Contracting Authority: Government Client
Contract Length: 15-Aug-25 - 37 per week. We are open to discussions about flexible working
Clearance: DBS

Essential
Must be able to demonstrate they meet at least all of the essential criteria in the job description.
• Experience of Criminal Litigation/Civil Litigation/Advocacy/Planning/Environment and Highways/Adult Social Care/Children Social Care/Education as required by role.
• Experienced Planning Lawyer
• Current Practising Certificate
• Ideally with Local Authority experience
A command of written and spoken English which is appropriate for the effective performance of the role ability to produce high quality, accurate work to deadlines.
• Demonstrate strong and effective communication and strong interpersonal skills.
• Work effectively as an individual on own initiative and as a member of a team and with staff at all levels within the Service, Directorate, Council, and other organisations.
• Demonstrate strong effective organisational skills and to manage and prioritise own workload producing and administering correspondence and documentation to a very high standard.
• Ability to follow and work to standard office procedures, Microsoft applications and data bases and familiarisation with Case Management Systems and/or data entry, including demonstrating accurate keyboard skills.
• Demonstrate confidentiality required to handle complex and sensitive legal matters.
• Manage own caseload with limited supervision and working to deadlines and under pressure and demonstrating ability to think logically and innovatively to solve problems.
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of relevant areas of law and practice; ability to research quickly in unknown areas of law, learn new areas of law and make a professional judgement and provide accurate and definitive advice.
• Demonstrate concise and assertive communication skills and negotiation skills, both oral and written excellent drafting skills, including ability to communicate with people at all levels including management, officers, councillors, members of the public and court officers.
• Experience working within a legal practice/in house legal department

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