Community Services Lawyer

Community Services Lawyer – 3 months initially – Full Time – Local Authority

Venn Group’s specialist legal team are currently working with a busy Local Authority in London, who are known for their excellent team culture, who are recruiting for a Community Services Lawyer to join their department.

This is a full-time assignment (35 hours per week) or 28 hours per week working 4 days. This role is hybrid working.

Responsibilities:

• To provide high level and proactive advice and assistance in Social Services law, including acting as an in-house advocate
• To have conduct of a Social Services caseload
• To provide specialist and pro-active legal advice and assistance at a senior level on all aspects of Social Services matters (including childcare, adoption, judicial reviews, community care and mental health)
• To act as in-house advocate and undertake a minimum of 12 hearings per year in Social Services cases and to assist the Principal Advocacy Lawyer (Advocacy) and the Principal Lawyer (Childcare) in monitoring and reducing the spend on Counsel

Requirements:

• Admitted solicitor or qualified barrister with childcare experience in public law proceedings.
• Experience of advocacy and of dealing with complex social services matters including childcare, adoption, judicial review, community care and mental health.
• Recent local authority experience

Interested? For further information, please contact Imogen Boles Gray on 020 7557 7667, alternatively email ibgray@venngroup.com.

This role is to start as soon as possible therefore please do not hesitate in applying.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.