Senior Legal Officer needed in Truro £32.50ph PAYE - Reference: 5180462

This role’s responsibilities involve:

• To be responsible and accountable for a personal caseload of high profile and/or complex legal matters within the specialist areas of the Team. The role holder will provide legal advice, which is politically sensitive and high risk.
• To be a senior legal advisor within the context of the areas of work which fall within the remit of the role holder’s team and provide advice at meetings and representation at Court and Tribunal hearings. The role holder may also be required to provide advice on areas of law outside of the remit of the Team
• To work with the Group Manager and Principal Legal Officer to identify and implement Service improvements to the efficiency and performance of the Service to enable the client to meet its corporate objectives and priorities to improve the quality of life in Cornwall.
• To mentor and provide guidance on a day to day basis the work of lawyers, non-lawyers and trainees. Deputise for the Principal Legal Officer as required.

Ideally candidates will have:

• Degree level or equivalent qualification and relevant professional qualification and/or membership of a relevant professional body - Solicitor or Barrister or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives with typically in excess of five years relevant post qualification experience; or a person with significant proven practical and theoretical legal experience and expertise on the matters falling within the remit of the Team.
• Ability to travel to meet the requirements of the post.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Up to date knowledge of local government legislative framework and administrative law.
• High level negotiating, influencing and mediation skills.
• Practical experience of democratic decision making processes.
• Ability to analyse and evaluate complex information and apply knowledge of the law to create solutions to complex and strategic problems.
• Understanding of management of major projects and relationship between legal and financial considerations.
• Successful experience of giving advice to and building relationships with elected Members and/or Senior Officers.
• Ability to deal with complex legal work being an expert within one or more of the legal specialism’s of the Team.

This is working full time hours on a temporary contract basis 

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to [email protected] quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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