Interim Childcare Lawyer - Legal Services
Location
Wembley, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Interim Childcare Lawyer – Legal Services Reference no: Brent 5241269 Pay Rate: £24.96 per hour PAYE Hours per week: 36 Monday – Friday, normal working hours Role Length: This opening assignment is for 3 months City: Wembley, London Standard DBS disclosure required for this role The purpose of the role is to provide specialist legal advice and assistance on all issues arising within the post holder’s area of responsibility. Provide legal advice and assistance on all aspects of Social Services law.
Key Responsibilities:
- Personally conduct advocacy on behalf of the Council and instruct counsel as appropriate.
- Approve or amend legal aspects of reports to be submitted to members requiring decisions and attend committee and other meetings to give legal advice as necessary.
- Provide proactive legal advice and assistance to meet the needs of members and officers and assist with client liaison.
- Contribute towards the running of the team and Legal Services.
- Actively contribute to developing policies and good practice.
- Provide cover as necessary for other areas within Legal Services as a whole and to deputise for Senior Lawyers as required.
- Support with strategic and corporate legal work.
- Deal with individual case work and prepare associated documentation.
- Advise on disputes with third parties on behalf of the council.
- Advise on the council’s powers and ensure the legality of the council’s decision making.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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