What's involved with this role: JOB TITLE: Social Care Legal Executive REF: E Cheshire 5276863 Pay rate: £24.14 per hour PAYE Contract Type: Temporary, Anticipated 3 months Working Arrangement: Assume office based as no hybrid working provided. In order to apply for this role you will be a qualified Legal Executive with previous experience working in legal Social Care. The role: On behalf of a local council, we are seeking a Social Care Legal Executive to provide legal and procedural advice and services in the most effective and efficient way to meet the requirements of the Council as a whole and specific Services and Departments. Key Responsibilities: Provide high-quality legal advice, draft proceedings, contracts, and agreements to support sound policies and decisions. Negotiate, conduct litigation, and represent the Council in courts, tribunals, appeals, and inquiries. Contribute to project teams to achieve Council objectives and deliver legal support. Research and anticipate legal developments to help services adopt best practices. Advise on reports, decision papers, and committees to ensure effective and lawful decision-making. Supervise colleagues to ensure efficient delivery of legal services. What the client is looking for: Admitted Solicitor entitled to a current practising certificate (or the qualification of Barrister or Legal Executive), or an appropriate level of technical expertise and experience within the relevant field equivalent to the aforementioned formal qualifications Knowledge of at least one other Adult Social Care, including Court of Protection, Mental Capacity law, Care Act, social care debt and mental health law, Children’s Social Care, including public & private law support and adoption Education, including SEND case and school admission appeals How to Apply Quote the Job Title and Reference Number in your application. Submit your CV in Word format. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis—early submission is recommended. We will also add your details to our mail out lists. Please note you may receive details of roles outside of your immediate vicinity, as many candidates are able to relocate temporarily for work. Please disregard any such emails that are not of interest and let us know if you would rather not receive such mailouts and/or if you wish us to delete your details and prefer to apply direct to our advertised roles. If you do not hear from us within three working days, unfortunately your application has not been shortlisted on this occasion. Thank you for your interest in working with us Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. AD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please.