Salary: £37,820– £46,845
37 Hours per week – Permanent
Situated in the heart of the Midlands with fantastic transport links, Staffordshire County Council is a progressive and forward thinking authority. Demographically large but singularly focused on being one County Council, you will find that the Legal Services department embodies the values, visions and beliefs of the Council. Staffordshire County Council has committed to a vision of supporting a county where big ambitions, great connections and greener living give everyone the opportunity to prosper, be healthy and happy. We want our workforce to be ambitious, feel empowered and be courageous. The Legal Services team supports every single function within the Council, and provides exciting opportunities for any experienced lawyer to grow and develop their skill set and for any newly qualified lawyer to gain a breadth of experience that will support an enviable CV. Whether you are looking for a challenge or for an opportunity to further develop and extend specialisms, we are well placed to support you.
Staffordshire County Council is looking to recruit a qualified Solicitor/Legal Executive/Barrister either with experience of public childcare work and/or with bags of advocacy experience. If you love the challenge of progressing Court proceedings or if you love the challenge of advocacy and have childcare experience consider a role as an in-house advocate for the childcare team dealing with interesting and complex cases and multi-day contests.
Permanent opportunities to join our friendly and supportive legal services teams with:
Flexible working arrangements
Great benefits
Forward-thinking team with lots of experience to share
Good reputation
Local Government Pension Fund
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Closing Date: 14 March 2021Interview Date: TBC
If you are not sure which would be the right application for you please telephone Wendy Lofthouse (01785 895 754) for a confidential chat.
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This Authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
Our Values
The County Council has adopted a set of values that seeks to achieve the best outcomes for its citizens, communities and employees.
Our People Strategy sets out what we all need to do to make Staffordshire County Council a great place to work, where people are supported to develop, flourish and contribute to our ambitious plans.
Our values are at the heart of the Strategy to ensure that the focus is on what is important to the organisation and the people it serves:
Benefits for working for us….
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.
In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits including: