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About the Role
This is an opportunity for a solicitor at the start of their career to develop specialist licensing experience across Westminster City Council and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. You will manage a varied caseload with supervision, research legal issues, draft advice and decisions, and support experienced colleagues on more complex cases and appeals. As your knowledge and confidence grow, you will develop towards advising Licensing Sub Committees across both boroughs on a rota basis.
Responsibilities
- Manage a varied caseload with supervision.
- Research legal issues.
- Draft advice and decisions.
- Support experienced colleagues on more complex cases and appeals.
- Advise Licensing Sub Committees across both boroughs on a rota basis.
- Attend hearings in person with appropriate preparation and support.
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor looking to build experience in licensing and local government law.
- Limited post qualification experience is acceptable.
- Strong legal research and analytical skills, with an interest in applying these to licensing law and practice.
- Clear communication skills and the ability to explain legal issues in a practical, accessible way.
- Careful drafting and attention to detail when preparing advice, summaries and decisions.
- Ability to organize workload, meet deadlines, and recognize when to seek guidance.
- Willingness to learn from colleagues, respond to feedback, and build confidence in supporting hearings and appeals.
- Sound judgement, professionalism, and a commitment to public service.
Skills
- Licensing law
- Local government law
- Legal research
- Analytical skills
- Communication skills
- Drafting
- Attention to detail
- Workload organization
- Meeting deadlines
- Seeking guidance
- Professional development
Location
- Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Entry level
- Negotiable depending upon experience
Education Level
- Qualified solicitor
Salary/Compensations
- £44,331 - £50,778 per annum
Benefits
- Flexible working patterns
- Agile working
About the Company
- Bi Borough Legal Services | Westminster City Council & Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
- Westminster City Council's work is full of extraordinary stories, helping shape a city known across the world.
- We work the Westminster Way, valuing difference, acting with integrity and taking responsibility for the impact of our work.
- Westminster is an amazing place, home to over 200,000 residents and 50,000 businesses.
- Westminster City Council is committed to supporting Care Leavers into the workplace.
- We pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice.
- We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing.
- The Council is a Disability Confident Employer.
Equal Opportunity
- We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve.
- If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job.