Job Title: Solicitor
Contract type: Permanent - Full Time - 37 hours per week
Salary: £44,428 to £47,420
Portfolio: Governance
Location: County Hall, Mold
Job Reference/ID Number: 80000014564
Job Purpose
To provide legal services to the Council in the relevant legal field including advice, advocacy, and drafting.
Principal Accountabilities
1. To provide Council officers of all levels and councillors with accurate, up-to-date, and correct advice on relevant areas of the law including case law, ombudsman’s/regulator’s decisions, codes of practice, etc.
2. To provide advocacy at courts, tribunals, and inquiries as required or to instruct counsel where appropriate.
3. Drafting and preparation of complex legal documents, contracts, agreements, etc.
4. To be the specialist advisor in respect of at least one area of law (e.g., prosecutions/civil litigation, public protection and environmental law, planning, contracts, housing, landlord and tenant, information law, commercial property transactions, public rights of way and highways, employment) and to provide general advice/services in respect of at least one other field of law.
5. To provide client departments with information and training, including arranging and attending legal surgeries to meet their needs, on relevant developments within their specialist field of law.
6. To advise committees, sub-committees, and panels of the Council as required.
7. To deal with enquiries from client departments, the public, other public services such as courts or HM Land Registry, solicitors acting for other parties, councillors, town and community councils.
8. Responsibility for ensuring that proper procedures and processes are followed to ensure that the Council’s actions are lawful and follow the principles of good administration, seeking advice and assistance where necessary to address non-compliance.
Benefits of Working at Flintshire County Council
We pride ourselves on continuously improving our services. As an employer, we recognize our most valuable assets are our people. We strive to be an employer of choice by providing a range of benefits that help us secure the engagement of employees and motivate them to deliver to the citizens of Flintshire County.
The improved performance and development of our employees are managed through a Performance Management Process, focusing on developing skills, knowledge, qualifications, and competencies centered on Flintshire’s behavioral Competency Framework that support the Council’s key objectives. Ultimately, we recognize that developed, well-equipped, and satisfied employees will provide the best service to the citizens of Flintshire and those who work and live in the County.
Equal Opportunities
Achieving diversity in the workplace is important to us. It isn’t just about complying with the law; it’s about recognizing and valuing each other’s differences and treating each other fairly. We want to recognize everybody’s worth regardless of their age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or belief and ensure equality across all areas. We want to respect others and be a sensitive and understanding employer. When people can be themselves, they perform better, and it helps us to better reflect the community we serve.
Flintshire County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Registered Employer and to have worked with the Alzheimer’s Society in training members of staff to ensure we are a Dementia-Friendly workplace.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
The Council operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). All applicants with a characteristic as defined under the Equality Act 2010 who advise the Council at the time of their application and who meet the essential criteria of the post must be offered an interview. This is in accordance with the Disability Confident Scheme.
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