Locum Childcare Solicitor

Sellick Partnership Limited - Public Sector; Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Childcare Lawyer for a locum role with Manchester City Council. The successful candidate will join a busy and friendly team, providing legal advice and maintaining excellent client relations. Applicants should have experience working within a local authority and possess strong advocacy and analytical skills. This is a great opportunity for those looking to contribute to a skilled legal team while supporting public sector objectives.

Qualifications

• Previous experience working within a local authority required.
• Exceptional advocacy skills.
• Advanced analytical skills to interpret complex information.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain excellent client relations.
• Provide timely, high quality legal advice.
• Communicate complex legal advice effectively.

Job description

Are you a Childcare Lawyer seeking a locum role within a busy and friendly team?

We are working closely with Manchester City Council to recruit a locum Childcare Lawyer to join their skilled and long-established team.

The successful candidate will ideally have previous experience working within a local authority.

Key Role Accountabilities

• Build and maintain excellent client relations acting as a role model to achieve service and council wide objectives
• Providing timely, high quality and accurate legal, tactical and strategic advice.
• Use advanced analytical skills to interpret complex information to identify legal issues, risk and other implications for clients
• To communicate both verbally and in writing to a consistently high standard with the ability to translate and present complex legal advice in a way that can be clearly understood by a variety of audiences
• Where appropriate, to demonstrate exceptional advocacy skills achieving the best possible outcomes for the client

Should you require further information or wish to discuss your suitability before applying please contact Emily Hawksworth in our Manchester office for a confidential discussion.

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