Job Description

Senior Lawyer Advocate

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Date: 15 Apr 2025
Job Location:
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.



Job Title: Senior Lawyer Advocate - Employment Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 1, 2nd Floor Salary: 46,731 - 49,764 per annum Hours per Week: 37.00 Contract Type: Permanent Closing Date: 09/05/2025 Job Requisition Number: 11341 This post is not open to job share

About The Team & Role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Employment Lawyer to join our Legal Services Litigation Team. The work you will be carrying out will be pivotal to all Council Service Areas by providing essential expertise in effectively managing our employment tribunal caseload and offering timely and pertinent legal counsel on key employment issues, ensuring a consistent and informed approach across Gloucestershire County Council.




Please do apply if you are happy to:


Hold a varied caseload ranging from general advice and casework, through to assisting with complex change programmes (e.g. TUPE or redundancies) or advising on complex matters such as immigration.

Effectively manage a high volume caseload consisting of Tribunal cases, advocating, advising clients, supporting the Council's compliance with ever evolving employment legislation, delivering training and upskilling the wider GCC service areas on matters which may give rise to claims being issues. Enjoy a flexible way of working.

About You

This Senior Lawyer post is an autonomous role and so we require you to have extensive knowledge of Employment Law and experience of dealing with complex or sensitive matters. As we are dealing with court matters, we need you to have excellent organisational and time management skills to allow you to prioritise workloads, some of which can be conflicting priorities. We also need you to be able to work well under pressure. You will also have excellent communication skills to be able to conduct negotiation, mediation & advocacy as well as build excellent client relationships.

About Us

Alongside the variety of interesting work, the following great benefits are open to you:




Flexible and agile working opportunities - a mixture of both remote and office working arrangements are available for this role. 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service (excluding bank holidays). An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff). Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family Career development and qualification opportunities Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) Access to our 24hr Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, online and by telephone. In-house Occupational Health service Employee discount scheme Cycle to Work scheme Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply) Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire, experience, knowledge and necessary qualification required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the "Apply Now" Button.




For an informal discussion about the role please contact Bonnie Styles via email at bonnie.styles@gloucestershire.gov.uk




Closing date and time

11:59pm on

Friday 9th May 2025

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to attend an interview which will be held on

Thursday 22nd May 2025

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Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-




Senior Lawyer Advocate - Job Profile





We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.





It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.





Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.