Principal Lawyer

Leicester City Council; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Leicester City Council is seeking a Principal Lawyer to lead its Child Protection legal team. This permanent, full-time role involves supervising a growing team of specialist lawyers, handling the most complex cases, and providing advocacy for the council.

The post offers hybrid working with regular advice at senior leadership meetings and close collaboration with Children's Services. The successful candidate will have substantial post-qualification experience in complex child protection work

Qualifikationen

• Significant post-qualification experience in complex child protection cases.
• Experience supervising, mentoring and guiding other team members.
• Good appreciation of risk management.
• Strong advocacy, negotiating and advisory skills.

Aufgaben

• Manage and develop the team of specialist child protection lawyers.
• Provide supervision and professional leadership, fostering a collaborative team culture.
• Handle the team's more complex cases and give quality legal advice.
• Undertake advocacy on behalf of the council.
• Attend and advise at senior leadership meetings.
• Develop policies and procedures.
• Provide training where required.
• Help shape the future direction of the service.
• Build the partnership with Children's Services to secure positive outcomes for vulnerable children.

Kenntnisse

Advocacy

Leadership

Team management

Policy development

Risk management

Negotiation

Communication

Jobbeschreibung

Principal Lawyer post leading the Child Protection legal team at Leicester City Council, a permanent full-time role for one of two experienced lawyers joining its legal management team. The work centres on supervising and developing a growing team of specialist lawyers, while taking on the most complex cases and carrying out advocacy for the council. The post works closely with Children's Services and includes hybrid working alongside regular advice at senior leadership meetings. Candidates need substantial post-qualification experience of complex child protection work.

What the job involves

• Manage, motivate and develop the team of specialist child protection lawyers
• Provide supervision, support and professional leadership, fostering a collaborative team culture
• Handle the team's more complex cases and give quality legal advice
• Undertake advocacy on behalf of the council
• Attend and advise at senior leadership meetings
• Develop policies and procedures
• Provide training where required
• Help shape the future direction of the service
• Build the partnership with Children's Services to secure positive outcomes for vulnerable children

Experience

• Significant post-qualification experience of complex child protection cases
• Experience of supervising, mentoring and guiding other team members
• Good appreciation of risk management

Skills & knowledge

• Strong advocacy, negotiating and advisory skills
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Highly motivated and proactive

Nice to have

• Relevant transferable skills
• Willingness to undertake advocacy

What's offered

• Flexi-time scheme
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Competitive salary
• Training and development opportunities
• Hybrid working, mixing home and office working
• Support at senior level and from peers