London
Legal
Contract
31-01-2025
01-02-2027
RQ1341050
£neg
Key Purpose of Job:
• To assist the Principal Social Care Lawyer in ensuring the Council receives cost effective high quality legal advice and representation that enables it to determine its policies and achieve its objectives within the scope of its powers and capabilities.
• To act as in-house advocate in all Social Services matters including all aspects of public law proceedings.
• To provide high level and proactive advice and assistance in Social Services law
• To support the Principal Lawyer in an in-house project to reduce expenditure on Counsel
• To lead on behalf of the Principal Lawyer on the Council’s in house training scheme in respect pupil barristers and trainee solicitors
This position closes in 653 days