Team Lawyer – Place
Job reference: 000641
Salary: £42,403 – £46,464
Closing date: 03/11/2024
Department: Resources & Legal
Location: Wigan Town Hall
Division: Not specified
Hours Per Week: 37
Priority Candidates will be considered in the first instance
Your role:
As a Team Lawyer – Place you will be part of a client focussed and outcomes driven legal and democratic function. Your role will specifically focus on:
Civil Litigation, acting as both Claimant and Defendant,
Criminal prosecutions such as fraud, trading standards and food safety;
Proceedings relating to private sector housing, anti-social behaviour and other regulatory matters,
Licensing law, advising the Authority’s Regulation and Licensing Committees.
The team operates within the wider Legal Team in the areas of Litigation, Licensing, Regulation, Planning and Highways matters. You will work closely with client officers, Elected Members, partner organisations and other key stakeholders to assist them in the delivery of their service objectives and priorities.
You will handle a legal caseload which may include complex and legally challenging matters, drafting complex and significant legal documents and engage in detailed negotiations with parties as appropriate You will advise, prepare and conduct proceedings acting as an advocate for the Council at County and Magistrates’ courts, 1st Tier Tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings.
About you:
We would be especially interested in hearing from candidates with post qualification experience in Civil Litigation.
You will be a Solicitor with a current practicing certificate or have an equivalent Barrister or Legal Executive qualification. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with post qualification experience in Civil Litigation. You will be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and professional individual with experience of providing legal advice to assist and guide clients when making decisions.
You will have experience of handling a personal caseload of legal cases including complex and significant matters. You will be able to advise, prepare and conduct proceedings acting as an advocate for the Council at court, tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings.
You will have a proven track record in working in a pressured and deadline driven environment and be able to represent the service and the Council at a local and regional level as necessary.
About us:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or ‘unbroken’ between the supporting organisations.
Our dedicated in-house Legal team provides high quality legal advice to Senior Leaders, Elected Members, Council Officers, partner organisations and other key stakeholders across the public and private sector on a range of legal matters.
We aim to offer services which are good value for money, innovative in their approach and delivery, risk aware not risk averse and open to doing things differently. We adopt a collaborative approach with all our clients’ ensuring we are embedded in all their processes and decision making.
We are committed to the continuous professional development of our staff which includes the payment of professional fees, a wide range of training opportunities and potential for management development. Our commitment to continuous professional development has seen us shortlisted for the Lawyers in Local Government Excellence in training award 2024.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits click here to find out more about working for #TeamWigan.
Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.
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For an informal discussion please contact Alison Henderson, Group Lawyer via email a.henderson@wigan.gov.uk
Interview date: Week Commencing Monday 11th November 2024
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