The role
About Southwark:
Southwark is a large, ambitious and progressive council with a ‘can do’ attitude and enviable reputation. As a Council, we are successful, passionate and forward-thinking. We are committed to our ‘Fairer Futures for All’ promise which ensures that our residents and businesses are central to everything we do. If you want to make a difference at a local level, apply to Southwark Council today.
The Role:
We are looking for two child care lawyers to join our well established and highly regarded legal team. One role is permanent and the other is a 12 month fixed term contract to cover a period of maternity leave. Both roles are focussed on child care work, holding a varied caseload of care proceedings, as well as pre proceedings cases. After the challenges that Covid put us through, we’re keen to get back to cases concluding in 26 weeks, so that children and families experience resolution sooner. We offer an environment with a strong commitment of working together to ensure that cases are progressed. All the lawyers are supervised by experienced senior lawyers, who are on hand to provide support and guidance, where needed.
About You:
You will need to be a qualified solicitor or CILEX, with experience in care proceedings, most likely gained through representing parents or children or a local authority. You will be expected to manage a caseload of matters, with some support from our legal assistants. You will be an organised and capable lawyer who really wants to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families. We are really keen to hear from candidates who relish the opportunity to develop their knowledge and skills further in this area of law.
Additional Information:
Please note there is a market factor payment of 5% of salary + hard to fill payment of £2,327 package which can be redeemed against gym membership, health insurance, season ticket purchase, bicycle purchase, additional voluntary contribution to pension, subscription and professional fees.
Please note the role have 2 positions - One post is permanent and one is for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
Staff are Southwark are able to work flexibly depending on the role. For these roles you will be expected to be coming into our offices at London Bridge for up to three days per week and can work from home for the other two days per week.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11:59 pm on 15th January 2023
Interview and Assessment date: Week commencing 23rd January 2023
We are an organisation who is passionate about our people and understands that richness of diversity is a requirement to provide the best possible services to our communities. This is demonstrated through our council-wide ambitious commitment to tackle racial inequality in our communities and workforce through our Southwark Stands Together initiative. We particularly welcome applications from members of the black, Asian and ethnic minority communities to increase representation at senior management level in the Council.
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