Temporary Social Care Senior Lawyer
Bradford 5262099
Key Requirements:
1. A practising barrister, solicitor or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives (if FCILEX, with Advocacy Certificate).
2. 5 years’ experience in practising as a solicitor, barrister or Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives in the fields of civil or criminal litigation (or both) is required.
3. Extensive recent experience of dealing with complex, high value and sensitive children and families matters.
4. Extensive knowledge of the law relating to children and families.
5. Knows and understands how to analyse, interpret and present complex information.
6. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite, Adobe Pro).
The purpose of the role is to assist the Team Leader and the Deputy Team Leader in the provision of high quality professional legal services to Children’s Services and the department of Health and Well Being, primarily in relation to social care law, safeguarding and procedure concerning children and vulnerable adults. To provide supervision and support to more junior staff.
Key Responsibilities:
1. 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.
2. 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).
3. Act under pressure in the face of competing demands arising from emergency and urgent situations.
4. 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 ensure that Court commitments and deadlines are properly met.
5. Provide supervision and support to more junior staff.
6. Deliver training to colleagues, clients and elected members.
7. Undertake such duties as may be allocated by the Team Leader or Deputy Team Leader, to include the preparation of reports, advice and guidance.
8. Advise Committees, Sub-Committees, Members, Officers and any organisation with which the Council has a formal arrangement for the giving of advice.
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