Principal Lawyer – Enforcement
- Employer
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- £61,338 - £64,422
- Closing date
- 11 Dec 2018
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- Practice area
- Commercial litigation, Public law
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- PQE
- 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 6 years, 7 years+
- Position
- Solicitor
- Sector
- Public sector/Charities
Job Details
A vibrant and diverse borough, from the soaring heights of Canary Wharf to the bustling street market on Petticoat Lane, Tower Hamlets is home to some of London’s most recognisable street scenes. This vibrant borough is also one of London’s most diverse: a proud melting pot of cultures and traditions that makes Tower Hamlets such a unique place to live, work, learn and do business. Based in East London, with excellent transport links and in close proximity to Canary Wharf, our borough is a fascinating place to work with a rich history and heritage and a diverse community.
It is an exciting time in Tower Hamlets and a great opportunity to join the Council and help shape its future. Tower Hamlets has an established Lexcel accredited Legal Team that provides services to the Council across the full range of its functions. We strive to provide excellent services and pride ourselves on the exciting variety of work we undertake in-house. We have recently restructured our service to better align with the council’s functions and meet its changing needs and are now looking for experienced and highly motivated professionals to join the existing team.
Principal Lawyer – Enforcement – GOV00119 - LPO8 (£61,338 - £64,422)
You will be the lead lawyer for Enforcement and deal with some high profile and exciting cases. Reporting to the Head of Litigation, you will manage a small team of lawyers that carries out significant amounts of advocacy and be responsible for the provision of high quality solution focussed services.
You will be able to demonstrate significant experience of providing support across a range of local authority regulatory functions including, but not limited to, crime and anti-social behaviour; environmental health; licensing; and enforcement under the Housing Act 2004. You will also be able to demonstrate experience of managing a team and of dealing with senior officers and Members of the Council.
This post is politically restricted in accordance with section 2 of the Local Government & Housing Act 1989.
You must be a Solicitor or Barrister with significant relevant PQE.
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Closing date: 11 December 2018
Shortlisting will be completed prior to 24 December. Test/interviews will take place week commencing 7 January 2019.
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About Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets is not an authority that simply ambles along, content with keeping the status quo. People here are ambitious, and want to do the best job they can for the communities around them.
This commitment continues to pay off. Big steps forward are taken on a weekly basis. Accolades are achieved. And Beacons awarded. Most importantly of all, some 250,000 residents benefit from services that are constantly improving. As examples, Adult Social Care and the Children, Schools and Families Directorate, are both areas in which staff are performing to a standard that makes Tower Hamlets a safer place for its most vulnerable inhabitants.
Located at the heart of London's East End, Tower Hamlets has long been a refuge for poor people and immigrants, and others on the margins of society. The sharp rise in the capital's population in the late 19th century, led to severe overcrowding across the brough and it soon became synonymous with poverty, disease and criminality.
Fast-forward to 2009 and you will still find districts containing some of the worst poverty in Britain. Indeed, Tower Hamlets is the third most deprived borough in the country. There are some deep inequalities to be tackled, with 23 per cent of families living on less than £15,000 a year. There is also a lack of public housing and a need to lessen overcrowding.
But take a step back, and you'll see that the borough's future is incredibly bright. Major projects linked to Canary Wharf, the Thames Gateway and the 2012 Olympic Games form a dramatic backdrop to the council's 'One Tower Hamlets' plan, which focuses on key issues such as reducing crime (down 24 per cent in four years) and creating new jobs (up 41 per cent since 1998).
As a result of all this activity, Tower Hamlets has been ranked among the most improved performers in recent years. Indeed, we are one of only 10 councils thought to be 'improving strongly' over the past two years by the public service watchdog, the Audit Commission.
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