Chief Executives, Children & Families (Legal) Group

Position title: Lawyer

Salary: £32,486 to £36,379 (bar at £35,444) per annum

Location: Peter House, Oxford Street (opposite Central Library) Manchester Grade: 8

Hours: 35

Contract: Permanent

Closing date: 30th June 2017

Applicants are asked to complete the Manchester City Council online application form and also provide their curriculum vitae.

Legal Services of Manchester and Salford merged in 2012 and with Rochdale’s Children’s and Adult’s legal teams in 2017.  There is one Lawyer role within the Children & Families Legal Group. 

The successful candidate whilst demonstrating a working knowledge of local government law will have the ability to manage an existing wide range of legal case work with minimum supervision. You will have knowledge of the law relating to children and families and be able to develop existing advocacy skills to represent the Council in complex contested proceedings.  The successful candidate will be able to evidence personal commitment to continuous self development and service improvement.

Our vision is to be a legal service that is recognised nationally as best practice in the public sector.

You will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Chartered Legal Executive with Advocacy Certificate, able and committed to working in a flexible manner including outside normal office hours, when the role necessitates the same.  You will be a key member of the group, confident and able to work independently and act upon your own initiative. 

For an informal discussion on this role please contact Chantelle Whitehead, Deputy Head of Children & Families (Legal) Group on 0161-234-3485.

Application Process

Applicants are asked to apply online at https://greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/MCC71409WB/11/ and to provide their curriculum vitae.

Manchester City Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.