Senior Solicitor

i-Jobs; Stafford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Senior Solicitor to join their Legal Services Unit in Stafford. This role involves managing complex legal casework and representing clients at high-level meetings. Candidates must be qualified solicitors with extensive legal experience, adept at handling sensitive information and leading teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in legal fields and casework.
• Ability to handle sensitive data according to policy.
• Demonstrated high work standards under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate complex legal documents.
• Represent clients in high-level meetings and court hearings.
• Ensure adherence to legal quality standards and achieve chargeable hour targets.

Skills

Effective communication

Draft complex legal documents

Teamwork

Initiative

Time management

Adaptability

Education

Qualified solicitor, Fellow of CILEX or Barrister with a practicing certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Case management systems

Job description

Senior Solicitor

Location: Floor floor 4, Staffordshire Place 1, ST16 2DH
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6+ Months
Working Hours: Mon Fri, 09 00, 37 Hours per week
Pay Rate: GBP 25.25 per hour
Job Ref: (phone number removed)

Responsibilities

• Complete all aspects of complex legal casework, including drafting and negotiating complex legal documents to achieve the optimal outcome for the client.
• Represent the relevant client at high-level case-related meetings and conduct complex advocacy, including cross-examination of witnesses and experts at court hearings, small claims case management hearings, dispute resolution hearings, tribunals, mediation, public inquiries, panels, and committees.
• Support the wider areas of the Legal Services Unit (LSU) with complex casework, ensuring required training and appropriate supervision to help achieve LSU objectives.
• Deliver key projects to meet team objectives.
• Ensure strict adherence to the Legal Service Units quality standards (Lexcel), leading by example in time-recording and maintaining professional standards.
• Consistently achieve chargeable hour targets set by the Legal Services Manager.
• Undertake required training and deliver in-service training to the client department.
• Handle confidential data sensitively and securely according to policy and statutory requirements.
• Lead on elements within the LSU s marketing and selling services commercial activities to support wider business objectives.
• Appraise the work and professional development of designated staff members.
• Understand the financial picture to help achieve LSU's financial objectives.
• Identify and lead operational initiatives to ensure best practices within teams.
• Undertake relevant project work as required by LSU and assist team seniors and senior management as directed.
• Carry out other duties as reasonably required.

Person Specification

• Qualifications: Qualified solicitor, Fellow of CILEX, or qualified Barrister with a practicing certificate.
• Knowledge and Experience: Extensive experience in a relevant legal field, managing/supervising/mentoring staff, understanding of the law relating to the role, and awareness of the Council's political make-up.
• Experience in completing all aspects of complex legal casework and representing clients at high-level meetings.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, meet competing demands, and maintain high work standards.
• Experience handling and processing sensitive data according to policy and guidance.
• Proficient in IT, including Microsoft Office and case management systems.
• Experience working within budgetary constraints and leading initiatives and project work.
• Skills: Effective communication in all media forms, ability to draft complex legal documents, work effectively as a team member and independently, use initiative, adapt to change, manage time and priorities, and coordinate work streams.

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