Civil Litigation Lawyer

Westfield Secondary School; England; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

26 days annual leave plus bank hols, +

Employee Assistance scheme

Store discounts

Flexi hours scheme

Cycle to work

Job summary

Westfield Secondary School is seeking a Civil Litigation Lawyer to join its legal team on a permanent basis. The role requires a qualified solicitor, barrister, or FCILEX with full practising and advocacy rights and experience in civil litigation.

You will work in a hybrid model, attending hearings in person when required, and support both private and public sector matters for the Council. You will manage your caseload, provide authoritative advice to Officers and Members, and help ensure lawful

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor, barrister, or FCILEX with full practising and advocacy rights.
• Experience in Civil Litigation and advocacy in court or tribunals.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage own Civil Litigation caseload with complex matters.
• Provide authoritative advice to Council Officers and Members to ensure lawful decisions.

Skills

Civil litigation

Advocacy

Teamwork

Deadline-driven

Education

FCILEX with full practising and advocacy rights

Qualified solicitor or barrister

Job description

Civil Litigation Lawyer

Are you a qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive with full practising and advocacy rights who has experience in Civil Litigation? Are you enthusiastic, flexible and enjoy teamwork? If so, we have a fantastic permanent opportunity as a Civil Litigation Lawyer, and in addition we can offer some fantastic benefits:

• Pension scheme – 19% total contribution (you pay approximately 6.5%) and by joining the scheme this includes Death in service cover of 3 x your salary
• Annual leave – 26 days plus bank holidays increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service plus bank holidays AND you can buy additional leave should you need to!
• Employee Assistance scheme, store discounts, flexi hours scheme, cycle to work scheme and much more!

Hybrid / Flexible working but the applicant will be expected to attend in person hearings when needed.

Part time – 22.2 hours/week

Our Civil Litigation team is part of a busy legal department serving the fourth largest city in the country. The team enjoys a varied and stimulating caseload which helps our client departments including Housing, achieve their key objectives to deal with Claims efficiently and fairly balancing the needs of both the Council and its service users.

We are looking to recruit a lawyer, who is has experience of court and tribunal advocacy work and who is enthusiastic and hardworking. We are looking for someone who will have the energy and ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines in order to help us provide a vital service for our clients. We are open to applicants from either the private or public sector. If you want to put your experience and enthusiasm into practice as part of a hardworking, friendly and supportive team, then this is an excellent opportunity for you. You will need to show initiative, but you will also be a key player in a team which is achieving good results and is highly regarded by the client departments.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Manage their own caseload, which will include complex and interesting areas of Civil Litigation.
• Be responsible for providing authoritative advice to the Councils Officers and Members, ensuring that decisions are lawful.

For The Role, You Would Need To Have:

Recognised Legal qualification (Solicitor, Barrister or FCILEX with full practising and advocacy rights).

Technical knowledge in all aspects of legal advice and representation relating to defending disrepair claims, recovery of debts, general commercial and other civil litigation.

Understanding of legal case management systems and process knowledge.