Principal Lawyer post leading the Child Protection legal team at Leicester City Council, a permanent full-time role for one of two experienced lawyers joining its legal management team. The work centres on supervising and developing a growing team of specialist lawyers, while taking on the most complex cases and carrying out advocacy for the council. The post works closely with Children's Services and includes hybrid working alongside regular advice at senior leadership meetings. Candidates need substantial post-qualification experience of complex child protection work.
What the job involves
- Manage, motivate and develop the team of specialist child protection lawyers
- Provide supervision, support and professional leadership, fostering a collaborative team culture
- Handle the team's more complex cases and give quality legal advice
- Undertake advocacy on behalf of the council
- Attend and advise at senior leadership meetings
- Develop policies and procedures
- Provide training where required
- Help shape the future direction of the service
- Build the partnership with Children's Services to secure positive outcomes for vulnerable children
Experience
- Significant post-qualification experience of complex child protection cases
- Experience of supervising, mentoring and guiding other team members
- Good appreciation of risk management
Skills & knowledge
- Strong advocacy, negotiating and advisory skills
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise work
- Excellent written and oral communication
- Highly motivated and proactive
Nice to have
- Relevant transferable skills
- Willingness to undertake advocacy
What's offered
- Flexi-time scheme
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Competitive salary
- Training and development opportunities
- Hybrid working, mixing home and office working
- Support at senior level and from peers
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