Lawyer / Senior Lawyer – Adults Team
About the Role
Grade I to Grade K, scp31 £39,186 to scp43 £51,515 per annum, dependent your qualifications and experience.
3 x Permanent posts
Please note that this role requires you to be a Solicitor or Barrister or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives.
This post has been designated an essential car user post.
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Location: Victoria Square, Bolton, BL1 1RU, United Kingdom
Closing date: 11 August 2024
The Role
We are looking for 3 highly motivated adult social care lawyers to join us to provide high quality advice and representation to the Council, Officers and Elected Members.
Working as part of a team, you will provide advice and effectively conduct legal matters relating to the safeguarding of adults, Court of Protection proceedings, Ordinary Residence, Mental Health, Finance/Funding matters, NRPF/immigration, Care Act Advice, Forced Marriage, Policy Advice and Inquest work.
The roles are career graded posts, allowing appointment according to level of experience and ability, with subsequent career progression and recognition of progress. Lawyers are supported in their role by the Principal Lawyer, a Senior Legal Assistant and a Legal Assistant as well as a Disclosure Officer and administrative support. Personal development is promoted, with opportunities to increase knowledge and experience alongside mentoring and peer support. We are a close-knit team, working collaboratively with colleagues across services to promote best practice and outcomes.
About You
The ideal candidate will have demonstrable knowledge and experience in advising and conducting proceedings relating to adults. You will have the ability to work to deadlines, analyse issues and develop solutions to problems by working collaboratively. You must have excellent communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and be able to present complex information in a range of accessible formats. You will have the confidence to work independently whilst knowing when to ask for support or guidance.
Whilst previous local authority experience would be an advantage, we encourage applications from candidates who have private practice experience, are counsel who have completed their pupillage, or who have experience in other in-house roles where you possess the desired transferrable skills.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
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Ready to apply? Then please visit Lawyer / Senior Lawyer – Adults Team in Bolton | greater.jobs click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.
Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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