Lawyer (Social Services) – Hackney
Salary: £205.72 per day (Negotiable)
Full-Time: 37 hours per week
Contract: Three Months – Possibly beyond
PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
To contribute to the development and delivery of Corporate & service strategies, policies and operational plans that secure the achievement of service and council objectives.
To manage a caseload of routine and non-routine legal matters with minimum supervision.
To provide clear, consistent and accurate legal advice to clients in the Council’s services. MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
To undertake advocacy on behalf of the Council in courts and tribunals, where this is part of the work of the team.
To draft complex reports and legal documentation.
To deliver seminars or briefings to clients, colleagues, service users, Members and others.
To research and analyse the law.
To comply with the Service’s practice management standards and manage cases within that framework.
To use the case management system and to record the chargeable hours per annum required for the post or such other outcome focused targets as may be set by the Head of Service or Director of Legal and Governance.
To provide any performance data required by the Service promptly and accurately.
To ensure that all work is carried out to the standards required by any formal arrangement with clients.
To support the Council in achieving its strategic aims and delivering the corporate objectives.
To play a full part in the team to which the post holder is assigned, attending team meetings, briefings etc and working co-operatively with colleagues.
To participate in client liaison arrangements by providing information or attending meetings as required and to implement any client care procedures.
To keep up to date with developments in relevant areas of law, legal practice and relevant local authority services and be able to assess the implication of these changes on the council. To take responsibility for self-development.
To notify the Legal Partners, Head of Service and Director of Legal of any instructions or events that could result in a breach by the Council or an individual of any legislation, common law, standing order or rule of propriety or could constitute maladministration.
To supervise junior staff when required to do so.
To attend evening meetings as and when required. To attend and represent the Council at external meetings, Council committee meetings and working groups as necessary (which might fall outside of normal office hours), to advise on legal issues, governance and procedure.
To work collaboratively with clients to ensure a customer focused and holistic approach to the delivery of services.
To demonstrate and be part of an ambitious, agile legal team with a sound grasp of the bigger picture, including the Council’s key priorities and continually modernising programme.
To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade and character of the work as may be reasonably required by the Head of Service. Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.
To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Liam Heddle on (url removed)