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Lawyer - Adult Social Care

Job details
Posting date: 21 August 2024
Salary: £35.00 per hour
Additional salary information: per hour PAYE
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 19 September 2024
Location: Wigan, Lancashire, WN1 1YN
Company: Triumph Consultants Ltd
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: Wigan 0009 346C / 1

Summary



What's involved with this role:

Title: Lawyer - Adult Social Care

Job Ref: Wigan 0009 346C / 1

Pay Rate: £35 per hour PAYE

Hours per week: 37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours

Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6-7 months

City: Wigan, WN1 1YN

Hybrid working



The candidate will operate in the area of Adult social care law which includes Court of Protection Welfare Applications, Ordinary Residence Disputes and Section 21A Challenges. Advocacy would also be advantageous.

The team may consider remote working for an exceptional candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

Handle a personal legal caseload which could include complex and significant cases
Advise, prepare and conduct proceedings on behalf of the Council. Acting as an advocate for the Council at court, tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings
Manage the instruction, use and involvement of Counsel and external lawyers in appropriate cases
Draft complex and significant legal documents engaging in detailed negotiations with parties as appropriate
Attend meetings with committees, panels and officers advising on complex and significant legal matters
Provide specialist legal advice to clients to assist them in the delivery of their objectives and priorities
Assist the service in identifying areas for continuous improvement which provide value for money, efficiency benefits and high levels of service delivery
Develop and improve the knowledge of officers and Elected Members by giving advice, guidance, delivering training and production of briefing notes
Assist with projects ensuring they are delivered, on time, on budget and contribute to the corporate visions and priorities
Supervise, support and mentor lower graded staff within the Division



Qualifications:

Admitted Solicitor entitled to a current practicing certificate (the qualification of Barrister or Legal Executive is an acceptable alternative);



Skills & Experience:

Post qualification experience in Adult social care
Experience of providing legal advice to assist and guide clients when making decisions which may include complex and significant issues
Experience of advising, preparing and conducting proceedings on behalf of the Council
Experience of acting an as advocate for the Council at court, tribunals, inquiries and other statutory and legislative hearings
Experience of drafting complex and significant legal documentation engaging in detailed negotiations with parties as appropriate
Experience of dealing with a significant caseload within the areas of work listed above with minimal supervision
The ability to supervise, support and mentor lower graded staff within the Division
Proven track record in a pressurised and deadline driven environment
Be able to represent the service and the Council at local level


Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.


***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.

Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title.

To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF.

If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.

Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles.

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Job Ref: Wigan 0009 346C / 1


Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

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