Special Education Needs & Disabilities Lawyer

James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd; England; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

A Council in Norfolk is seeking a Special Educational Needs & Disabilities Lawyer for a three-month temporary contract. This fully remote role requires a qualified legal professional to provide legal advice and advocacy, working closely with other legal staff. The position offers a flexible working arrangement with occasional office attendance.

Benefits

Negotiable rate based on experience

Referral bonus up to £250

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support to clients.
• Negotiate with clients and other professionals.
• Maintain correspondence with clients and solicitors.

Skills

Legal Advice

Advocacy

Negotiation

Education

Solicitor Barrister, FILEX, or similar legal qualification

Job description

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Specialist Legal & Governance Recruiter | James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd

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.

Don’t forget our recommendation scheme: Recommend a friend or colleague to us and receive up to £250 each once they have completed 20 days in a role via James Andrews! Terms and conditions apply, contact us for details.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Government Administration

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