Senior Social Care Solicitor
What's involved with this role:
Inter Senior Social Care Solicitor
Bournemouth 5263125
Key Requirements:
Qualified Solicitor / BarristerIdeally with Social Care and local government experience.
Extensive experience of advising Social Work clients and their managers.
Extensive post qualification experience in conducting social care proceedings.
Using negotiating, persuading and influencing skills to bring about change and achieve desired results/outcomes as necessary.
The purpose of the role is to provide the professional services of a solicitor to the council and other bodies within the community services and social care directorate.
Key Responsibilities:
Advise Council, Executive, Committees, Officers and Departments of the Council on legal matters primarily, but not exclusively, relating to all areas of Social Services including attendance at evening meetings as required.
Drafting and settling of legal documentation with particular reference to social care mattersConduct of litigation with particular reference to social care matters.
Give clear guidance and assistance to all members of the team in respect of the areas of expertise specific to the postholder and to assist and cover for other team members, as necessary.
Representation of the department externally, as required.
Participation in departmental working groups, as required.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application should be clearly shown in your CV.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.1
Job Ref: Bournemouth 5263125
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates.
We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed.
Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.