Situated in the heart of the Midlands with fantastic transport links, Staffordshire County Council is a progressive and forward thinking authority.  Demographically large but singularly focused on being one County Council, you will find that the Legal Services department embodies the values, vision and beliefs of the Council.  

The post holder must have a minimum of 6 years’ experience post legal qualification and at least 3 years’ experience of supervision of other legal staff and working within a diverse legal environment for example, organising / working with other professional, courts, witnesses, external stakeholders, handling and delivering within a mixed client involvement. 

The post holder must either be a Solicitor, or Legal Executive who is a Fellow of CILEX or a qualified Barrister.  The post holder will have casework as well as management responsibilities and so it is essential that the post holder has the ability to train/guide others in the giving of professional legal advice, offering balanced risk advice for the benefit of the clients’ desired outcomes, as well as demonstrable in-depth knowledge of relevant legal specialism.

The role will involve the provision of complex legal case work commensurate with the post, which could involve giving in-depth legal and strategic legal advice on projects from time to time and attendance at Tribunals.  The post holder must have a comprehensive understanding of comparative County Council, client structures and procedures.  Fee earning target anticipated to be 1200 to 1250 dependent on the number of line management responsibilities undertaken.

The management aspect of the role will require the post holder to provide professional workload support to others, including the allocation of work.  The postholder will have accountability for delivery of chargeable targets within the team and will be responsible for review of finance budgets and targets within the team.   The post holder must have and be able to demonstrate a commercial awareness.   Some assistance with other supervisory duties of staff will be required.  

This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

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Closing Date: Interview Date: 17^th April 2022

For more information about the role please contact: Wendy Lofthouse (01785) 895754.

Please be aware, only application forms completed online will be accepted. We will not accept CV’s or Word application forms.

Our Values

Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:

• Ambitious – We are ambitious for our communities and citizens
• Courageous – We recognise our challenges and are prepared to make
  courageous decisions
• Empowering – We empower and support our people by giving them
  the opportunity to do their jobs well.

Benefits for working for us….

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including:

• An excellent local government pension scheme

• Generous holiday entitlement from 24 up to 33 days (plus 2 extra statutory days and bank holidays) depending on job role and length of service
• The option to buy up to an additional 2 weeks annual leave
• A range of flexible working options, depending on your job role, which includes agile working and flexible retirement.
• Family Friendly Policies - maternity, adoption, paternity and parental leave
• Volunteering Scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• Access to health and wellbeing support (including Occupational Health, Physiotherapy and Counselling Services)
• Eye care vouchers
• Car lease scheme / cycle & car loan scheme / employee car share scheme
• Bus and rail travel discounts