ASSISTANT SOLICITOR (EMPLOYMENT)

Cardiff is one of the fastest growing and most highly skilled cities in Britain with a Lexcel accredited in house Legal Service. We have a great opportunity for a hardworking, motivated and adaptable legal practitioner to join Cardiff Council’s Legal Service, based in County Hall in the heart of Cardiff Bay with good transport links and parking facilities. We have specialist lawyers carrying out procurement, litigation, property, planning, governance, childcare and adult social services work, and aim to provide our clients with an excellent and comprehensive service. The service now operates a hybrid working model which enables employees to work flexibly from home or from an office base, depending upon service requirements. We have a modern case management system, an online legal library, and a small business support team.

About the job

An opportunity for an Assistant Litigation Solicitor has become available and we seek a candidate with relevant experience to join the Council’s the Litigation Team. This motivated and highly professional team is looking for an individual with experience and interest in the work of a Local Government litigation team.

The post will include dealing with employment law matters, including advising on the law itself, policy, governance, conducting litigation; and where necessary and appropriate appearing as advocate for the Council in Court and at tribunals, hearings, although Counsel is usually instructed for complex matters and final hearings.

What We Are Looking For From You

The successful applicant will need to have the relevant qualification of degree status, be admitted as a Solicitor or called to the bar and must be able to work as part of a team. We expect the individual appointed to take personal responsibility for delivering excellence, to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes, to embrace change and new opportunities, to make the most of the resources available and to think and act in the best interests of the Council.

Additional information

We have a modern case management system, an online legal library, and a small business support team.

While the role is demanding our flexible working policies ensure a healthy work life balance. The Council’s Flexi Time policy applies to the post and flexible working patterns are available, subject to meeting the needs of our clients and having mutual regard to the working arrangements of existing team members. The successful applicant would need to be able to travel at short notice in line with the demands of this post.

This vacancy is suitable for post share subject to there being another suitably qualified and experienced employee/candidate who wishes to post share.

For an informal discussion, after reading the job description and person specification, please email your contact details to heather.iqbal-rayner@cardiff.gov.uk.

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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Job Category Legal

Department Legal and Governance

Working Pattern/Contract Type Full Time Permanent