Post: Senior Adult Social Care Lawyer (1 post) Team: Legal Services Salary: to 51, 802 (pay award pending) depending on experience Hours: 37 Mon- Fri, some meetings outside of regular hours may be required Are you a legal professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can use your skills to make a real difference? If so, we want to hear from you .We welcome applications from qualified lawyers with Court of Protection experience who may want to take the next step to becoming a senior adult social care lawyer. You would be supported by a dedicated legal officer working within a fully supported legal service with excellent client department focused on improving lives for Bury s residents. This is an exciting time to be joining Bury Council; a growing council and an equally growing legal services team playing a vital role in supporting the council's vision for the borough. What you'll be doing As a senior adult social care lawyer, you will play a key role in advising on the broad range of matters involving vulnerable adults including Court of Protection matters including complex work and you will also play a key role in supporting adult social care colleagues. You will also have the opportunity to provide significant input to the development and implementation of our legal compliance policies and procedures. You will work closely with the Head of Social Care Legal Team to ensure excellent practice. We are advocates of developing our team, especially in terms of apprenticeships across both legal and managerial fields. We are an organisation that looks to promote collaborative working styles. What our clients say about us Bury's legal team are integral to our service delivery and ensuring that timely permanence plans are achieved for our children. At Bury we work closely as a team to achieve the best possible outcomes for children. Our legal team are passionate, knowledgeable about the work they undertake and highly regarded by senior management and social work teams. What our team say about us The legal team at Bury is a supportive environment in which to develop skills and knowledge to ensure high quality legal representation for children s services. Colleagues and management team offer great support to every member of the team. The best part about working within a Local Authority legal team, is that you get to work on interesting, complex, and important cases from the get go. The people within legal services are really supportive and the managers genuinely value your opinion and seek to support your progression, if you want to work on something in particular or have a specific interest, they will act on that. What I really enjoy about my role at Bury Council, is that I get to see the positive impacts of the work I do and build really positive client relationships with those within the Council. Working in a friendly team who each cover one another and assist where required is great and helpful, with the addition to be able to bounce ideas and discuss matters with one another, it is a continuous learning curve. Relaxed and friendly atmosphere with the flexibility of hybrid working, it is the perfect set up. Very good and technical case management platform which performs a variety of tasks and assists in management of ongoing cases. What you'll need To be successful in this role, you will need to have: A strong track record of success. Knowledge of Public and Private Law (Childrens). Excellent communication and presentation skills. Advocacy experience What we offer Generous Pension Scheme. Generous annual Leave, including additional days for Volunteering as well as the option to purchase extra leave. Bespoke Management development programme. Flexible and agile working arrangements. Supportive and inclusive environment. Personal Development plan to support career growth. Proud Living Wage employer. Variety of discounts and benefit schemes. Closing date: 23rd July 2025 About Bury The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare or children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service. In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted. As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way Benefits of working for Bury Council To hear about the benefits for working with Bury Council, please visit A good employer | greater jobs We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements. We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria. Next steps We hope you will be encouraged to apply. For more information, please contact our Ceri Kay on c.kay@bury.gov.uk or via telephone 0161-253-6203 or Ruth Whittingham on r.whittingham@bury.gov.uk telephone 0161-253-5219