WIRRAL council

Applications returnable by Monday 7^th September 2020

Please quote reference Vacancy number: 0000030168 / JGP 130999

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Principal Lawyer (Adults, Children & Education)

Grade EPO10 £51,814 to £54,584

36.00 Hours per week

We are expanding our in-house Legal Service to build a team with the right people and the right structure that allows us to respond to the innovation, improvement and growth around us and provide an excellent legal service to the Council and our communities. We are interested in recruiting bright, committed lawyers and providing them with the environment to be as good as they can be.

In this role you will lead and manage a team of specialist Adult Social Care, Child Protection and Education lawyers ensuring the provision of professional legal advice, support and assistance to the Council, Senior Leaders, Members and partners.

We are looking for someone with excellent technical knowledge and extensive experience in the social care and education area of practice together with proven management ability. You will have excellent communication and IT skills and the ability to work and manage effectively as part of a busy legal team. You will be confident in handling complex cases, conducting advocacy and managing a team with a large caseload of court/tribunal proceedings and advice matters. You will have the ability to work well under pressure, to manage a busy workload to tight deadlines and to support the Head of Legal Services in ensuring an efficient and effective legal service is provided to the Council. Above all you will be looking to improve the way we engage with our employees/residents/customers to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do.

The successful candidate must be a qualified solicitor or barrister.

This post is politically restricted at Sensitive level.

For informal discussion please contact Vicki Shaw on 0151 691 8481. 

Interviews anticipated for September/October.