Lawyer

One of my local government clients are currently recruiting an experienced Lawyer on a temporary basis. This is a 3-month minimum contract with the possibility of the role being extended further to work Monday to Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm.

Hybrid working role were, however, you will be required to attend the office 2/3 times a week.

Overview:

Contribute to the delivery of services for Legal Services Lincolnshire. Assist, as appropriate, with:

• Providing an integrated approach to performance management, quality standards and service delivery
• Embedding new ways of thinking and working
• Developing and maintaining strong, positive working relationships with commissioners, partners external clients and their teams/partners and across service areas as appropriate
• To provide high quality efficient and effective legal and administrative advice and services to the County Council and external customers and assist and support the County Council's Monitoring Officer in discharging his/her duties and responsibilities.
• To provide legal advice to members and senior officers of the Council, partners and other clients and carry a workload of appropriately complex and high profile, high risk matters and advise as required on public law and governance in support of clients' decision-making processes.
• To role model and promote the values and culture of the service including the highest degrees of flexibility openness and collaboration and the provision of risk- based, solution focused advice centred on enabling clients to achieve their outcomes.
• To provide day to day leadership, advice and guidance to colleagues relating to work within own area of responsibility
• Continuously look for synergies and efficiency savings across area of responsibility.

Main Responsibilties

• To provide high quality efficient and effective legal and administrative advice and services to the County Council, partners and external customers to the highest standards of professional conduct and ethics and in a way that furthers and promotes good customer care within Legal Services Lincolnshire.
• To undertake all legal services work whether advice, case work or assistance to other fee earners as required within the area of work designated in the post outline for the time being with minimal supervision and professional support.
• To give legal procedural and propriety advice to senior officers, elected members or other persons or bodies whose conduct or activities fall within the remit of the Monitoring Officer's duties as appropriate for grade and to follow all instructions of the Monitoring Officer or any deputy in relation to the conduct of any monitoring officer activities.
• To assist in the investigation of complaints, particularly in relation to issues raised with the Ombudsman, any Inspectorate, the Council's Auditors, or the Monitoring Officer.
• To provide and/or receive the level of professional support and supervision appropriate to grade and as set out in the post outline.
• To ensure that the post-holder deals with a workload of an appropriate size and level of complexity.

If you are interested in this vacancy, please send your CV to Jahker Miah from Coyle Personnel Ltd.