Lawyer (Adults Social Care)

Cornwall Council; Truro; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Truro is expanding its Adult Social Care Legal Team and seeks a qualified solicitor for debt recovery cases. The successful candidate will manage complex legal matters while collaborating with the Council's Charging and Assessment Team. Full support will be given for those eager to learn about Adult Social Care legislation. This full-time role offers flexible working hours and comprehensive employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in litigation, particularly in debt recovery matters.
• Willingness to learn about Adult Social Care legislation.
• Ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly.

Responsibilities

• Conduct straightforward and complex debt recovery matters related to Adult Social Care.
• Work closely with the Councils Charging and Assessment Team.
• Manage varied and complex caseloads.

Skills

Debt recovery processes

Adult social care law

Strong communication skills

Organisational skills

Time-management

Education

Qualified solicitor or equivalent

Job description

Description

The Service & Team:

This role is based within the Adult Social Care Legal Team.

The Role:

We are continuing to expand our Adult Social Care legal team to meet increased demand and maintain our high standards of service. As part of this expansion we have identified the need for a bespoke position within the ASC Legal team that is dedicated primarily to working closely with the Councils Charging and Assessment Team to recover unpaid care costs.

This exciting new role will require having conduct of a variety of straightforward and more complex debt recovery matters which relate directly to Adult Social Care and will involve consideration of issues such as deprivation of assets the role of a financial Deputy / Lasting Power of Attorney the enforcement of judgments and the limitations on the Councils powers to charge for meeting an individuals assessed eligible care needs.

You will already have or will be supported to develop a good working knowledge of relevant Adult Social Care legislation such as the Care Act 2015 and Mental Capacity Act 2005 and associated charging regulations.

This position will be subject to a basic criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern:

This is a full time role of 37 hours a week Monday to Friday. You will have the benefit of flexible working hours.

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A qualified solicitor (or equivalent qualification) with experience in litigation specifically in debt recovery processes and you will have a keen interest in adult social care law. It is not necessary to have experience in working in Adult Social Care as full support and training will be provided to the right applicant.
• Experience of managing varied and complex caseloads.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to explain complex legal concepts clearly and effectively.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
• A collaborative approach and a commitment to team success and shared learning.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work / life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

The full role profile is attached here.

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as Application on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here The application process.

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted please contact if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Key Skills

Time Management, Microsoft Office, Communication skills, Computer Skills, Microsoft Word, Banking, Legal Research, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Excel, Underwriting, Phone Etiquette

Employment Type: Full-Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1