Job Description

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Our Adult Social Care team legal team, provide high quality legal advice, working on some of the most sensitive and challenging, yet rewarding cases. We support our Social Care clients in achieving the best outcomes for children within Leicester City.

Working in legal services at Leicester City Council offers you a breadth of legal experience that you simply won\xe2\x80\x99t find anywhere else. The council is a huge organisation and operates in a highly regulated environment. This means you will work alongside a team of specialist Lawyers on a full range of high-quality cases within a friendly and supportive team environment where your professional development will be nurtured and appreciated.

This is a full-time, permanent position working 37 hours per week. We offer flexible working, including home working, promoting a healthy work life balance. This is your chance to make a difference and join a friendly and experienced team.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll be doing

You\xe2\x80\x99ll directly support Lawyers, acting on behalf of the Council. You\xe2\x80\x99ll conduct negotiations and make disclosures of sensitive material within the parameters of the Data Protection Act. You\xe2\x80\x99ll provide legal advice at client meetings and undertake case management duties to include research and drafting. In addition, you\xe2\x80\x99ll oversee and assist paralegal and administrative support within the team.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll need

You\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to work at pace, organising and carrying a full caseload to meet set objectives. Having a flexible and adaptable approach to work pressures, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be able to successfully work to deadlines and prioritise workload. You\xe2\x80\x99ll represent the service in a professional and positive manner when liaising with clients and other external agencies such as the Court, Police, external Lawyers, and Counsel. With strong research and analytical skills, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be proficient in the use of IT and case management systems to excel in this role.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We\xe2\x80\x99ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from several flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.

Join us

We\xe2\x80\x99re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we\xe2\x80\x99ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We\xe2\x80\x99ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the \xe2\x80\x98our approach to recruitment\xe2\x80\x99 page.

If you would like a chat about this post, please feel free to contact Mark Kamlow, Principal Lawyer on 0116 454 0123 or email

Interview/Assessments will take place on Monday 17th July 2023

Leicester City Council