Interim PDP Lawyer - Legal Services

Reference no: Surrey 102763 

Pay Rate: 40.00 per hour PAYE 

37 Monday Friday, normal working hours

This opening assignment is for 4-5 months

City: REIGATE

The post holder must, if required by the role, be available to work and attend proceedings and meetings at prearranged times (including out of core hours) and in locations away from their contractual base.

This role will be required to support the management of a group of lawyers in identified work areas according to business need. This may be through support to and/or deputising for the Principal lawyer.  The role holder is expected to provide timely, clear and effective legal advice, representation and assistance to the County Council in order to enable the County Council to discharge their functions lawfully and effectively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide support, direction and expert legal advice to the County Council, its members, officers and committees. 
• Lead by example in modelling and embedding the council s values and behaviours across the service. 
• Manage a full, varied, demanding and more complex caseload and deliver innovative solutions with minimal supervision. As part of the role you will undertake advocacy where required. 
• Support the Monitoring Officers in respect of their duty to advise the County Council of any illegality or procedural default to enable the matter to be investigated. 
• Contributing to the training of staff within the Council and to the wider partner authorities to ensure that they are kept up to date with the law and emerging issues.

Qualifications:

• Solicitor, barrister or Fellow of CILEX who is eligible to practise in England and Wales and has (or be in a position to apply for) a current practising certificate issued by the relevant regulatory authority. 

Knowledge:

• Extensive and comprehensive knowledge of computerised business systems, able to promote the use of IT systems within the service (some roles). 
• Extensive knowledge of principles, practices, and procedures relating to business planning and financial and organisational management.

Experience:

• Significant work experience at management level in one or more relevant specialist areas. 
• Experience of or an aptitude for advocacy.

Skills & Abilities:

• Proven problem solving skills with the capacity to devise and implement innovative solutions. 
• Proven written and oral communication and interpersonal skills with established negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners/professionals. 
• Ability to understand, meet and exceed customer expectations
• Proven ability to manage a wide range of complex projects or programmes.