A London Borough is seeking an Experienced Adults Lawyer to join their legal team on a temporary basis for an initial 3-month contract, with the potential for extension. This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled local government lawyer who is available at short notice and can hit the ground running.
The Role
You will provide high-quality legal advice and representation on a range of matters relating to:
- Adult Social Care
- Mental Health Law
- Court of Protection proceedings
Managing your own caseload, you will advise client departments and conduct a varied workload of Court of Protection matters, ensuring the provision of pragmatic and solution-focused legal support.
To be considered, you must have:
- Significant experience working within a Local Authority legal team
- Strong knowledge of legislation relating to Adult Social Care, Mental Health, and the Court of Protection
- Proven experience managing a busy Court of Protection caseload independently
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Good IT skills, including experience using legal case management systems and recording time and case information accurately
- The ability to start at short notice
- Hybrid working
This role would suit an experienced local government Adult Social Care Lawyer looking for their next interim assignment with an organisation that requires immediate support.
To register an interest in the role, please send an updated CV to zalex@lawabsolute.com
Working through LAW Absolute
As the first recruitment agency to specialise only in placing interim lawyers, LAW Absolute has a long history in supporting lawyers who want to work flexibly and in control of their career.
We are able to offer our contractors a range of challenging opportunities across private practice, corporates, financial services and within the not-for-profit sector. With over 20 years of placing contract lawyers in these markets, we have built excellent networks and many of the lawyers that we work with are contract lawyers that we have successfully placed on multiple assignments, allowing them to work with autonomy and build their career in the way they choose to. For our clients, we have worked closely with legal teams to help them plan and manage delivery of their services in a more efficient way in terms of resources, costs and timescales.
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