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About the Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Senior Child Care Lawyer to join us in Brent’s impressive Civic Centre. The successful candidate will actively support the management of the department, provide high-level legal advice on children’s social services law, and conduct high-quality advocacy in various courts.
Responsibilities
- Actively support the management of the department.
- Provide high level and proactive expert legal advice on children’s social services law to the Council, its members and officers.
- Serve as a point of contact for members and senior officers on legal matters pertaining to Children public law.
- Attend court or tribunals or public inquiries as a Senior Advocate.
- Conduct high quality advocacy in the High Court, Family Court, Coroners Court, including all hearings up to contested /complex hearings.
- Monitor the quality of work undertaken by the team.
Requirements
- Flexible individual with good knowledge and experience of Children Public Law.
- Experience of conducting Children public law proceedings.
- Must provide a supporting statement that clearly shows how essential requirements are met.
- Must be willing to attend office/court three days a week.
Skills
- Children Public Law
- Advocacy
Location
- Civic Centre
- Other locations from time to time
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Permanent
- 36 hours per week
- Hybrid working options available
- Office/court attendance of three days a week
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Admitted Solicitor
- Qualified Barrister
- Chartered CILEX with litigation rights
Salary/Compensations
- £58,461 - £61,563 p.a. inc. London weighting (PO6/PO7)
Benefits
- Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Excellent pension with generous employer contributions (LGPS)
- Hybrid and flexible working options
- Supportive family-friendly policies
- Health and wellbeing support
- Financial support such as education sessions, childcare deposit loans, and season ticket loans
- Travel perks including affordable parking nearby, a Cycle to Work scheme, and great onsite facilities
- Learning and development opportunities
- Access to My Brent Rewards with exclusive discounts
About the Company
- Brent is a tremendously vibrant London Borough with a long history of ethnic and cultural diversity.
- The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community.
- We know people achieve their best when they feel valued.
- We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
- Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
- As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities.
Equal Opportunity
- This Job posting is open to Internal and External Applicants
- Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
- We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
- We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
- Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
- As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions.
- We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria.