Adult Social Care Locum Lawyer

LAW Absolute is recruiting on behalf of a Local Authority with office based in Central London, for a locum lawyer to work on adult social care matters. You will be offered an initial 3-month contract with potential to extend. There may also be opportunity for a permanent role in the future.

To apply you will be:

• A UK-qualified solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive, with prior UK local government experience Experienced handling a caseload of matters in adult social care Able to attend the office on a hybrid working basis of at least 1-2 days per week on site Able to conduct advocacy in court, depending on the business needs of your caseload

Essential experience:

• Casework on community care and human rights assessments Court applications under s29 Mental Health Act Applications to the Court of Protection and High Court

The salary will be up to £45/hour - £55/hour umbrella, and this is negotiable dependent on experience.

Please note our advertisements use PQE/salary levels purely as a guide. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfil the role.

At LAW Absolute we endeavour to respond to all applications within 48 hours. However due to the volume of applications we receive we may not be able to respond to every candidate individually.

If you have not heard from us within a 48 hour timeframe your application has not been successful and your details have not been retained. LAW Absolute acts as an employment business for temporary recruitment and as an employment agency for fixed term contract and permanent recruitment.