1x Childcare Solicitor

Job title: 1x Childcare Solicitor

Hours: 37 hours

Start date: ASAP

End date: 3 months from start date

Rate of Pay: Please let me know what rate the candidate is looking for

Contract type: Agency

Location: Oldbury Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, B69 3DE

Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Brief description:

This is an opportunity to work for a local authority with a large established legal team who are very forward thinking. Due to increase workloads an opportunity has arisen for locum solicitor's to come in and hit the ground running in this very busy but supportive team.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified solicitor with at least 3 years PQE (or equivalent) with at least 2 years' experience specialising in and handling Public law child care matters preferably from a local authority prospective. The successful candidate must be confident and experienced in order to be able to hit the ground running and have the ability to carry a varied case load covering all aspects of Public Law childcare matters. You must be a confident advocate as there will be an expectation for you to cover various types of hearings to include those of a contested nature. The candidate will need to be proactive, work well under pressure, self-reliant as well as work as part of a wider team. The successful candidate would gain great exposure to a varied caseload and would enjoy a high level of responsibility with a great deal of client contact.

We are looking for experienced candidates with a broad spectrum who have experience in advocacy. If candidates are less experienced then we would expect for them to be able to deal with court hearings. If they cannot go to court, we would expect for them to deal with case work at paralegal level.

Essential requirements:

Qualified Solicitor/ Barrister of at least 5 years Experience in Public Law Childcare Law within a local authority Advocacy experience including contested matters General knowledge of local government law

Experience of providing advice to internal and external clients Ability to undertake workload with minimal supervision

Closing date: Monday 29th July 2019 17:00pm

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references, copy of Terms and Conditions and safeguarding form (attached).

Please note the Council's MVMSP - Hays is also trying to source for our vacancy.

Additional information:

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on "Tenders" to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on "View Details" in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Monday 29th July 2019 17:00pm

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No