Senior Lawyer - Adults

Salary: £55,568 - £58,664

Permanent/full time - 36 hours per week

About the Senior Lawyer role:

Sellick Partnership are recruiting for a Senior Lawyer to join an excellent Local Authority in Merseyside, to work in their Safeguarding team, focusing on Adult Social Care. This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic and experienced solicitor, barrister, or chartered legal executive to enhance its busy but friendly in-house Safeguarding team.

Key requirements of the role include:

• Extensive experience in dealing with a wide range of Adults Social Care matters.
• Handling a caseload of complex cases.
• Providing advice on matters such as Court of Protection, Deprivation of Liberty, Mental Capacity Act, and Care Act.

Key attributes of the Senior Lawyer include:

• Proactive and self-motivated.
• Excellent technical skills and a good level of experience in dealing with Adults Social Care matters.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Ability to deliver complex advice clearly and communicate effectively with officers internally, and externally with courts, barristers, professional bodies, and members of the public.
• Willingness to embrace change and develop ideas about how the wider team can function efficiently and effectively.

Local government legal work is varied and whilst at times it can be challenging, it is also very rewarding. There will be times when you need to work under pressure and balance conflicting priorities, however, you will be supported in doing this. You will also be supported to demonstrate a commitment to your own professional development and a willingness to undertake training and develop new skills as required.

As a Senior Lawyer, you will receive the following benefits:

• Generous annual leave entitlement - 28 days per year (rising to 33 after 5 years' service), plus Bank holidays.
• Enrolment to the Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Flexible working arrangements include access to homeworking, co-working spaces and office working.
• Access to a package of benefits including a discount card for a range of retailers, cycle to work and car lease schemes and discounted leisure facilities.

How to apply for the Senior Lawyer role:

If you think you've got what we're looking for and are keen to develop your career at a progressive, forward-thinking Council that places its staff at the heart of what it does, we’d like to hear from you. If you are interested in applying, please apply below, alternatively please contact Natalie Delaney in our Manchester office for more information.

Sellick Partnership is proud to be an inclusive and accessible recruitment business and we support applications from candidates of all backgrounds and circumstances.