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Employment Specialist Solicitor
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 01 Chwefror 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £40.16 yr awr |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | per hour PAYE max |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Mawrth 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | MORDEN, LONDON, SM4 5DX |
| Cwmni: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Math o swydd: | Dros dro |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | Merton 5262125 |
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What's involved with this role:
£28.11 to 40.16 per hour depending on experience
Interim Employment Specialist Solicitor
Reference no: Merton 5262125
Pay Rate: up to £40.16 per hour PAYE max
35 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for up to 1-2 months
City: MORDEN, LONDON
We are seeking an Employment specialist Solicitor or Chartered Legal Exec, not a Barrister with at least 5 years PQE of employment work. We are also seeking someone with local government or public sector experience and someone who has had a consistent number of longer- term placements.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide timely and effective specialist legal advice to elected members, including committees and to Directors, senior managers and officers across both authorities as part of a team of lawyers, and to any other clients of the Shared Legal Service.
Be responsible for providing innovative solutions to deal with complex issues arising in connection with the work within the team and the legal issues presented by clients.
Manage a large caseload of wide-ranging work within two of the above specialisms , including but not limited to; drafting legal letters, legal agreements, deeds, notices, orders, consents byelaws as well as negotiating agreements, settlements and such matters, managing competing demands and meeting deadlines and the requirements of the Shared Legal Service.
Where relevant, to prepare and process all matters relevant to any proceedings before a court, arbitration, mediation or public inquiry and to attend such as the client’s advocate or, if appropriate, select and instruct appropriate external legal representation.
Work proactively to maintain and improve the relationship with the clients of the Shared Legal Service.
Supervise, and be responsible for the work of, junior staff as required and to provide management and leadership to the staff working on their cases.
Undertake duties on behalf of the Monitoring Officer for all five authorities.
Key requirements:
Qualified solicitor or chartered legal executive or equivalent legal experience with a background in local government
Good knowledge of relevant employment legislation to the service area and the decision-making processes and procedures
5 Years Post Experience in employment law
Experience in local authority
Good communication skills, both orally and in writing and good numeracy and analytical skills
Ability to provide visible support and leadership which empowers, enables and develops staff to achieve results
Ability to work under pressure and respond efficiently to the changing needs of the clients
Ability to be able to travel to attend client officers or courts wherever the client’s case is being considered
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 should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us 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.
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Job Ref: Merton 5262125
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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