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Principal Solicitor

Employer
Walsall Council
Location
Walsall, West Midlands
Salary
£46,408 - £50,905 per annum
Closing date
17 Sep 2017

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Principal Solicitor – Social Care Team- Ref CG05017
G13 £46,408 - £50,905 per annum


Legal Services at Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council are committed to delivering the highest standards of service to our diverse community, with a solid reputation and securing the best outcomes at all levels.

We are looking for a confident, motivated individual to join our friendly, busy team. This post will support effective risk management and supervision in a high profile area of the local authority.

The team deals with all children's and adults' social care legal work. As a service we focus on providing positive and proactive advice to client departments across a number of services.  You will have a caseload and managerial responsibility for up to seven lawyers. We are looking for a skilled lawyer with a high level of knowledge in this area of legal work, ideally with a particular knowledge of children’s care proceedings, adults’ social care, judicial review and with a desire to develop the skills of team.

Key Responsibilities - To be responsible to the Head of Law for the provision of effective high quality legal advice, casework and support to the Council and clients in respect of children's services and adult social care provided by the team to include policy work and committee reports where appropriate.

We require a Solicitor or Barrister, who has a degree level qualification (or equivalent). The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of managing, motivating and developing staff.

For an informal discussion about the role, contact Javed Iqbal, Head of Law – Contentious, on 01922 654820.

Walsall Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Completion of a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check may be a requirement of this post.

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 5th September 2017
Interviews to be held 22nd & 25th September 2017

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
WM Jobs will be updating the online application form on 30th August. This means that if you wish to apply for this vacancy, which has a closing date of 5th September, you will have two application windows available:

  • Up to 4.00 pm on 29th August (candidates who are part way through an application form will lose the information they have completed unless it is submitted before this deadline)
  • From 12.00 noon on Thursday 31st August to midnight on 10th September (for new applications)


Applications are invited using our online application form only.  If you have a disability and require information on submitting an application in another format then please contact us via email: recruitment@walsall.gov.uk
All correspondence will be via email, therefore candidates should check their email and WMJobs account on a regular basis after submitting an application.

This vacancy may be closed earlier than the published closing date should we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, it is strongly advised that candidates submit applications at the earliest opportunity.

Company

Walsall Council

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