The role
The Role:
We are recruiting for an experienced qualified Criminal/Regulatory Lawyer for the In-house Litigation Team (Communities), Legal Services, Governance & Assurance.
You will work at a pace, under minimal supervision, with a varied and often complex caseload of all types of local authority prosecution work, including Corporate, Housing, Licensing, Planning, Markets & Street Trading, Food Safety and Environmental Protection and undertake advocacy on your own and from time to time, others case files.
You will also support and advise the Council’s Licensing Committees and provide advice to the Council’s departments on a range of Regulatory matters.
About Southwark:
We are the largest local authority social landlord in London, managing 55,000 homes lived in by 40% of Southwark’s residents. We are home to over 18,300 businesses including iconic London venues and social enterprises and we have a young, diverse, and growing population.
At Southwark we are committed to making our borough just and fair and are taking positive action to tackle inequalities. Our residents and communities are our greatest asset and the passion we have for Southwark is shared by millions of Londoners who enjoy our outstanding cultural offer, use our hospitals and attend our universities. Our refreshed borough plan and focus on Southwark Stands Together, (which is our work with Southwark’s communities and the council’s staff to tackle racism, injustice and inequality) underpins all that we do.
About You:
You will be a qualified solicitor, barrister or legal executive with at least 3 years post qualification experience. You will have substantial knowledge and experience of criminal law.
You will have a track record of successfully conducting complex criminal prosecution litigation in a range of work arising from the council’s prosecution functions. You will also be a confident, experienced Court Advocate and have experience of licensing work
You will be experienced in confidently working with clients at all levels, and delivering legally sound, high quality, solutions based advice. You will also have some knowledge of local government related law and how it influences the work of the team.
You will be able to quickly get up to speed with new law and policy and apply it effectively when giving advice to clients and supporting your colleagues. You will have excellent time management skills, understand the political sensitivities of the work, and be aware of the impact your advice could have for both the council and the communities we serve.
You will need to be able to develop good working relationships with people both inside and outside the council and explain legal concepts clearly and concisely, both verbally and in writing, tailored appropriately to your audience.
Additional salary details
Please note that we will only consider applications from internal candidates, that are current employees or agency workers on an active assignment.
Benefits and more information:
https://jobs.southwark.gov.uk/why-us/
This post is classified as ‘Hard to Fill’ and attracts the following remuneration package;
• A hard to fill benefit payment of £2,327 which can be redeemed against gym membership, health insurance, season ticket purchase, bicycle purchase, additional voluntary contribution to pension, subscription and professional fees.
• 5% Market factor supplement in addition to the annual salary.
Recruitment timetable
Application Closing Date: 11.59pm on Ist November 2023
Interview: From 14th November 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.
Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role, and identify with one of the below criteria:
- Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
- Are currently in care, or have previously been in care
- If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
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