Solicitor

What's involved with this role: Tameside 0009 A08A / 1 Hybrid working Key Requirements:

• Qualified (or about to qualify) Solicitor or Barrister
• Experience of litigation procedures.
• Experience of advocacy before Courts/Tribunals/Inquiries.
• Strong ICT skills across all Microsoft products particularly Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint.

The purpose of the role is to provide professional legal advice, assistance and representation arising out of a range of local government functions, including personally undertaking legal casework, litigation and advocacy, and to undertake the duties of the post in a proactive, enabling manner so as to facilitate, within the law, the policy objectives of the Council and its effective governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a full range of professional legal advice and services to the Council and its committees, including planning, highways and licensing, on matters relating to local government and its partners, as directed from time to time;
• Draft and settle legal documentation.
• Ensure that Council officers and service departments are acting in accordance with the Council’s Constitution and Governance framework on matters within the post’s knowledge and control.
• Ensure that a responsive and cost-effective service is provided to Council officers and service departments.
• Carry out the service in accordance with the Council’s customer care, health and safety and equalities agendas.
• Keep up to date with developments in local government and the law which are relevant to the post, to maintain the correct level of continuing professional development, and at all times act in accordance with the Solicitors Code of Conduct.

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.Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please