Lawyer – Adults Services

North West Legal Consortium; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 45,718 - 48,710; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Essential car user allowance – £1,000 per year

Generous holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year

Membership of Local Government Pension Scheme

3 x Salary Life Cover

Investment in personal development

Free Car Parking

Flexible working arrangements

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking a motivated legal professional to provide expert legal advice and representation on adult social care matters. The role involves collaborative work with multidisciplinary teams and a focus on achieving positive outcomes for children and families. This position offers competitive salary, generous holiday, and a range of employee benefits including a pension scheme and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Expert legal advice on adult social care matters.
• Experience with Court of Protection and safeguarding.
• Ability to work flexibly and autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal representation for adult social care matters.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to achieve council objectives.
• Support children and families to achieve stability and independence.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Negotiation skills

Ability to work effectively in teams

Driving licence and vehicle access

Job description

Salary: £45,718 – £48,710 (plus a market supplement of £7k until December 2027)

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 37

Job Category: Legal

Department: Legal and Democratic Services

Location: Halton Borough Council, United Kingdom

Job Introduction

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

Our Team

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated legal professional to be at the heart of public service while looking to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

Following a significant increase in demand for support from qualified legal practitioners over the last 2 years across the authority, there has been a review of the service and you will be joining a newly developed Adults Social Care legal team and working alongside our Child Care & Education Team.

Your Contributions

You will provide expert legal advice and representation on a broad range of adult social care matters, including Court of Protection and safeguarding as well as undertaking advocacy work, in order to protect and further the Council’s objectives.

We are looking for a highly organised person that possesses excellent IT and communication skills, with an ability to work flexibly as part of the team and also individually.

You will have:

• Excellent communication, organisational, and negotiation skills
• The ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders.
• A genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and supporting families in achieving stability and independence.
• A driving licence and access to a vehicle (Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act)

Our Offer

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• Essential car user allowance – £1,000 per year
• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Please upload your CV and if you’d like to tell us more, include some supporting information with your application.

We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you.

We look forward to receiving your application!

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jayne Doran 0151 511 5189 / [e-mail]

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects.