Special Education Needs & Disabilities Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; England; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Lawyer for a three-month temporary contract in Norfolk. This fully remote role requires 35 hours of work per week, with a negotiable rate based on experience. The position involves providing legal advice, advocacy, and support to clients, alongside mentoring junior lawyers. Recent legal experience is essential for applicants.

Benefits

Negotiable rate dependent on experience

Remote work with occasional office attendance

Qualifications

• Recent experience in legal work required.
• Ability to provide professional legal advice and support.
• Experience in advocacy in Courts and Tribunals.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear professional legal advice and support to clients.
• Advocate in Courts, Tribunals, and Public Inquiries.
• Prepare statements, reports, and legal documents.

Skills

Legal Advice

Advocacy

Negotiation

Education

Solicitor, Barrister, or similar legal qualification

Job description

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Client:

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd

Location:

norfolk, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

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Posted:

25.05.2025

Expiry Date:

09.07.2025

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Job Description:

We are currently in partnership with a Council based in Norfolk, who are recruiting for a Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Lawyer on an initial three-month temporary contract.

This is a fully remote role with an office attendance once every three months, on a full-time contract of 35 hours per week. This organisation is offering a negotiable rate dependent on experience.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• To provide clear professional legal advice and support to clients, with the support of specialist colleagues as required.
• To provide advocacy in Courts, Tribunals, Public Inquiries, and other venues as required.
• Helping clients to select a barrister and instructing where necessary.
• Provide advice and guidance to junior lawyers and/or to other teams on own specialism/area of expertise.
• Will work closely with Legal Officer, Senior Legal Officers in support of Senior Lawyers to progress legal matters in this specialist area of law
• Maintaining correspondence with clients and solicitors representing other parties
• Preparing statements, reports, contracts and other legal documents, as well as checking papers for cases
• Negotiating with clients and other professionals to secure agreed objectives
• Reviews outcomes and recommends appeals to senior management where appropriate
• Ensuring necessary administration, including billing, is completed

Experience required:

• Solicitor Barrister, FILEX, or similar legal qualification and authorised to conduct legal work

Working hours:

• Full time (35 hours a week)
• Monday to Friday

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

At James Andrews Recruitment Solutions we try to respond to all applications personally, however, due to the high volume of applications this is not always possible. If you have not heard back from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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