Senior Childcare Lawyer - Manchester (Local Authority role)

Initial 3-6 month contract

Hourly rate: Umbrella, negotiable

• 37 hours per week
• Solicitor with a practising certificate, barrister with a practising certificate confirming authorisation to conduct litigation, Filex with practising rights / ability to lawfully conduct litgation
• Office attendance at least once per week
• Requirement to undertaken own advocacy. 

Specific Role Accountabilities:

1. Works effectively and with minimum supervision, managing a caseload of complex, high value and sensitive legal work relating to public and private children law, including conducting and managing a caseload of legal applications under relevant legislation and providing advice to the client regarding this and other related legislation, regulations and guidance.
2. Possess recent and extensive knowledge of the law relating to local government responsibility for safeguarding and planning for children and political sensitivity in relation to advising on the same.
3. Demonstrate a knowledge wider local government law and issues and ability to develop skills in these areas.
4. Advocacy skills to represent the Council in contested proceedings.
5. Where required by the Principal Lawyer to act as a mentor to a designated Lawyer and/or Legal Officer.
6. Undertake such other legal duties commensurate with grade as are assigned to the post holder by the City Solicitor, the Head of Legal Services or Head of Group, demonstrating political sensitivity at all times.
7. Demonstrate a knowledge wider local government law and issues
8. To draft, develop and present staff and client training

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.