Solicitor
Remote – Worcester
Contract
£35 per hour
Our client is looking for an experienced Solicitor
Adult Social Care and Education
Remote working
Purpose of job:
* Delivery of the provision of quality Legal Services to Adult Services and Children’s Services, for the specific category portfolio comprising Adult Social Care and Education including Special Educational Needs (SEN).
* Support the development, management, and delivery of effective and efficient legal services within the Adults and Education Team with an emphasis on commercially focused strategies which meet the business objectives and deliver value for money outcomes both for the Client Directorates and the Legal and Governance Division.
* To provide legal expertise in adult social services law and education law and conduct legal proceedings in the Court of Protection, High Court and County Court and Tribunals in respect of adult protection, welfare and property and financial affairs, Deprivation of Liberty, Judicial Review, community care, mental health and education legal work.
* Deliver effective solutions to secure the desired outcomes.
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To Support the Principal Solicitor from time to time and deputise in their absence in the management and areas of responsibility of the Adults and Education Team.
Demonstrate effective negotiating skills with all stakeholders by representing, communicating, and promoting the purpose, values, and vision of the instructing Directorate in any given case.
Continually seek opportunities to lawfully deliver improved outcomes to the directorates’ instructing Legal Services on the various projects being undertaken where legal input is required in the most cost-effective manner.
To take conduct of complex and contentious and/or non-contentious legal matters concerning one or more aspects of the Council’s functions as allocated, but particularly in respect of all aspects of adult social care law, adult protection, DOLS and education law, SEN, judicial review and local government law including governance, often requiring creative appraisal and solutions.
To manage allocated cases without day-to-day supervision and to manage time and responsibilities accordingly.
To handle other legal matters within the remit of the Service or team as may be allocated from time to time.
Delivery of the Service Level Agreements with maintained schools and academies relating to education law and school governance aspects of the Schools Helpline.
To act as advocate in any forum; to prosecute; to pursue or defend cases and to appear before the full range of Courts and in particular manage more complex cases in the Court of Protections, High Court, and County Court.
To Instruct and assist Counsel where appropriate.
To undertake legal research of legal issues arising from the work of the Council or its components or associated public bodies for whom the Assistant Director of Legal & Governance also acts, and to keep abreast of developments in relevant areas of law informing interested parties of their implications.
To supervise the work of solicitors-lawyers (junior), legal assistants and legal clerks.
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The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be short listed Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or we may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited along with our clients are an equal opportunities employer
