Senior Legal Officer - Bristol, United Kingdom - Bristol City Council

Bristol City Council

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Bristol, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Description

Full Time, Permanent
Senior Legal Officer - Litigation, Regulatory & Community Team

To provide effective legal advice and support to the council, its committees, officers and external clients and support the work of the Litigation Regulatory and Community Team.

This will involve providing legal advice and representation appropriate to grade to the organisation and external clients; being responsible for court cases within area of specialism under the supervision of the specialist lawyer; undertaking advocacy, representation and advice in courts, tribunals, committees and panels as relevant.

You will keep legal knowledge up to date, carry out legal research and maintain a thorough knowledge of existing and new legislation in relation to practice area.

You will provide support and assistance to legal officers in the Litigation Regulatory and Community Team and assist lawyers in providing training sessions to the legal services division and council officers and customers.

Although the post holder will specialise in an area of the law, they will be required to work flexibility and with appropriate training work across several areas.

This post requires experience in areas of law and practice relevant to the team and some legal qualification (or be working towards one).

Further, the post required some advocacy and negotiation experience relevant to the work undertaken and the ability to work on own initiative, under pressure and to meet deadlines.

You must be able to anticipate and identify complex issues and high risk cases to Line Manager in good time to support good governance and decision making.

You must be able to provide high level qualified/paralegal
_ a_dvice and support on more complex cases in a local government context.

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.

Join us and you'll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance.

In addition, you'll be working in a supportive environment where you'll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

This role is politically restricted in accordance with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989. This means that you are prevented from having any active political role either in or outside the workplace. Politically restricted employees are disqualified from standing for or holding elected office, and these restrictions are incorporated as terms in an employee's contract of employment under s.3 Local Government Officers (Political Restrictions) Regulations 1990._

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact Kate Burnham-Davies

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit._