Solicitor Adults Social Care - I Grade
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Hybrid Worker
Salary: Grade I - Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level four) per annum (pro rata for part-time)
Location: Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham NG2 3NG
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
- You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Are you looking for a new opportunity or a change of direction?
Are you passionate about safeguarding vulnerable adults?
Our busy, friendly and supportive children and adults legal team would like to hear from you. We are centrally located in Nottingham, close to the local Courts and within easy reach of all transport links in and out of the city.
The work includes Court of Protection proceedings, mental health and the Care Act 2014. We provide advice and representation to the Adult Social Care, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards and Deputyship teams and Approved Mental Health Professionals on the full range of adult social care work including:-
- Welfare, financial and deprivation of liberty issues arising under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Application of the Care Act 2014 including ordinary residence disputes
- Mental Health Act 1983 matters including displacement of nearest relative
You will have secretarial and paralegal support, as well as enjoying effective collaboration with other members of the team. The role would suit a candidate with some experience seeking to develop their adult social care practice.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Professional registration (Solicitor / Barrister / Chartered Legal Executive with advocacy qualifications)
- Experience of adult social care legal work
- The ability to manage a full caseload of matters within court or tribunal processes, including advocacy
- Excellent communication, analytical and drafting skills
- This post is politically restricted.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Natalie Grant, Children & Adults Legal Team Leader, by telephone on 0115 8764424 or by email at Natalie.Grant@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 2nd March 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
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