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PT Senior Litigation Solicitor
| Posting date: | 28 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £73.33 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE max |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 April 2025 |
| Location: | Coalville, LE67 3FJ |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | NW Leicestershire 5265196 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim PT Senior Litigation Solicitor
Job Ref: NW Leicestershire 5265196
Pay Rate: up to £73.33 per hour PAYE max
Hours per week: 20 Monday – Wednesday, TBC
Role Length: This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: Coalville
As a Senior Litigation Solicitor, you will lead the Contentious Team, providing expert legal advice and representation in criminal and civil litigation. You will manage court proceedings, instruct external solicitors and counsel, and drive effective legal strategies for complex litigation, including High Court cases.
Key duties:
Manage and handle all aspects of contentious litigation work.
Supervise, coach, and support the team, ensuring effective performance and development.
Represent the Council in court, handling litigation cases from start to finish.
Utilize electronic file systems (OMS and transitioning to IKEN in April 2025) for case management.
Liaise with clients and Counsellors, conducting research and managing your own caseload efficiently.
Key requirements:
Qualified Solicitor who holds or is eligible to hold a Solicitors practicing certificate
Sound Litigation experience.
Local authority experience
Line management & supervision experience
Recent experience in at least one (1) of the following areas:
Local authority enforcement/prosecutions (planning, food hygiene, H&S, HMOs, etc)
Housing management
Licensing including taxi and private hire, Licensing Act 2003 and Gambling Act 2005
Anti-social behaviour (Injunctions, PSPOs, etc)
Commercial dispute resolution
Strong interpersonal skills with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Able to represent organisations effectively in court and provide advice and guidance to others as and when required.
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: NW Leicestershire 5265196
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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