Employment Lawyer - Manchester (Local Authority role)
Contract role - Maternity Cover
Hourly rate negotiable
We would expect the appointable candidate to come in the office for the first couple of weeks and then hybrid thereafter.
We are looking for an experiences employment lawyer to deal with a variety of contentious and non-contentious matters. This post will provide maternity cover and sits within a team of experienced lawyers. Experience in a local authority setting is desirable.
Main duties & responsibilities include:
- Undertake a range of skills expected of an experienced lawyer within a defined area of legal practice including knowledge and understanding of local government law, provision of advice and assistance to clients, analysis and problem-solving, working in a team, drafting a range of legal documents and, where required by a role in a particular team, conduct of advocacy and provision of training to clients.
- Where required, assist senior managers in the management of the team handling a wide range of work within a specific area of law and practice and support allocating work in the team to attain optimum development and performance.
- Legal lead/subject matter expert within a defined areas of legal practice with direct responsibility for a personal caseload of complex, high value and at times politically sensitive matters and initiatives achieving timely and successful delivery and outcomes.
- Using initiative and creativity to find effective and positive solutions to complex legal matters and research law and procedure to a high professional standard to provide accurate, focussed and relevant legal and professional advice to clients including officers, elected members and external clients
- To build and maintain excellent client relationships at service level and ensure regular client meetings and reports and advice are provided as necessary. This will include agreeing and maintaining performance and contributing legal comment to formal and other reports.
- Motivate and constantly improve service delivery and maintain high standards of performance through personal example, open commitment and clear action and by using experience and knowledge to help develop other members of the team.
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.
