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Advocate Lawyer (Child Care)

Employer
Surrey County Council
Location
Surrey
Salary
£48,396  - £55,644  per annum
Closing date
7 Jul 2017

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Advocate Lawyer (Child Care)

£48,396  - £55,644  per annum

Permanent

Full Time

Locations across Surrey, Sussex and Brighton & Hove

Job Number: 100008224

Child Protection Advocates (four posts) - up to £55,000 per annum

Orbis Public Law is the collaborative partnership of Brighton & Hove City Council, East Sussex, West Sussex and Surrey County Councils’ legal departments.

We are entering an exciting phase of our partnership working by expanding our in-house advocacy team for child protection proceedings. This is an excellent opportunity for Advocates to work for a leading public sector legal partnership with an ambition to grow and provide excellent customer service.

We are looking for committed Advocates, with expertise in public law relating to child protection, who are prepared to work flexibly across the partnership to represent social work client departments in care proceedings. Offices are at Kingston, Chichester, Lewes and Brighton but Advocates may be based at home, working across locations and attending court (mainly Brighton Family Centre and Surrey Family Court sitting at Guildford) as required.

Advocates will have an excellent knowledge of care proceedings and the Public Law Outline and will be required to:

  • Provide confident advocacy for the applicant local authority at all levels and degrees of complexity;
  • Take responsibility for all matters related to the conduct of the hearing and of reporting actions and outcomes to the client and the relevant team lawyer;
  • Have a sound knowledge of precedent, relevant statute, rules of court, and be able to provide expert legal opinion and advice to assist in the timely progression of cases;
  • Demonstrate excellent communication and collaboration skills; and
  • be able to work independently and within tight timescales.

Advocates will be a Solicitor or Barrister fully qualified to practice in England and Wales with a current practicing certificate. 

To be shortlisted, your CV and personal statement will clearly evidence how you meet the job description.

For an informal discussion contact Janet Polley on 0208 541 9088 or by e-mail at janet.polley@surreycc.gov.uk

Closing date: 23:59 on 7 July 2017.

Shortlisting will take place on 10 July 2017.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 17 July 2017.

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.

Please note, if access to the GCSX (PSN) network is required for this role, a Basic Disclosure (DBS check) will be required to meet the Government Baseline Personnel Security Standards.

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.

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Surrey County Council

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