Employment & Equalities Lawyer - Career Grade

North East Ambition; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits an ambitious lawyer to join a dynamic legal team, providing essential legal advice across various sectors including employment, information governance, and equality law. This role is ideal for both experienced practitioners and those on the path to qualification, offering a supportive environment to enhance your skills. You will play a pivotal role in driving legal initiatives and supporting the council’s objectives, making a real impact in the community. If you have a passion for law and a desire to grow within a collaborative team, this position is the perfect next step in your career.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or working towards legal qualifications.
• Experience in civil or criminal litigation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to HR and governance teams.
• Support litigation team with civil and criminal matters.

Skills

Legal Research

Litigation

Employment Law

Information Governance

Equality Law

Education

Solicitor Qualification

CILEX Qualification

Job description

Job Opportunity: Lawyer in Legal Team

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated lawyer to join our experienced legal team.

We are ideally seeking to appoint a qualified solicitor but would also welcome applications from a lawyer who may be less experienced and working towards qualification.

Applications are encouraged from experienced senior practitioners as well as those working towards legal qualifications.

This is a Career Grade Role that offers opportunities for both experienced professionals and trainees. The level at which you join will reflect your current skills.

Depending on your experience and qualifications, you will join at grade 9, 10, or 11 within our structure. You will be supported to progress through the grades, with the aim of ultimately becoming a Grade 11 senior lawyer. Details of the experience and qualifications required for each grade are provided in the attached job descriptions.

You will primarily provide advice and support to the Council’s Human Resources, equalities, and information governance teams. Additionally, as a lawyer in the litigation team, particularly within the equalities aspect, you will advise multiple client teams on issues related to housing and prosecutions.

You will be part of a team providing legal advice on varied and complex employment, information governance, and equality issues, reflecting the diversity of employee roles within the council.

You will also support the wider litigation team with straightforward civil and criminal matters.

As part of the legal service, you will play a key role in implementing the Council Plan and driving change.

If you are an ambitious, innovative solicitor, barrister, or CILEX fellow (authorized to undertake reserved legal activities in relevant fields), or working towards these qualifications, and if you have an interest and ideally experience in civil or criminal litigation, employment, information, and equality law, this role could be an excellent next step in your career.