Interim Senior Lawyer – Social Care/Legal Services
Job Ref: Bradford 5252378
Pay Rate: £24.00 per hour PAYE
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 1-2 months
City: Bradford, Yorkshire
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.
9. Provide professional legal services to the Council departments and to the Children’s Services and Adults and Health and Well Being Directorates as may be required from time to time.
10. Assist other public authorities within the West Yorkshire area on legal matters as may be required from time to time.
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