Solicitor/Lawyer (Adult Social Care and Education Team)
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Job details
Salary: Grade I, SCP 34-38 £45,091 to £49,282
Contractual hours: 37
Basis: Full time
Job category/type: Council
Date posted: 02/09/2025
Closing date: 28/09/2025
Job reference: REQ04287
Job description
Terms and Conditions: Full time, Permanent, 37 hours per week
Department: People
Interview date: w/c 6th October 2025
The Adult Social Care and Education Legal Team is a hard-working, highly motivated team of legal professionals striving to deliver the best possible legal service to our client departments. We work proactively and collaboratively in a friendly and supportive environment to achieve the best outcomes, and to support opportunities for training and development
We are looking to recruit a professional with experience in Adult Social Care matters and/or Education matters, and will work with the successful candidate to ensure appropriate allocation of work dependent upon their area of expertise.
We are proud to advise and represent the Adult Social Care and Children’s Social Care and Education departments of the Council, both of which have recently been assessed as Good by the CQC and Ofsted respectively.
The team advises and represents the Adult Social Care department on all aspects of Adult Social Care law and practice including advice and representation in Court of Protection proceedings, and providing advice on e.g. Care Act duties, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty, Ordinary Residence queries/disputes, Mental Health Act queries and Safeguarding.
The team also advises and represents the Education department on all aspects of education law and practice e.g. school admissions and exclusions, admissions appeals, policies etc. There will be a particular focus on advising on parental disputes relating to Education Health Care Plans, and representation in appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Tribunal.
We welcome applications from Solicitors, Barristers and Chartered Legal Executives with experience of Adult Social Care and/or Education law.
We offer a range of employee benefits including generous leave entitlement, flexible working, hybrid working, excellent pension provisions, Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Service and Vivup rewards scheme. We are based in modern offices in the Town Hall which is close to transport links.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Samantha Vickery, Principal Solicitor for Adult Social Care and Education on 01254 585546 or email Samantha.vickery@blackburn.gov.uk
To apply please visit this link and search for ‘Solicitor’ https://ce0712li.webitrent.com/ce0712li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?wvid=8544542BIZ
The role is subject to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council’s vetting process and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
