Solicitor - GLA16015

Glasgow; Glasgow; Hybride; GBP 42 000 - 55 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Glasgow City Council, Scotland's largest local authority, seeks a solicitor to join its busy Litigation team to support the Legal Manager (Education). The role focuses on advising and representing the Education Department in matters concerning children, including those with additional support needs, at courts and tribunals.

Hybrid working is available. The successful candidate will be part of a team that balances complex educational litigation with broader advisory work for the department.

Qualifications

• Requires Standard Disclosure check.
• Experience in education-related litigation is preferred.
• Experience advising/representing a council in education matters.

Responsabilités

• Advise and represent Glasgow City Council's Education Department in children-related matters at courts and tribunals.
• Work as part of the Litigation team and provide other legal advice as required.
• Contribute to achieving the department's objectives within a busy legal unit.

Connaissances

Litigation

Education law

Court representation

Formation

Qualified Solicitor (Scotland)

Description du poste

Job Description

Glasgow City Council is Scotland's largest local authority. Its Chief Executive's Department wishes to appoint a solicitor to work within its busy Litigation team and assist the Legal Manager (Education). The focus of the work will be advising and representing Glasgow City Council's Education Department in matters concerning children including those with additional support needs at courts and tribunals. You will work as part of a pre‑existing team and may be called upon to provide other types of advice and representation to Education.

This position requires a Standard Disclosure. Please note successful candidates for the above position will be required to pay for their Disclosure.

These posts are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

Hybrid working is available in this role, and if you're shortlisted for the post, we look forward to telling you more about our approach to ensuring needs of the business are met, along with the flexibility to manage and maintain a work life balance.

Further Information

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

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