Employment Solicitor - Legal Services
| Posting date: | 24 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £27.03 to £27.03 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE depending on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2024 |
| Location: | OLDHAM, OL1 1HD |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Oldham 0009 51C4 / 1 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Employment Solicitor - Legal Services
Job Ref: Oldham 0009 51C4 / 1
Pay Rate: up to £27.03 per hour PAYE depending on experience
Hours per week: 37 Monday – Friday, 08:00 - 17:00
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 6 months
City: OLDHAM
Provide the professional services of a solicitor to the Council and in relation to all aspects of Employment Law and the Tribunal procedure and to provide legal advice and case management around the SEND process.
Key Responsibilities
Providing legal advice to internal clients and stakeholders in relation to all aspects of employment law.
Taking instructions and responding to employment claims.
Drafting legal responses.
Conducting case management/ preliminary hearings.
Instructing and liaising with counsel in relation to any tribunal proceedings where external legal counsel may be required.
Drafting settlement agreements.
Advising panel members in relation to disciplinary hearings as well as drafting outcome decisions
Case management and advice of any legal challenges around the SEND process.
Such other duties and responsibilities of a similar grade and nature as may be required.
Qualifications:
Qualified solicitor or barrister or a Chartered Legal Executive
Member of Governing Body/Law Society
Knowledge:
Detailed knowledge of the law relating to employment law
Understanding of project management methodologies and processes
Understanding of Local Authority governance processes and Constitution
Broad understanding of range of services delivered by local government to their citizens and service users
A clear understanding and knowledge of the workings of local government, including its legal, financial, social and political context, political processes and the current issues faced in a multicultural area
Experience:
Experience of providing legal advice and services in relation to employment law and practice
Experience of using ICT to support service delivery and to complete tasks and duties effectively and efficiently
Experience of delivering presentation and training sessions, including to those who may not have a prior background in this technical area
Experience of advising senior officers and elected members, including advising at meetings.
Skills & Abilities:
Analytical skills to research and interpret data and information to be used in the Council’s decision making processes, including determining risk, weighing up options and feasibility and recommending courses of action
Organisational skills to plan own workload, working under pressure to meet potentially conflicting deadlines
Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional working relationships with others internally and externally, to persuade, influence, convince and negotiate with others, with a view to progressing the objectives of the Council
Able to draft and write reports, presentations and training materials appropriate in style and content to the intended audience
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.
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: Oldham 0009 51C4 / 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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