Solicitor: Children’s Safeguarding

Overview

In this two-year fixed-term role you join the Lexcel-accredited Legal Team to provide safeguarding and child protection legal support to council officers, elected members and external clients. You will help protect vulnerable residents by delivering high-quality legal advice within a collaborative, innovative council culture. The role offers hybrid working with a couple of in-office days, contributing to a broader mission of strengthening frontline safeguarding services. This is an opportunity to shape public sector legal thinking and support critical community outcomes.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salaries
• 23-32 days of annual leave depending on service
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• staff discounts & salary sacrifice
• free parking
• hybrid working model

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support on safeguarding and child protection matters to council officers, elected members and external clients
• Work within the Lexcel-accredited Legal Team to ensure high-quality legal services
• Contribute to safeguarding services and related policy development to protect vulnerable residents
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to interpret and implement safeguarding requirements
• Support delivery of safeguarding outcomes within a commercially-minded local government context

Key requirements

• Qualified solicitor with practicing rights in the UK
• Valid practising certificate

• Collaborative approach
• Strong communication
• Proactive problem-solving
• Safeguarding and child protection law
• Public sector legal practice
• Legal advisory and interpretation to non-legal stakeholders

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