Education And SEN Lawyer

Vivid Resourcing Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority recruitment agency in the City of London seeks an Education/SEN lawyer for a rolling 4-month contract. The role involves attending court hearings and managing a caseload of education-related legal matters. Candidates should have at least 3 years PQE and experience with SEN appeals. This position allows for remote work outside of court attendance.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years PQE in law.
• Experience with SEN appeals, exclusions, and tribunals.
• Ability to manage a diverse caseload.

Responsibilities

• Attend court hearings approximately every two weeks.
• Prosecute school non-attendance and SEN fraud cases.
• Handle various education/SEN legal matters.

Skills

Court attendance

Prosecution experience

Autonomous working

SEN appeals experience

Education

3 years PQE

Job description

Overview

Vivid Resourcing are currently working with a local authority based in the South East who are seeking to hire an Education/SEN lawyer on a rolling contract for 4 months to start ASAP.

The position would require someone to attend court hearings, on average fortnightly, although the rest of the post can be conducted remotely.

Responsibilities

• Attend court hearings, on average fortnightly; the rest of the post can be conducted remotely.
• Prosecute school non-attendance, SEN fraud, and other basic criminal prosecutions in addition to their education/SEN caseload.

Qualifications

• Have at least 3 years PQE.
• Have previous experience with SEN appeals, exclusions, tribunals.
• Be able to hold a diverse caseload also inclusive of s4441s and JRs.
• Ideally have prior experience prosecuting blue badge and fly tipping offences.
• Be comfortable working autonomously in a small team.
• Prior local authority experience, while not essential, would be preferable.

How to apply

If this position is of interest to yourself (or someone you know) then contact David Harrop by phone on (phone number removed), or reach out to me on LinkedIn.

Equality and Diversity

Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.