Social Care Lawyer

Hull City Council; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS pension

23 days annual leave + public holidays

Career development and training

Supportive culture

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Hull City Council’s Social Care Legal team seeks a Lawyer to provide legal advice and support to Children, Young People and Family Services, handling care, private law, adoption and pre-proceedings matters. The role is based in Guildhall offices, Hull, with no full remote working provision.

The successful candidate will be a Solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer with rights of audience in the Magistrates and County Court, capable of handling a large caseload and delivering timely advice within a

Qualifications

• Solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer with rights of audience in magistrates and county court.
• Ability to manage a large caseload in a busy environment.
• Team player with strong communication and proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop and advise on strategies for implementing new legislation affecting the Council.
• Prepare, advise on and contribute to reports for committees and draft/ review standard legal documents.
• Provide oral and written legal advice to officers, departments and external bodies.
• Support the Head of Legal Services and deliver in-house training and development.
• Represent the Council in care proceedings, private law, adoption and pre-proceedings matters.

Skills

Solicitor

Barrister

CILEX lawyer

Job description

Job Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a candidate to join the Social Care Legal team in a permanent role as a Lawyer. The Social Care team provides legal advice and support to Children, Young People Family Services., To provide Council departments and external clients with comprehensive legal advice and to advise upon complex and sensitive cases. To advise on legal matters which are complex and may have a high profile. These are often highly confidential and sensitive.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. 1. Strategy -To assist in the development of strategies and plans for implementing new legislation by assisting in the provision of advice to the Council in relation to it's legal obligations and timescales for implementation. Work under the supervision of other staff to formulate plans to establish revised systems and structures to respond within the timescales.
2. 2. Customer Focus - To prepare, advise on and contribute to reports for committees, which have a legal dimension to ensure compliance with relevant law and Council's policies and to check the legality and accuracy of new Council policy and committee minutes. To negotiate, draft, prepare, review and agree as necessary, standard legal documents, including thresholds, court documents and statements. Clients can be service departments and a range of outside authorities, bodies and organisations. To provide oral and written legal advice and assistance to officers and departments and external bodies. The advice is sometimes required urgently with little or no time for research.
3. 3. Performance Management -To assist the Head of Legal Services by undertaking legal work other tasks as directed. To be proactive in providing support to him/her and the Council. To provide support to the Team Leaders. To work with other staff in dealing with routine casework, and work as part of a project team when working collaboratively on cases. To ensure compliance with all managerial requirements and quality standards.
4. 4. Leadership -To participate in the corporate workings of the Council by taking part in inter service groups and working parties and by developing an understanding of local government affairs generally and current issues of Kingston upon Hull City Council. To support the Head of Legal Services, other Senior Officers and Team Leaders in their roles. To assist in the preparation, prepare and deliver in-house legal training and development for colleagues, other Council departments and members of the Council to develop their knowledge and understanding of legal matters resulting in effective delivery of the Council's services.

Candidate Profile and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be a Solicitor, barrister or CILEX lawyer and will provide legal advice and represent the Council on a range of matters relating to children inclusive of, but not limited to, care proceedings, private law proceedings, adoption proceedings and pre-proceedings work. As the position requires you to conduct hearings on behalf of the Council you will be a confident court advocate and have the necessary rights of audience to appear in the Magistrates and County Court. The successful candidate must be a team player with a pro-active approach to their work, have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a busy environment and hold a large caseload. The successful candidate will be based at the Guildhall offices in Hull City Centre. The Council provides a range of benefits to motivate, reward and recognise the valuable work of its officers. This includes flexible working policies to help balance home life with work commitments, generous annual leave and an excellent defined benefit pension scheme. Note the role is not suitable for fully remote working and therefore the successful applicant will need to be willing to attend the Guildhall offices in Hull., GRADES 10 TO 11

Pay Ranges

£45,091.00 - £53,460.00

Job Classifications

2 - Designated As Politically Sensitive - Designated As Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)

Benefits of Working of Hull City Council

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities