Assistant Solicitor

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council; Knowsley, North East; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Job summary

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking an experienced solicitor to join the People’s Services legal team. The role focuses on children’s social care, public law childcare proceedings, and advice to statutory panels and case management meetings.

You will work in a hybrid model with 36 hours per week, providing high-quality, client-centred legal services to internal clients and partner agencies while supervising junior fee earners.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor with experience in childcare proceedings and public law.
• Ability to supervise junior fee earners and manage workload.
• Strong stakeholder engagement with internal clients and partner agencies.

Responsibilities

• Handle childcare proceedings and related social care matters.
• Provide advice to statutory panels and case management meetings.
• Supervise workload and provide direction to junior solicitors.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Legal drafting

Childcare knowledge

Education

Qualified Solicitor

Job description

We are looking for driven and passionate people to work with us to deliver real benefits for our residents and businesses and become part of the Knowsley Journey

• Location: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, Hybrid Working
• Contract: Permanent
• Working Pattern: Full Time
• Hours: 36 hours per week.
• DBS Check: Yes
• Closing Date: 28/09/2026 at 23:59
• Reference: CVP 0701

Knowsley Council is an award-winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024.

We are an Accredited employer under the Liverpool City Region Fair Employment Charter , demonstrating that we are committed to the principle of fair employment and we are dedicated to providing a healthy, fair, inclusive and just workplace.

Are you passionate about supporting the delivery of high-quality legal services that make a positive difference to local communities?

Do you have the skills and experience to provide a high quality, efficient, customer-orientated legal service to its clients, covering all aspects of the Council's children’s social care and children’s safeguarding functions

You must be able to undertake professional legal work particularly in relation to childcare proceedings and other social services matters as may be allocated by the Principal Solicitor/Lawyer (People and Litigation) and/or the Senior Solicitor/Lawyer (Children’s and Adult’s Social Care).

We are looking for an experienced solicitor to join our People’s Services legal team. The focus of the post will be matters relating to the Council’s children’s social care and safeguarding functions, in particular public law childcare proceedings and advice to statutory panels and case management meetings.

The candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to build positive working relationships with internal clients at all levels and partner agencies, as well as the ability to provide supervision and direction to the workload of more junior fee earners within the team.

Come join us and be part of our success

At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. There is a requirement for you to attend your work base at least two days per week.

We welcome applications from residents and beyond, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce.

Please note sponsorship is not available for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants.

At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact:Katie Parker at [e-mail] or alternatively Trevor Steele at [e-mail]