Senior Lawyer (Children & Families Legal)

Manchester (Local Authority role)

Contract initially until 26/02/2026

Rate: Negotiable, umbrella

• Must have a practising certificate
• Attendance at court, minimum once fortnightly
• Monday - Friday, 35 hour contract 
• To start ASAP

Duties:

1. Build and maintain excellent client relations acting as a role model to achieve service and council wide objectives.
2. Providing timely, high quality and accurate legal, tactical and strategic advice.
3. Use advanced analytical skills to interpret complex information to identify legal issues, risk and other implications for clients.
4. 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.
5. Where appropriate, to demonstrate exceptional advocacy skills achieving the best possible outcomes for the client.
6. Demonstrate exceptional negotiating and influencing skills to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
7. To be solution focussed always looking positively for ways in which the clients desired outcomes can be achieved.
8. Research law and procedure to a high professional standard and keep ahead of legal developments.
9. Demonstrate highly competent legal drafting skills.
10. Deputise effectively when required in dealings with clients, legal management and legal matters.

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.