Lawyer – Children and Social Care Team

Grade /Salary Grade K, SCP 40-41 – £44,624 – £45,648

Reference CR/22/197640

Closing Date 15th July 2022

Corporate Legal Services is comprised of four legal teams with administrative support.

  • The Children and Social Care Team provide legal services primarily in relation to child protection, adoption, education, adult social care, mental health and youth justice.
  • The Planning and Property Team provide legal services primarily in relation to planning and property matters.
  • The Regulation and Prosecutions Team provide legal services primarily in relation to regulatory matters, information governance and environmental, licensing, prosecutions and all other litigation.
  • The Contract and Employment Team provide legal services primarily in relation to contracts, procurement and commercial matters. The team also advises the Council and its schools on a full range of employment law matters.

We wish to recruit 1 Lawyer into the Childcare Team with responsibility for providing legal services in relation to Childcare related matters. The post holder will carry a caseload of Childcare law cases, often complex in nature, with limited supervision but with support from a dedicated senior legal assistant. It is a pre-requisite that the post holder has demonstrable Childcare law experience.

Equal Opportunities

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).

Please fully complete the online application form.