY
Key Purpose of Job:
To support the Senior and Principal Lawyers in ensuring that the Council receives cost effective high quality Social Services related legal advice, and in particular the law relating to adults, mental health, community care, judicial reviews and service users with no recourse to public funds and in providing an advisory, litigation and advocacy service.
To ensure that all such work is carried out to the requirements of relevant clients and to appropriate professional standards.
To ensure that all such work is carried out to the requirements of relevant clients and to appropriate professional standards.
Qualification
Q1 Qualified Solicitor, Barrister or FILEX (or equivalent experience)
Relevant Experience
E1 PO3
Relevant post qualification experience working as a solicitor/barrister or FILEX in the field of adults social care social services law, including relevant advocacy experience, preferably in local government.
PO4
Extensive post qualification experience working as a solicitor/barrister or FILEX in the field of social services law, including relevant advocacy experience at directions hearings in the county court, preferably in local government. Experience of advising Committees and preparing reports, and in the recruitment of staff.
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PO5
Substantial post qualification experience working as a solicitor/barrister or FILEX in the field of adults social care law, including relevant advocacy experience, preferably in local government.
Significant specialism in depth knowledge in social care law. Conduct of complex cases with minimal supervision. Liaison with client departments and senior officers.
Experience of supervising and managing junior staff. Higher Rights of Audience is desirable.
PO3
1. To undertake all work including, inter alia, the settling of pleadings, preparation for hearings, provision of advice and representation of the Council in all courts, Tribunals and Inquiries as required by the Senior Lawyer, to the appropriate professional standards.
2. To provide advice to the Council on changes in legislation and case law that may have an impact on the Council and to keep up to date with new and proposed legislation, new cases and other developments, which may have an impact on the Council.
3. To liaise with professional bodies, research institutions, Counsel, the Council’s Chief Officers, elected members and other external organisations as required from time to time.
4. To undertake tasks and projects as allocated by the Senior Lawyer in accordance with instructions.
5. To maintain effective relationships with client departments.
6. To assist in the development of and to operate and be conversant with all information technology systems used for the work of the team.
7. To ensure that performance targets set by the Senior Lawyer are met
8. To undertake any other duties that may be required to meet the exigencies of the service and these may be varied from time to time to meet the needs of the service.
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