Senior Lawyer, Children and Families

4Recruitment Services; Manchester; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Lawyer for children and families legal work in Manchester. This hybrid role requires strong advocacy skills and a practising certificate. You will provide legal advice to the councils and build client relationships. Ideal candidates should have excellent communication and analytical skills. The position is full-time, offering competitive pay of £25 per hour with a contract until February 2026.

Qualifications

• Practising certificate is mandatory.
• Proven advocacy skills are non-negotiable.
• Strong background in legal drafting required.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to Manchester and Salford City Councils.
• Build and maintain excellent client relations.
• Demonstrate exceptional advocacy skills.

Skills

Legal advice

Advocacy

Negotiation

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Practising certificate

Job description

Senior Lawyer (Children & Families Legal) Manchester City

Location: Manchester City (Hybrid - Attendance at the office/ in person hearing required as a minimum fortnightly).

Salary: £25 per hour.

Full Time Monday to Friday 37 hours.

Contract: Up to 28th February 2026 possibly beyond.

Must have a practising certificate

Advocacy must be undertaken and is non-negotiable.

Key Role Descriptors

The role holder will provide effective advice and representation on complex legal work and projects of importance to Manchester and Salford City Councils and, where appropriate, to external bodies.

The role holder will actively contribute to the professional development of the service and will have a proactive and positive manner.

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.
• Demonstrate exceptional negotiating and influencing skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
• To be solution focussed always looking positively for ways in which the clients desired outcomes can be achieved.
• Research law and procedure to a high professional standard and keep ahead of legal developments.
• Demonstrate highly competent legal drafting skills.
• Deputise effectively when required in dealings with clients, legal management and legal matters.
• Personal commitment to continuous self development and service improvement
• Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued resulting in equal access an treatment in employment, service delivery and communication.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices 4Recruitment Services is an equal opportunities employer.

To discuss this vacancy or other vacancies in your area please contact Liam Heddle on (url removed)