Lawyer – Employment (Contract and Employment Team)

CR/21/144433

Maternity Leave Cover – 36 hrs per week (up to 10.5 months)

Grade K SCP 40+41 £43,857 to £44,863 per annum

Closing date 25th May 2021

Sefton is a diverse and exciting Borough where people can enjoy work/life balance. It encompasses world-renowned nature reserves, thriving business and retail centres, top class leisure facilities and some of the best agricultural land and countryside locations in the country. With excellent links to Manchester and Preston, it is a central location for accessing the whole of the UK by road, rail or air. From vibrant town centres, intimate commuter towns, beautiful villages and stunning countryside or coastal locations, anyone can find their perfect home in Sefton.

Sefton Council’s Corporate Legal Services is comprised of four legal teams with administrative support.  The Contracts and Employment Team provide legal services provide legal services in relation to all contract and procurement issues and employment law.

We are recruiting an experienced employment lawyer (fixed term) to cover a maternity leave absence with responsibility for providing legal services in relation to all employment law related matters. The post holder will carry a busy caseload of employment law tribunal cases and day to day advisory matters, which are often complex in nature, with limited supervision.

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