We operate a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.
We are looking to recruit a Lawyer – Contentious to join our Legal & Governance Services.
About the role
To assist the Council’s Legal Services in providing a comprehensive and effective Legal Service to Chief Officers, Members, and client service areas of the Council in relation to its functions and to undertake work focused on litigation and contentious matters as detailed below.
About the candidate
A qualified Solicitor or Legal Executive with a current practicing certificate or equivalent.
Practical experience in contentious matters, including (but not limited to):
* Civil/Criminal Litigation
* Trading standards
* Licensing
* Animal health
* Building control
* Planning including Enforcement
* Debt
Due to the requirements of the role, the successful candidate must have a level of Welsh fluency on appointment. Please see the person specification for further details.
Our offer to you
We are committed to developing our people and will not only provide support to enable you to quickly and confidently take ownership of this role’s key areas of responsibility but, in addition, we are committed to supporting your development so that you can progress your career with us.
In exchange for your skills and commitment, we will offer you a range of employee benefits including flexible working, competitive annual leave allowance, enhanced family benefits, lifestyle savings, and employee health and wellbeing packages.
We believe work-life balance is very important. To support you in achieving this, you will have access to the following discretionary benefits:
* Hybrid Working: Subject to certain conditions being met, you may choose to work from home or in an office location.
* Flexi-time: Hours may be worked within a defined bandwidth, Monday to Friday, subject to service needs.
More information about our wide-ranging employee benefits can be found on our careers website.
Interviews
Interviews will be held on 17/12/2024. To reduce disruption to candidates, interviews will be held remotely.
Note: We reserve the right to extend the application closing date.
What we offer
Work-life balance
Lifestyle savings scheme
Generous employer pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Learning and development
Where you'll work
Legal and Governance
We ensure that the Council operates in a responsible and transparent manner by providing corporate and operational legal advice, auditing, objective assurance, and support across all service areas, resulting in the legal welfare and obligations of the Council being upheld, and assurance provided on governance, risk, and internal controls. Our key functions include:
* Legal Services
* Internal Audit: Consulting Service; Independent Assurance
* Statutory Role: Monitoring Officer
* Coroner Services
* Corporate Governance: Audit Committee; External Regulators; Constitution; Governance; Conduct.
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