Senior Lawyer (Children & Families)

Manchester (Local Authority role)

3-6 Month contract initially

Rate: Umbrella, indicate rate sought

Must have a practising certificate

Must be willing to undertake remote and in person advocacy.

Must attend the office one-two times per month. 

• Build and maintain excellent client relations acting as a role model to achieve service and council wide objectives.
• Providing timely, high quality and accurate legal, tactical and strategic advice.
• Use advanced analytical skills to interpret complex information to identify legal issues, risk and other implications for clients.
• To communicate both verbally and in writing to a consistently high standard with the ability to translate and present complex legal advice in a way that can be clearly understood by a variety of audiences.
• Where appropriate, to demonstrate exceptional advocacy skills achieving the best possible outcomes for the client.
• Demonstrate exceptional negotiating and influencing skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
• To be solution focussed always looking positively for ways in which the clients desired outcomes can be achieved.
• Research law and procedure to a high professional standard and keep ahead of legal developments.

If you have any questions about this role or wish to apply, please contact isobel@deekay.co.uk who will respond at the earliest convenience.