Group Solicitor - Family
| Posting date: | 29 January 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 February 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 1HD |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75680964 |
Summary
Legal Services Team
Ref: 000535
Contract: Permanent,
Salary: £58,140 - £61,342 per annum (SM2)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Location: Hybrid Remote and Spindles offices
Closing Date: Sunday 3rd March 2024
Shortlisting & Interview Dates: TBC.
Role Overview:
To lead and manage the Legal Services Family Team and to undertake and advise upon complex Family Court work and ancillary Family Law related matters.
Key Responsibilities:
- To advise the Council, through its officers, directorate and committees, and any other clients, on legal matters primarily, but not exclusively, relating to family law, police disclosure applications and school appeals, including attendance at evening meetings as required.
- To advise and attend or ensure attendance by team members at legal planning meetings and ensure compliance with the Public Law Outline.
- To attend Committees, Working Groups and other meetings with Members as may be required and provide advice and assistance as necessary to enable the Council to operate efficiently within legal requirements.
- To set up systems to implement legal powers and functions within the Authority.
- To give clear management guidance and assistance to all team members in respect of areas of expertise specific to the postholder and to assist and cover for other team members as necessary
Key Requirements:
To succeed in this role you will need as a minimum:
- Evidence of continued professional, managerial and personal development.
- Extensive Post Qualification Experience of Family Law Proceedings including undertaking advocacy in contested Hearings and undertaking complex Family Court Proceedings( Minimum 5 years)
- Extensive experience of motivating and managing a team, including change management, having input into organisational development programmes and effective working with staff.
- Evidence of successful resource and financial management, including evidence of the resolution of conflicting priorities and assisting with setting budgets.
- An understanding of the issues and challenges facing the Service both operationally and strategically.
- Qualified Solicitor or Practicing Barrister.
Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).
Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.
About Us:
Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.
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