Principal Solicitor
Derbyshire County Council, Matlock, Derbyshire
Principal Solicitor
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Derbyshire County Council, Matlock, Derbyshire
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 2 weeks ago, 28 Jan | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 1debbcc0e48f4dea8144f139f412db3d
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Principal Lawyer to join our expanding and successful Regulatory, Safeguarding and Litigation legal team. You will be joining an established team of over 30 lawyers, para legal and business support officers. You will work closely with client departments providing legal advice and support on a range of complex social care and local government matters.
In addition to playing a key role in relation to the leadership of the team you will also provide legal advice on complex areas of work for both the Adult Social Care and Health and Children's Services departments.
The team adopts an agile working policy with flexible working arrangements which includes access to a range of bases as well as remote or home working. The team are very approachable and have developed very strong and resilient arrangements for communication and support with a duty system in place to ensure an immediate point of contact.
You will be a qualified Barrister, Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive with an Advocacy Certificate who shares the Council's ambition to work together with our partners and communities to be an enterprising council, delivering value for money and enabling local people and places to thrive.
Provisional Interview Date: 5 March 2025
Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here
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This role currently offers hybrid working options which will be to subject service needs, there'll be an opportunity to discuss working arrangements for this position at interview.
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