What's involved with this role: Interim PT Senior Litigation Solicitor Job Ref: NW Leicestershire 5265196 Pay Rate: up to £73.33 per hour PAYE max Hours per week: 20 Monday – Wednesday, TBC Role Length: This opening assignment is for 3 months City: Coalville As a Senior Litigation Solicitor, you will lead the Contentious Team, providing expert legal advice and representation in criminal and civil litigation. You will manage court proceedings, instruct external solicitors and counsel, and drive effective legal strategies for complex litigation, including High Court cases. Key duties: Manage and handle all aspects of contentious litigation work. Supervise, coach, and support the team, ensuring effective performance and development. Represent the Council in court, handling litigation cases from start to finish. Utilize electronic file systems (OMS and transitioning to IKEN in April 2025) for case management. Liaise with clients and Counsellors, conducting research and managing your own caseload efficiently. Key requirements: Qualified Solicitor who holds or is eligible to hold a Solicitors practicing certificate Sound Litigation experience. Local authority experience Line management & supervision experience Recent experience in at least one (1) of the following areas: Local authority enforcement/prosecutions (planning, food hygiene, H&S, HMOs, etc) Housing management Licensing including taxi and private hire, Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005 Anti-social behaviour (Injunctions, PSPOs, etc) Commercial dispute resolution Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to represent organisations effectively in court and provide advice and guidance to others as and when required. 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.