What's involved with this role: Will run until 31.03 initially, then depending on performance will be reviewed. Interim People’s Team Lawyer Job Ref: Wigan 0009 B6D5 / 1 Pay Rate: £35.00 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours Role Length: This opening assignment is for 1-2 months City: WIGAN Hybrid - Fully remote for an expectational candidate - but preferably 2 days per week in office. As a People's Team Lawyer, you will provide expert legal advice and support to client officers, elected members, and stakeholders on adult social care matters. Reporting to the Group Lawyer - People, you will focus on adult social care law, safeguarding, and statutory duties, ensuring the council meets its legal obligations. Your role will include advising on complex issues, preparing cases, and representing the council in court and tribunals. You will collaborate with colleagues to deliver high-quality, efficient legal services that support the council’s objectives and ensure client satisfaction. 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 Key requirements: Admitted Solicitor entitled to a current practicing certificate (the qualification of Barrister or Legal Executive is an acceptable alternative) Detailed knowledge of statutory regulations and best practice guidelines for site and facilities management. Post qualification experience in the areas of law from the list below: Court of Protection Welfare Applications, Ordinary Residence Disputes, Section 21A Challenges, Education Law, Advocacy (preferably in the Court of Protection) Experience in Adult Social Care 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 Be able to represent the service and the Council at local level 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. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.